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The guidance covers who must file, who should not file, and how excess reimbursements may be treated as wages. It also details recordkeeping requirements, including substantiation of travel, gifts, and car expenses, with references to relevant Internal Revenue Code sections and publications. 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The 2025 per mile rate for business use of your vehicle is 70 cents (0 .70) . (See Notice 2025-05.)\u003Cbr>Depreciation limits on vehicles. The depreciation limits apply under section 179 and section 280F.\u003Cbr>Under section 179. For tax years beginning in 2025, the aggregate cost of any section 179 property that a taxpayer elects to treat as an expense cannot exceed $2,500,000 . The $2,500,000 limitation is reduced (but not below zero) by the amount by which the cost of section 179 property placed in service during the 2025 tax year exceeds $4,000,000 . The cost of any sport utility vehicle (SUV) that may be taken into account under section 179 cannot exceed $31,300 . (See Rev. Proc. 2024-40.)\u003Cbr>Under section 280F. The depreciation limitations for passenger automobiles acquired after September 27, 2017, and placed in service during calendar year 2025, for which the section 168(k) additional first-year depreciation deduction applies, is $20,200 for the 1st tax year, $19,600 for the 2nd tax year, $11,800 for the 3rd tax year, and $7,060 for each succeeding year.\u003Cbr>The depreciation limitations for passenger automobiles placed in service during calendar year 2025 for which no | section 168(k) additional first-year depreciation deduction applies is $12,200 for the 1st tax year, $19,600 for the 2nd tax year, $11,800 for the 3rd tax year, and $7,060 for each succeeding year. (See Rev. Proc. 2025-16.)\u003Cbr>Note: The section 168(k) additional first-year depreciation deduction is sometimes called special depreciation allowance. |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | General Instructions Purpose of Form\u003Cbr>Use Form 2106 if you were an Armed Forces reservist, a qualified performing artist, a fee-basis state or local government official, or an employee with\u003Cbr>impairment-related work expenses. Employees who do not fit into one of the listed categories may not use the Form 2106 due to the termination of miscellaneous itemized deductions subject to the 2% floor under section 67(a) . Section 67(h) eliminated miscellaneous itemized deductions for tax years beginning after 2017. See the flowchart in these instructions to find out if you must file this form.\u003Cbr>Excess reimbursements. If you are not a member of the Armed Forces reserves, a qualified performing artist, a fee-basis state or local government official, or an employee with impairment-related work expenses, and receive reimbursements in excess of your expenses from your employer’s nonaccountable plan, the excess reimbursements should be included as wages on your Form W-2 and your income tax return. |\n\nWho Must File Form 2106  \nDon’t le Form 2106 (see Notes below) .  \nB Did you have job-related business expenses?  \nC Were you reimbursed for any of your business expenses (count only reimbursements your employer didn’t include in box 1 of your Form W-2)?  \nFile Form 2106.  \nF Are your deductible expenses more than your reimbursements (count only reimbursements your employer didn’t include in box 1 of your Form W-2)? For rules covering employer reporting of reimbursed expenses, see the instructions for line 7.  \nFile Form 2106 (see Notes below) .  \nNotes  \n• Armed Forces reservists, quali ed performing artists, fee-basis state or local government of cials, and individuals with disabilities should see the instructions for line 10 to nd out where to deduct employee expenses.  \n• Form 2106 may be used only by Armed Forces reservists, quali ed performing artists, fee-basis state or local government of cials, and employees with impairment-related work expenses because of the elimination of miscellaneous itemized deductions subject to th","cbCaijZPnzK6W9Vk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijZPnzK6W9Vk","pdf",212685,8,"English","# Purpose of Form\n## Who Must File Form 2106\n# Recordkeeping\n# Additional Information\n# Specific Instructions\n## Part I—Employee Business Expenses and Reimbursements","[{\"question\":\"Who is eligible to use Form 2106 for 2025?\",\"answer\":\"Use Form 2106 if you were an Armed Forces reservist, a qualified performing artist, a fee-basis state or local government official, or an employee with impairment-related work expenses. 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