RN → PB · BR-101 / BR-304
Wrapping up the trip, the homebound leg from Natal, RN, back to João Pessoa, PB, layers another 199 km (124 miles) onto the odometer along BR-101 / BR-304 and tacks on roughly 2h 20m to the cumulative day. Drivers leaving Natal, the capital potiguar conhecida como "Cidade do Sol" do litoral nordestino, usually pull into João Pessoa, the capital paraibana, cidade mais oriental das Américas, with an empty calendar but an inbox of paperwork — toll receipts, fuel invoices, visit reports, and meeting minutes all need to be tagged inside the cab before they get tangled with other paper stacks at the office. Average fuel spend on the return holds near R$ 110,41 for the 18.1 liters (4.8 gallons) burned. Mileage reimbursement for the homeward stretch totals R$ 218,90 at the R$ 1,10/km benchmark. Use the Clara generator to emit a single PDF combining the outbound and return legs with a QR validation code: corporate finance processes the batch within two business days. For the US professional driving the 199 km (124 mi) between Natal and João Pessoa, reimbursement of R$ 218,90 stays non-taxable to the employee when the employer follows an accountable plan under Treas. Reg. §1.62-2 and reimburses at or below the IRS standard mileage rate. US employers generally reimburse at the IRS standard mileage rate so the payment stays non-taxable to the employee under Pub. 463. Keep the IRS-compliant expense report (Form 1040 Schedule C, line 9) alongside the fuel receipt from any EIA-tracked retail station network pump used along the leg; Internal Revenue Service (IRS) examiners pull contemporaneous mileage logs first when auditing Schedule C unreimbursed business expenses, and the Natal→João Pessoa corridor must show date, business purpose, and odometer readings.