If you drive for work in your own vehicle are employers required to you mileage reinbursement?

Answer 1

No. If your employer does not reimburse mileage for work-required travel, you can deduct it on your federal tax return. If your employer does reimburse you, you can't deduct it but the reimbursement is not included as income.

Answer 2

Employers are not required to reimburse you for mileage. You can however file Form 2106 with your tax return and deduct part of the cost of using your personal vehicle. You need to keep an accurate log of where you go and the miles put on your car going there. A calendar with the destination and mileage is sufficient. It may be more beneficial for you to keep track of actual expenses versus taking the standard mileage deduction for the year (which is currently .445 cents per mile). If you do take the ctual expenses you will need all of your receipts for services performed on your vehicle and a detailed log of how much you travel for work. You will also need the mileage on the vehicle when you started work and the mileage at the end of the year.
You may or may not be able to deduct home office expense that depends upon several factors. Get with a tax professional in your area to discuss what you can and can not deduct.

Answer 3

No they are not required to do so whatsoever. Some companies will pay a person extra because how many people would continue to work for them when they have this expenditure out of their base pay.

Most companies are smart about this. They can write off all of this expense. If you drive consistently they can qualify for certain tax breaks regarding telecommuting. Instead of being required to be in an office they can show that they spend "x" amount of dollars on your cell and internet so you can spend more time working elsewhere.

Most companies are more importantly smart about this for insurance and liability. Say you got into an accident or your car broke down and required major repairs. You could turn around and sue them easily for part of it. If they spend just a little on mileage they could argue that you accepted responsibility for using your own vehicle and were informed of it by you accepting mileage pay. So to keep it simple a company protects themselves and actually might make extra money by giving mileage. But in every business there are people who try to save a dollar and don't think ahead.

So no they do not have to. But if you like your job you get it back on taxes. You log gas, mileage, lunches, an oil change, car insurance, repair bills, a car wash, cell phone, net access, and a million other things. Actually spend a lot of time working at home? Mark out an office and deduct that from your taxes.

So it all depends.

Answer 4

It depends on what state you live in. I live in michigan and we are a "no fault" state. Which means that the people involved in an accident are responsible for paying for their own damages/repairs that are not covered by their insurance. It doesnt matter who's fault it is, or if the other driver has or doesnt have insurance. THe person who caused the accident will be ticketed, but are in no way responsible for payments to repair your vehicle. Now if someone was driving your car and wasnt on your insurance policy here in michigan, you'd still have to pay your own damages and your insurance provider will have certain actions taken. You'll have to check your states laws and your insurance policy's rules.

Answer 5

This really depends on your employment agreement. If an employer agrees to pay mileage, they are required to by that agreement. This may or may nor be a legal requirement.

Answer 6

in my work we get 20 cents a kilometre which translate to 10 cents a mile

Answer 7

No. You might be able to write it off in your taxes though if it's part of your work.

Answer 8

either mileage or a car allowance. yes.

Answer 9

No...why should they?
It was your choice to work for them
and use your vehicle.

Answer 10

If you are on business errands.