Life of E's

Question: When you are traveling by car, do you ever consider using a rental car rather than your own vehicle?  Seems like a couple of issues come into play. Wear and tear on your own car, which option is cheaper, writing off the trip for tax purposes, etc. Thanks and maybe this would be good to post [...]

Tags: auto, reimbursemnet, rental car, Travel

Question: Is it best to check with the district/organization who is paying for your travel before you make flight, hotel and rental car arrangements to find out what they are willing to pay you for your travel?  For example, if I make hotel reservations that cost $100/night and then the district/organization says that is too [...]

Tags: hotel, rental car, Travel, travel reimbursemnet

Question: When using a rental car for traveling, in addition to charging the district/organization for the rental car, do you also charge for mileage? Posted by Billy Simms | 4/23/08 Answer: It’s one or the other.  I work out what’s going to be the most fair for the client.  For example, if I decide that [...]

Tags: car, expenses, lease, mileage, rental, rental car, Travel