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.
If you are an employee or self-employed worker who uses a vehicle for business purposes, unreimbursed mileage expenses are a possible itemized deduction. The federal government allows a certain amount of money per mile to be deducted for the designated areas of business, medical, moving and charitable travel.