Meet New Yorkâs new $15 minimum wage and 12-week paid family leave law, which is the longest allowed leave in the U.S. As part of New Yorkâs 2016-2017 budget approval process, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed two pieces of legislation affecting employers: a minimum wage increase and paid family leave.
IRS publications say that you can deduct mileage driven from your home to work sites if your home is your principal place of business. But itâs actually more complicated than that: to qualify as a principal place of business, your home office must be used regularly and exclusively as your principal place of business.
Federal tax law allows you to claim a deduction for the business mileage if you're not reimbursed for the expense. If you work for an employer who requires you do some traveling using your own car, federal tax law allows you to claim a deduction for the business mileage if youâre not reimbursed for the expense.