Q: Can an independant contractor charge his client for time spent traveling from portal to portal?
I work for a company as an independant contractor. My company assigned me to work for a government agency and I travel all over Orange County on a daily basis. I receive no car allowance or fuel expense card. I pay all my own tolls. Can I charge the government agency for my time when ever I am in my car traveling from portal to portal for their benefit?.
A:
It depends on what the contract you have with your company specifies. The fair thing would be to allow you to charge for that time, but it really depends on what contract terms you agreed to when you started working for your company. It would be a different story if you were an employee.
You should be able to deduct the mileage and tolls from your taxes, though.
Andy
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