ColinAggie said:
I've always gotten the IRS number. If someone is concerned about paying the IRS mileage, that they in turn get to write off, they've likely got bigger problems to worry about than mileage.
lol including having done their return wrong if I understand what you are saying. As long as it is an accountable plan, the amount you receive for mileage reimbursement at, or below, the IRS rate is not income. And you get no deduction for it, unless your legitimate miles are reimbursed at a rate below the IRS rate. Even then, it is subject to deduction only to the extent it exceeds 2% of your AGI which means, for almost everyone, no deduction.