Originally Posted by
emma69
There is absolutely nothing in my company's policies about having to own the car I drive. I simply put X-Y, the number of miles (or in my case, km) and the non-taxable amount per kilometere is reimbursed. If I told the company I was driving my personal car, and was not, that would be fraudulent, but since it is simply the distance I have made no such fraudulent claim. Since the actual language doesn't even say 'car' I see no reason I cannot claim mileage if I did the trip by bicycle either - the distance was covered, for a business purpose.
It would be very complicated to tell someone they couldn't claim mileage for a rental car - as mentioned before, what if your car is in the shop?
No. Your company policy is a civil contract matter. But mileage reimbursment is a federal requirement and stands under law. The IRS law states that you must own or lease the vehicle yourself. So unless you are the registered owner, you cannot claim mileage money. Sure, you could do this for a bike, but that's beside the point. The point is, you are claiming money for distance driven on a vehicle you own or lease. If you don't, claiming it is fraudulent. Rental cars are not owned by you, hence you cannot claim mileage.