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CA is the only state that requires employee reimbursement for mileage the rest of the country leaves up to the employer

Employers don't have to pay their employee a dime for mileage. Apparently your boss thinks you drive a car which can't wear out and gets fifty miles to the gallon.

The only set amounts for mileage is what the IRS allows you to deduct from your income, which theoretically includes wear and tear on your car as well.

See that "mileage" money is income.

an employer can pay whatever they want, however if i remember right, the irs allows .40 per mile for a legal deduction. with the price of gas these days, driving your personal vehicle for business use only getting .07 certainly isn't worth it, you'll lose $.