Forgot to Record my Odometer!
January 2nd, 2012 → 2:00 pm @ Carol
I forgot to record my odometer reading in my mileage log. What should I do? Use Goggle maps to calculate the mileage. In an audit, the IRS may ask for third party verification of mileage (such as oil change mileage readings), so an odometer reading is still the best record of mileage. Carol Topp, CPA
IRS announces new mileage rates for 2012
December 12th, 2011 → 5:44 pm @ Carol
From the IRS https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=250882,00.html Beginning on Jan. 1, 2012, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 55.5 cents per mile for business miles driven 23 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations […]
