Click Here To Sort News By Date Subject: Board of Directors - 2007 Date: 2/28/2007 Article: The following members comprise your 2007 Board of Directors as a result of elections that took place at the Annual Meeting on February 24, 2007: Donna Springer, President - Go-Getters, West Sacramento, CA. Andrew Brady, Vice Pres. (No. Calif.) - Bay Area Dispatch & Solution Systems, San Francisco, CA. Ron Porat, Vice Pres. (So. Calif.) - Security Couriers, Inc., Sherman Oaks, CA. Dan Bender, Secretary/Treasurer - Universal Courier, Ltd., Culver City, CA. Richard W. Chase, Director - California Overnight, Phoenix, AZ. JR Dicker, Director - Gold Rush Express Delivery, San Jose, CA. Rich Gerlach, Director - UltraEx, Inc., Hayward, CA. Dana Hyatt, Director - Golden State Overnight, Alameda, CA. <p> Harry Somonian, Director - Harry's Run, Van Nuys, CA. Jeff Woods, Director - Conejo Courier & Cartage, Newbury Park, CA. Subject: DLSE Proposes Establishment of Mileage Reimbursement Regulations Date: 2/18/2007 Article: On February 7, 2007 the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) held a hearing in San Francisco on a proposed rulemaking dealing with the methods by which employers must reimburse employees for the business use of their vehicles. The proposed regulations can be accessed by going to DLSEhttp://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/2802Regs.htm The proposal appears to be lengthy, but the essence can be gleaned in 5-10 minutes. Here are a few highlights: [] The IRS' standard business mileage rate (currently 48.5 cents per mile) is presumed to be reasonable for reimbursement of mileage to employees for the business use of their personally-provided vehicles. [] An employer who believes that an employee should be paid less than the IRS rate has the burden of proving the incurred actual expenses of the employee for the use of his/her vehicle. To meet this burden an employer “must keep full, complete and accurate records of all costs associated with each vehicle used by the employee . . . A period of not less than one calendar year immediately preceding the computation shall be used to calculate the employee’s total expenses necessarily incurred in the operation of each such vehicle.” [] The following expenses items must be included in determining the cost of operation of an employee provided vehicle: gas, oil, lease payments, garage rent, repairs, tires, depreciation, DMV registration fees, insurance and licenses. [] Employers must keep daily mileage records of the number of miles driven. The records must be produced in ink or other indelible form and must show the day, month and year. The records must be maintained for not less than three years. [] Employers must compute and pay mileage reimbursement when wages are paid, or at least once per calendar month. [] At the time of payment for mileage reimbursement, the employer must issue as a written detachable part of the check, an itemized statement in writing explaining the computation of the mileage reimbursement, including the beginning and end of the time period for which reimbursement is being made. If the employer reimburses mileage in the same check as the payment of wages, the amount of mileage reimbursement must be listed separately. [] All employees must be reimbursed for all tolls, parking expenses, rental vehicles, laundry, telephone etc. The proposed regulations also establish procedures whereby employees may file claims for reimbursement of expenses and attorney fees. <p> CDA was represented at the hearing by legal counsel and it also submitted written comments in opposition to the proposed regulations. There was very little support at the hearing for adoption of DLSE's proposal and several parties questioned the authority of the agency to even adopt the proposed changes. DLSE must now decide whether to amend the proposal and re-submit it for comment, or merely drop the plan. Subject: IRS ANNOUNCES NEW BUSINESS MILEAGE RATE FOR 2007 Date: 12/15/2006 Article: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announces that the optional standard business mileage rate for use in deducting automobile expenses will be 48.5 cents per mile, effective January 1, 2007. The IRS mileage rate is based on an annual study of the fixed and variable costs of operating an automobile conducted by an independent contractor.
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