Typically, company requirements for mileage reimbursement are set based on the annual IRS standard rate for business travel. For example, in 2013, a business could pay up to 56.5 cents per mile and write it off as a business expense. This is much simpler than keeping detailed records of actual operating expenses.
Boris Yeltsin came to power with a wave of high expectations. On June 12, 1991 he was elected president of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic with 57% of the vote, becoming the first popularly elected president. But Yeltsin never recovered his popularity after a series of economic and political crises in Russia in the 1990s.
Putin is the current President of the Russian Federation, holding the office since 7 May 2012. He was Prime Minister from 1999 to 2000, President from 2000 to 2008, and again Prime Minister from 2008 to 2012. During his second term as Prime Minister, he was the Chairman of the ruling United Russia Party.