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.
Accurately document each business trip in your mileage log book. Include the date, start mileage, end mileage and purpose of the trip -- such as client meeting or traveling to a conference. Be thorough in your record-keeping in case of an audit. The IRS will want to see detailed records and not just start and end mileage figures when determining if a trip qualifies for a business expense.