In 2015, Micah Johnson (SSN 000-22-1111) incurs the following unreimbursed employee

business expenses:

Airplane and taxi fares $ 4,000

Lodging away from home 5,000

Meals while away from home 1,000

Automobile expenses (related to 100% of the use of his personal automobile):

Gasoline and oil 7,500

Repairs 1,000

Insurance 900

Depreciation 1,775

Parking and tolls (includes only business use) 100

Johnson receives a $7,800 reimbursement for the travel expenses. He did not received

any reimbursement for the auto expenses. He uses his personal automobile 80% for

business use and placed his current automobile in service on October 1, 2006. Total

business miles driven during the year (evenly throughout the year) amount to 26,400,

his commuting miles in 2015 amount to 2,000, and other personal miles amount to

4,600 miles. Johnsons AGI is $60,000, and he has no other miscellaneous itemized

deductions.

Compute his form 2106 based on an actual automobile expense method also use 2106 page 3 instructions. B) Compute standard mileage rate on a 2106 and use 2106 instructions page 3. Assume $1,775 is the amount for lines 35 and 36 on form 2106

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