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 hidden cost for the employee is in the wear and tear and I very much doubt 40p per mile gives the employee a profit. Businesses and employees everywhere should be lobbying HMRC to increase the mileage rate to around 65p per mile IMHO. worked for a company once and they paid me 25p a mile. I had to fill in a mileage sheet every week. I used the same figures to claim the difference from hmrc each year. I was paid the mileage separate to my salary free of any deductions and it just said mileage allowance Â£xx.