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SmithBA

SmithBA

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If the national average for mileage reimbursement is 50.5 cents/mile, how much of this is for mileage and how much for wear/tear on vehicle?

I am trying to break down the 50.5 cents per mile reimbursement. I need to know what of this amount is for gas and what is for wear and tear on a vehicle. We use company credit cards for gas, but we are still entitled to wear and tear, so I need to break the figure down. HELP!

 
 
 
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Submitted 164 days ago...

mahalo

mahalo

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There are 2 methods to figuring deductible car expenses: the actual expense method or the standard millage rate method. You should choose whichever method is the greater expense. If you do use the standard mileage rate you can also include parking tickets and tolls that were incurred while using your car for business purposes.

Here is more information from the IRS site so you can see which works for your specific situation:
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc510.html

 

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Submitted 164 days ago...

SmithBA

SmithBA

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What I want to know is if the mileage reimbursement is 50.5 cents/mile, how much of that is for gas and how much is for wear and tear on a vehicle? For example, is .30 cents for gas and 20.5 cents for wear and tear? We are a small company and we have company credit cards. We also have employees that use their card for gas and then fill out an expense report for mileage and expect to get mileage x 50.5 in full. Their do not deduct the gas that they purchased on the company credit card. When told that all of the 50.5 cents is not for gas they want to know how much is this figure is gas and how much is wear and tear. So, I need help with splitting the amount into these two categories.

 

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Submitted 164 days ago...

SpringTime

SpringTime

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I don't know if you can split them up into two separate categories because everything I've seen groups them into the same bucket.

 

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Submitted 141 days ago...

Fakery

Fakery

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I don't think that they break it apart, it is a lump sum grouped together.

 
 

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