<prompt> Human: I have been driving for Uber since April of 2016. I want to maximize the amount of things i can write off on my tax return. Besides gas, mileage, insurance, mechanical andor routine maintenance; what else can i write off? Also, am i allowed to write off a citationticket received while driving?  <response>: Besides gas, mileage, insurance, mechanical andor routine maintenance;You cant do mileage AND gasmaintenance, etc. It is either mileage OR actual costs. 