You cannot deduct the costs of getting to and from work, no matter if you take a bus, trolley, subway, taxi, or drive your own car.

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He's in the trenches: Each day he leaves his wife and kids in Queens and heads into Manhattan to spend the day racing to clients in his car or on the subway.

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In some places, you can step out of the airport and onto the subway, into a taxi, into a rental car or onto a city bike with no cash on hand, since credit card machines are everywhere, from parking meters to food trucks.

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