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.
IRS Standard Mileage Rate for 2016. The standard mileage rate decreased this year by 3.5 cents. The new IRS rate is 54 cents per mile. A company can reimburse its employees whatever it wants â from zero cents per mile to over the IRS maximum â as far as the Federal government is concerned. (Employers should check for laws in their state.