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.
The Internal Revenue Service allows taxpayers to deduct business-related expenses when using a personal vehicle for work purposes. The IRS requires individuals to use either one of two methods for write-offs -- a standard mileage rate deduction or an actual expenses deduction. When using a mileage log deduction method, keeping organized and accurate records is essential to getting the maximum deduction owed. Mileage Log Book Keep a notebook in your car, along with a few pens, to use as a mileage log book to document each time you use your personal car for business.