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2024 IRS Business Mileage Rate of 67 Cents Informed by Motus Cost Data and Analysis 

Vehicle Ownership and Operating Cost Analyses Reveals Inflation, Fuel Prices, and Acquisition Costs Underpin New Mileage Rate  BOSTON, Mass., December 14, 2023 – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has unveiled...

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How Motus Approaches BYO with Our Own Employees

Motus on May 16, 2023

Motus has been in the reimbursement game for a long time. While the majority of that has been spent in the vehicle space, we got into asset reimbursement three years…

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Mobile Workforce Vehicle Reimbursement

Variations in Odometer Readings

Ben Reiland on May 2, 2023

You may be wondering why the odometer reading in your vehicle differs from the distance calculated by an online mapping provider. The answer is simple: although vehicle odometer readings are close to the actual mileage traveled, they are not precise. Surprising to many, there is no federal law that regulates odometer accuracy, only guidelines by The Society of Automotive Engineers that allow for a margin of error of plus or minus four percent. A FOX19 report on odometer readings found that four vehicles of different makes all registered inaccurate readings. Some readings overshot the mileage driven, while others under reported the mileage driven. Even a variance of twenty feet per mile driven could result in a discrepancy of over five-hundred miles over the vehicle’s lifetime.

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CFOs Make Wise Financial Decisions Using Business Insights

Greg Heller on April 25, 2023

Finance teams have always been responsible for reporting on the health and performance of their businesses. Historical reporting according to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), however, doesn’t always present the…

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Managed Mobility

The Compatibility and Vulnerability Concerns of Older 4G Devices in the Enterprise

Jennifer Warren on April 18, 2023

As technology continues to evolve, the corporate world is moving towards the next generation of mobile networks – 5G. As newer technologies are introduced into the market, older devices tend…

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Mobile Workforce Vehicle Reimbursement

How Your Business Can Benefit from Motus’ Vehicle Reimbursement Program

Alexis Reed on April 13, 2023

Who is Motus? The leader in vehicle reimbursement solutions. It’s right there at the top of our website in big white letters. But what does that mean exactly? How do…

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Mileage Deduction Rules: Claiming Unreimbursed Mileage on Your Tax Return

Xochitl Arteaga on April 11, 2023

Employees, self-employed individuals and other taxpayers have used the optional IRS standard mileage rate (or Safe Harbor Rate) to compute the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business in…

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Industry Trends Mobile Workforce Vehicle Reimbursement

Driver Safety Program: Readying Your Mobile Workers for the Roads

Ben Reiland on April 6, 2023

In today’s post we’re talking distracted driving and prioritizing your driver safety program. But before we dive in, let’s start with a wild fact. Did you know you’re more likely…

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Mobile Workforce Oil Check

Oil Check: How Is Gasoline Made? A General Overview

Ben Reiland on April 4, 2023

You know gasoline. It’s that pale brown or pink fluid used to fuel vehicles with internal combustion engines. Vehicles like cars, trucks, jets and ATVs. It also fuels lawnmowers, generators,…

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Managed Mobility

Are You Attending the 2023 Channel Partners Event?

Motus on April 3, 2023

Motus, the all-in-one platform that simplifies mobile work and expense management, is excited to announce that our Managed Mobility Services (MMS) team is hitting the Las Vegas strip! The Channel…

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