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.
Sadly, the most common method is not to do it. Employees often feel that the records needed are more effort than theyâre worth. This hassle means many donât include a mileage reimbursement in their expense reports. At 54 cents per mile in 2016, this is a huge mistake and can add up to thousands of dollars per year.