Gas Prices
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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service for the remainder of 2011 increased to 55.5 cents per mile from 51 cents the optional standard mileage reimbursement rate
"to better reflect the recent increase in gas prices ," according to IRS commissioner Doug Shulman.
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On The Horizon: Prism Plans New Airline Sales Platform In Early 2011
… which grew 9 percent from fiscal year 2009. Among the trends driving ridership growth, Amtrak cited "sustained high gasoline prices " and "consumer dissatisfaction with air service." Nowhere is the shift from air to rail more evident, Amtrak said …
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BTN's 2009 Corporate Travel Index: Domestic Business Travel Pricing Growth Slows
… using employees' personal vehicles because of the high Internal Revenue Service mileage reimbursement rate implemented after gas prices reached record highs last year. According to American Express' Schnur, some buyers also have turned to renting cars from …
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IRS Increases Vehicle Reimbursement Rate (2)
… marks the second time the IRS has done so in recent years, the last time being after the post-Hurricane Katrina spike in gas prices ( BTNonline , Sept. 12, 2005) . While not a requirement, most businesses use the IRS rate as a guideline in reimbursing …
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Inside Track: IRS Increases Vehicle Reimbursement Rate
… Revenue Service last week issued a 2007 allowable vehicle reimbursement rate of 48.5 cents per mile, despite a moderation in gas prices compared with the volatile post-Hurricane Katrina prices last autumn. The 2007 rate is an increase from the 2006 rate of …
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IRS Increases Vehicle Reimbursement Rate
… Revenue Service today issued a 2007 allowable vehicle reimbursement rate of 48.5 cents per mile, despite a moderation in gas prices compared with the volatile post-Hurricane Katrina prices of a year ago. The 2007 rate is an increase from the 2006 rate …
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Strong Extended Stay Tier Results Prompt Renovations, Development
… rate growth of 7.2 percent. "Occupancies and demand have been strong and there has been no ill effect due to escalating gas prices ," according to Gary DeLapp, president and CEO of HVM LLC, which operates Extended Stay Hotels. "Rates are up at all …
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Pharma Co. Finds Policy Cure
… counsel them. We'll tell them why Atlanta is more cost- effective than San Francisco. I tell them New York City is like gas prices now," Owens said. Boehringer on July 1 switched its travel agency to Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Owens said. The company …
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Washington Wire - 2006-05-15
… that "we now find ourselves back in the same position" business travelers were last summer after Hurricane Katrina caused gas prices to jump. IRS temporarily increased the limit to 48.5 cents per mile in September 2005, a rate that was good until the …
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NYC Taxi Commission Weighs Surcharge
… percent increase, compared to their pre-increase earnings," Daus said. While empathizing that post-Hurricane Katrina gas prices were eating into those gains, Daus stressed, the level to which that has occurred is the focus of an ongoing review. The …
