Publication 15-B - Introductory Material
                           
                         
                      
                      
                   
                  
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                     Cents-per-mile rule. The standard mileage rate you can use under the cents-per-mile rule to value the personal use of a vehicle you provide to
                        an employee in 2007 is
                        48.5 cents a mile. See Cents-Per-Mile Rule in section 3.
                        
                     
                     Increase in qualified parking exclusion and commuter transportation benefit. For 2007, the monthly exclusion for qualified parking increases to $215 and the monthly exclusion for commuter highway vehicle
                        transportation and
                        transit passes increases to $110. See Qualified Transportation Benefits in section 2.
                        
                     
                   
                  
                     
                     Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005. This Act provides tax relief for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina. Under the Act, your employees may be entitled to loans
                        and tax-favored
                        withdrawals from retirement plans, recontributions of withdrawals to retirement plans, and other benefits not covered in this
                        publication. For more
                        information, see Publication 4492, Information for Taxpayers Affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma.
                        
                     
                     Photographs of missing children. The Internal Revenue Service is a proud partner with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Photographs of
                        missing children
                        selected by the Center may appear in this publication on pages that would otherwise be blank. You can help bring these children
                        home by looking at the
                        photographs and calling 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) if you recognize a child.
                        
                     
                   
                  
                     
                     This publication supplements Publication 15, (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide, and Publication 15-A, Employer's Supplemental
                        Tax Guide. It
                        contains information for employers on the employment tax treatment of fringe benefits.
                        
                     
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