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Originally Posted by Sawtooth
OR........you could just not mention the bike thing and simply submit your mileage report as if you drove (shady, but not unethical by my standards since it is their rigid position that forces you to do so).
Wrong. It's IRS policy, not "their rigid position", that's behind it. Or do you normally consider businesses to be "rigid" for complying with IRS regs?

Originally Posted by Sawtooth
It makes absolutely no difference to their bottom line if you take the car pay.
Wrong. That 55 cents is an amount that they can deduct from the IRS as an operating expense, and as such, it certainly does make a difference to their bottom line.
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