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I have a job where I work in an office and on a job site, but 95% in the office right now and I can visit the site when I want where its 60 miles away. The job site is on my way back to my hometown (200 miles away) where I go on holiday weekends. Is it okay to visit the site and charge the driving to the per diem when I will be leaving from the site to go to my hometown after instead of back to my permanent address? Leaving from the site will save me travel time and distance since it is in between, and driving to and from the site will not actually cost me miles or money since it is on the way anyways.
Most mileage reimbursement policies have language about how to calculate the mileage. Usually it specifies either work or permanent address as the origin. You can not randomly choose another address b cause it is convenient and pays more.
What does your policy say? You aren't going there because you need to, you are simply trying to get your employer to pay for some of your gas money to get to your hometown. You are driving that distance whether you stop at the sight or not. I agree that it would be improper.
What does your policy say? You aren't going there because you need to, you are simply trying to get your employer to pay for some of your gas money to get to your hometown. You are driving that distance whether you stop at the sight or not. I agree that it would be improper.
Well my boss wants me to go there once a week, so I would justify going to the site. It just happens to be on the way to my destination further south. But yes, I would be driving through there regardless of if I went to the site or not. Normally I would go north back to my permanent address where I would charge mileage.
Check with your employer. I would be able to record driving from my office to a client's home and then the mileage to home or office which ever was closest when I was working in the field; if that makes sense. Using the logic, you may be able to claim the mileage to your site and then the mileage that would be equal to driving from your site back to your office on your way home. So, if it was 60 miles to the site and then 200 to your home you'd get mileage for 120 miles but not for 260.
You might be able to get mileage for the 120 miles round trip, but per diem? Probably not since you are not actually going back to the office and are going somewhere 2-3 hours down the road.
I meant mileage. So from my office to job site is 60 miles south. From the job site to my weekend destination is probably 200. Since the jobsite is on my way to my after work destination, I'm not sure if I should get mileage since I was driving there after work anyways.
I meant mileage. So from my office to job site is 60 miles south. From the job site to my weekend destination is probably 200. Since the jobsite is on my way to my after work destination, I'm not sure if I should get mileage since I was driving there after work anyways.
Ask them. They might be OK with it, they might not give you anything, they might only give you 60 miles worth out of that 200 miles.
It's better to clear it ahead of time than submit a strange request for mileage and have them wonder if you're trying to get away with something. This is a pure internal policy thing, so there isn't a lot we can say to help.
Ask them. They might be OK with it, they might not give you anything, they might only give you 60 miles worth out of that 200 miles.
It's better to clear it ahead of time than submit a strange request for mileage and have them wonder if you're trying to get away with something. This is a pure internal policy thing, so there isn't a lot we can say to help.
It wouldn't be a strange request. I doubt there is even a policy for this and they wouldn't even know where I drive after work. Of course I'm not going to submit the mileage to go home for the extra 200 miles. I didn't say that. I would just submit my normal round trip mileage of 120 miles.
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