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Allowable Expenses For Transportation


Allowable expenses for transportation for collections cases and Offers in Compromise are broken down into two categories: (1) Ownership costs and (2) Operating costs.

There is one national standard for ownership costs. You are allowed $471 for the first car and $332 for a second car. Payments over these amounts are disallowed. However, in collection cases, they must allow the excess for the first twelve months. Generally, if only one spouse is working, only one car will be allowed unless you can prove specific need.

Operating costs are broken down by census region and by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Generally, unless you live in a city or county located in the MSA specifically listed, the regional standard will apply to you. Since in some cases, no car is owned but public transportation is used - the standards are listed for no car, one car and two cars. The allowables do not include personal property taxes.

           Allowable Ownership Cost                         

 

   First Car Second Car
National

$471

$332

 

Allowable Operating Costs By MSA

Region No Car One Car Two Cars
Northeast Region $238 $311 $393
Boston $267 $300 $382
New York $313 $402 $484
Philadelphia $245 $304 $386
Pittsburgh $167 $274 $357
Midwest Region $199 $275 $358
Chicago $264 $327 $410
Cincinnati $227 $260 $343
Cleveland $204 $280 $362
Detroit $320 $390 $473
Kansas City $252 $296 $379
Milwaukee $214 $254 $336
Minneapolis-St. Paul $284 $333 $416
St. Louis $207 $264 $346
South Region $203 $260 $343
Atlanta $291 $238 $320
Baltimore $233 $271 $353
Dallas-Ft. Worth $317 $348 $430
Houston $287 $338 $420
Miami $292 $348 $431
Tampa $264 $253 $336
Washington, D.C. $299 $350 $433
West Region $252 $338 $420
Anchorage $319 $341 $423
Denver $312 $338 $420
Honolulu $300 $328 $410
Los Angeles $284 $426 $508
Phoenix $275 $351 $433
Portland $194 $297 $379
San Diego $322 $382 $464
San Francisco $325 $401 $484
Seattle $267 $329 $412

* Does not include personal property taxes. (effective February 1, 2006)


For Use with Allowable Transportation Expenses Table

The Operating Costs and Public Transportation Costs sections of the Transportation Standards are provided by Census Region and Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The following table lists the states that comprise each Census Region. Once the taxpayer's Census Region has been ascertained, to determine if an MSA standard is applicable, use the definitions below to see if the taxpayer lives within an MSA (MSAs are defined by county and city, where applicable). If the taxpayer does not reside in an MSA, use the regional standard.

Northeast Census Region
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey
MSA COUNTIES
New York in NY: Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester
in NJ: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren
in CT: Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven
in PA: Pike
Philadelphia in PA: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia
in NJ: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
in DE: New Castle
in MD: Cecil
Boston in MA: Bristol, Essex, Hampden, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester
in NH: Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford
in CT: Windham
in ME: York
Pittsburgh in PA: Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland

Midwest Census Region
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
MSA COUNTIES (unless otherwise specified)
Chicago in IL: Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will
in IN: Lake, Porter
in WI: Kenosha
Detroit in MI: Genesee, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, Wayne
Milwaukee in WI: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington, Waukesha
Minneapolis-St. Paul in MN: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright
in WI: Pierce, St. Croix
Cleveland in OH: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Summit
Cincinnati in OH: Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren
in KY: Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton
in IN: Dearborn, Ohio
St. Louis in MO: Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis, Warren, St. Louis city
in IL: Clinton, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, St.Clair
Kansas City in MO:

Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray

in KS: Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, Wyandotte

South Census Region
Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama
MSA COUNTIES (unless otherwise specified)
Washington, D.C. in DC: District of Columbia
in MD: Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's, Washington
in VA: Arlington, Clarke, Culpepper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, Alexandria city, Fairfax city, Falls Church city, Fredericksburg city, Manassas city, Manassas Park city
in WV: Berkeley, Jefferson
Baltimore in MD: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Queen Anne's, Baltimore city
Atlanta in GA: Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton
Miami in FL: Broward, Miami-Dade
Tampa in FL: Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas
Dallas-Ft. Worth in TX: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Henderson, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant
Houston in TX: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller

West Census Region
New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Alaska, Hawaii
MSA COUNTIES (unless otherwise specified)
Los Angeles in CA: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernadino, Ventura
San Francisco in CA: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma
San Diego in CA: San Diego
Portland in OR: Clackamas, Columbia, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington, Yamhill
in WA: Clark
Seattle in WA: Island, King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston
Honolulu in HI: Honolulu
Anchorage in AK: Anchorage borough
Phoenix in AZ: Maricopa, Pinal
Denver in CO: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Weld

 


 

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