Originally Posted by
Duncan74
Not sure if this is the right part of the forum (sorry mods if I got it wrong).
I use the bike for a lot of work trips. So far I've been just wearing the cost of the fuel myself. However, after the $1k on new tyres having run up 10,000km in the last 5 months, then I'm leaning towards claiming something back. IRD has rates for cars, but states that it isn't for motorbikes and the employer needs to calculate reasonable costs. Which leads me to ask if anyone else has done this, and if so how they did.
I just claim the same rate as a car. Nowhere in the form is the question asked as to type of vehicle. My employer is well aware I use the bike too.
On the flip side I don't always claim for short trips.
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