Question

Aaron is a self-employed practical nurse who works out of his home. He provides nursing care for disabled persons living in their residences. During the day he drives his car as follows.

Miles
Aaron's home to patient Louise 12
Patient Louise to patient Carl 4
Patient Carl to patient Betty 6
Patient Betty to Aaron's home 10
Aaron's deductible mileage for each workday is:
a. 10 miles.
b. 12 miles.
c. 20 miles.
d. 22 miles.
e. 32 miles.

Answer 1

Aaron has driven a total of 20 deductible miles in his workday, which includes 4 miles from Louise to Carl, 6 miles from Carl to Betty, and 10 miles from Betty to Aaron's home.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student asks for the calculation of deductible mileage for Aaron's work-related driving for one day. Aaron's driving sequence started from his home, visited three patients, and then returned home.

While the initial trip from home to the first patient is not deductible, the intermediate trips between patients and the return trip home may be deductible.

We will avoid the miles driven from Aaron's home to the first patient's house, as these would typically be considered commuting miles and, in the case of self-employment, are not deductible. The deductible miles are as follows:

• Patient Louise to Patient Carl: 4 miles
• Patient Carl to Patient Betty: 6 miles
• Patient Betty to Aaron's home: 10 miles

Adding these up gives us a total of 20 deductible miles for Aaron's workday.