Publication 946
taxmap/pubs/p946-034.htm#en_us_publink1000107733You must provide the information about your listed property requested
in Part V of Form 4562, Section A, if you claim either of the following
deductions.
- Any deduction for a vehicle.
- A depreciation deduction for any other listed property.
If you claim any deduction for a vehicle, you also must provide
the information requested in Section B. If you provide the vehicle for your
employee's use, the employee must give you this information. If you provide any
vehicle for use by an employee, you must first answer the questions in Section C
to see if you meet an exception to completing Section B for that vehicle.
taxmap/pubs/p946-034.htm#en_us_publink1000107734You do not have to complete Section B, Part V, for vehicles used
by your employees who are not more-than-5% owners or related persons if you meet
at least one of the following requirements.
- You maintain a written policy statement that prohibits one
of the following uses of the vehicles.
- All personal use including commuting.
- Personal use, other than commuting, by employees who are
not officers, directors, or 1%-or-more owners.
- You treat all use of the vehicles by your employees as personal
use.
- You provide more than five vehicles for use by your employees,
and you keep in your records the information on their use given to you by the
employees.
- For demonstrator automobiles provided to full-time salespersons,
you maintain a written policy statement that limits the total mileage outside
the salesperson's normal working hours and prohibits use of the automobile by
anyone else, for vacation trips, or to store personal possessions.
taxmap/pubs/p946-034.htm#en_us_publink1000107735If you file Form 2106, 2106-EZ, or Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040),
and you are not required to file Form 4562, report information about listed
property on that form and not on Form 4562. Also, if you file Schedule C (Form
1040) and are claiming the standard mileage rate or actual vehicle expenses
(except depreciation) and you are not required to file Form 4562 for any other
reason, report vehicle information in Part IV of Schedule C and not on Form
4562.