JB: Haibun is a Japanese word meaning 'poetry prose'. And, I don't mean poetic prose as we know it in the west. It has developed from a diary form of writing which Matsuo Basho kept as he went on pilgrimage in Japan. His most famous one is known as ' The Narrow Road To The Far North '.
The price of gas is the main factor when calculating the standard mileage rate. For instance, in 2011, the IRS provided two standard mileage rates: one for the first six months of the year, and one for the second half of the year to reflect a spike in gas prices. The 2013 standard mileage rate was set at 56.5 cents a mile.
The business standard mileage rate increased from 51 cents-per-mile to 55.5 cents-per mile for the second half of 2011. For 2012, the business standard mileage rate will be 55.5 cents-per-mile, which reflects no change from the second half of 2011.Other Rates. For 2012, the standard mileage rate for medical and moving expenses will be 23 cents-per-mile, reflecting a 0.5 cents-per-mile reduction from 2011.The statutorily-determined rate for the charitable deduction remains unchanged at 14 cents-per-mile for 2012.he business standard mileage rate, which many employers use to reimburse employees for business miles driven, is 55.5 cents-per-mile for 2012, the IRS has announced. This reflects no change from the second half of 2011.