My wife works for a company who when she was hired agreed to pay her mileage reimbursement for using her personal car on the job- that is standard practice at this employer. It is a publicly traded nationwide corporation she works for. Problem is they only pay her like 40 cents a mile (the irs standard is like 58 cents) and they also only pay the way the crow flies- NOT actual mileage. This adds up to a ton of money down the drain at the end of the year. I think they're cheating her, but she loves the job and they have told her that's just their policy and to accept it. Our accountant told us that due to the standard deduction being greater than whatever she is missing out on through mileage reimbursements, it is in our favor to just take the standard deduction. Anyone have advice on this? The roads she goes down are rural going to residential addresses so it's way harder on her car than if she was just driving down the interstate.