One or the other of us is very confused.
There is no "tax refund for mileage" (at least in the US; I can't imagine there would be anywhere else, either).
You can, if you itemize deductions on your taxes, include a mileage deduction for miles driven for business purposes (you can only count mileage in excess of that you normally drive to get to work each day, so if your office is 20 miles away, and you drove to a client's office 30 miles from your house instead, you'd only get to deduct the extra 20 miles - ten each way - you drove to get to and from the client's office instead of your own). Also, if your company has already reimbursed you for the mileage, you don't get to "double dip" and take the deduction as well (though you also don't have to count the reimbursement as income, as long as it wasn't in excess of the IRS-specified amount per mile).
Since it's not actually a refund (though it can impact your refund amount), nobody "reimburses" it... it's effectively included along with all other credits towards taxes paid.
No. Federal tax refunds are not taxable. In some cases, state tax refunds are taxable.
Exempt them from tax? Federal refunds were paid with after tax $ and aren't taxable..but they are reported. State ones are, as you got a deduction for them when paid. There is no option to exempt them.
There are plenty of aids to assist you in calculating your tax refunds. This one should suit you perfectly: http://www.1040.com/tax-tools/tax-estimator/
that depends on how they pay their tax.
TurboTax uses Bank of America for the deposit of tax refunds. Your tax refund is deposited in a Bank of America account and then transferred to your personal account.
No. Federal tax refunds are not taxable. In some cases, state tax refunds are taxable.
One can find online info on tax refunds on websites such as Turbo Tax, Canada Online, Kiwi Refunds, Tax Payer Service Center and many others as well. It can be easily found on government websites.
Exempt them from tax? Federal refunds were paid with after tax $ and aren't taxable..but they are reported. State ones are, as you got a deduction for them when paid. There is no option to exempt them.
There are plenty of aids to assist you in calculating your tax refunds. This one should suit you perfectly: http://www.1040.com/tax-tools/tax-estimator/
You can find information on state tax refunds at turbotax, or tax act websites. You can also go to the IRS website as well.
that depends on how they pay their tax.
No.
TurboTax uses Bank of America for the deposit of tax refunds. Your tax refund is deposited in a Bank of America account and then transferred to your personal account.
Governments
Most definitely.
$0.54 per mile as of 2009 see this table here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Mileage_Reimbursement_Rate
If they paid taxes, they can file a tax return and, provided they are eligible, receive a tax refund.