All,
Greatly appreciate the answers to the questions. My Team of sales people will also appreciate the answers, too. If you don't mind, I would like to ask you all the specifics of the generalized questions:
My Sales Team all works from their home (designated home offices) and most, not all, drive company supplied vehicles. The territories they cover are large, between 10 to 15 states. They drive some areas and fly others. They have local sales calls where they are home every night, and weeks that they are gone on Monday and back on Thursday, staying in hotels. Most are seasoned, with 15+ years of experience doing these same jobs. Never have they been charged/taxed or not paid for driving for doing company business.
Our new company CFO stated that there is an IRS policy related to the Average Daily Commute which is being implemented in our place. My sales team is now being docked 50 miles per round trip (25 miles each way) for what was referenced as an IRS regulation. When I couldn't find reference to that rule, I asked the Intuit Community.
So, are you all saying there is "NO" IRS regulation that requires a sales person, who works from a home office, covering the territories as described, to be required to pay the tax on the first 25 miles and the last 25 miles of a trip, because it is considered "the Average Daily Commute"? And the same applies to my sales team who uses a personal vehicle to do the company business, because they are being asked to deduct the first 25 miles and last 25 miles of their trip because it is considered "the Average Daily Commute"?
Thank you all,
