Federal law is silent on cell phone expense reimbursements. Can employers make their own cell phone reimbursement policy? Yes, California employers can create their own policies and rules for reimbursing your cell phone use for business purposes. The policies, though, cannot contradict state or feder...
Be aware, though, that the IRS’s standard for a legitimate deduction is that the item is a usual, necessary, customary, and reasonable expense for your type of work. Who can claim a cell phone business expense? Independent contractors, compared to the traditional W-2 employees, have more ...
cell phone provider. However, a little more math is necessary if you use the phones to make personal calls. Since the IRS never allows you to deduct the expense of personal phone calls, you need to allocate your cell phone expense between nondeductible personal use and deductible busi...
With the ever-increasing popularity of cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) for business uses, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has decided to review current tax law pertaining to the deduction of expenses related to cell phones and PDAs by employers for business uses. Currently,...
Business Travel Tax Deductions Considerations • The IRS standard for a tax-deductible business travel expense is “ordinary and necessary expenses that benefit or advance your business.”13 • Examples: accommodations/hotels, meals, round-trip travel costs, in-destination transportation costs, baggag...
Automobile Expense When a State-owned vehicle is not available and a supervisor is required to use his/her personal automobile to conduct authorized State business, the Appointing Authority shall reimburse the Supervisor at the then current IRS reimbursement rate for mileage on the most direct route...