John, a new client of yours, is a self-employed caterer. John drives his persona

John, a new client of yours, is a self-employed caterer. John drives his personal van when delivering catered meals to customers. You are preparing his tax return and asked him to provide the number of business miles driven using his vehicle. You are planning on using the standard mileage method to calculate John’s deduction for transportation. John replies that he “doesn’t really keep track of mileage”, but he guesses he used the van around 20,000 miles for business. Read the following IRS publication and make a determination as to whether you would allow John the deduction. After reading Publication 463 (link below), answer the following questions:
As a tax preparer, would you allow John to take the deduction? You must provide the reasoning/support for your decision in your own words.
Where does the deduction for mileage for a self-employed person go on a tax return?
In John’s case, how much would the deduction be?
What other tax form must self-employed taxpayers with positive income prepare? What is this second form for?
Publication 463 (2019 version) https://www.irs.gov/publications/p463

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