Back around 2011 timeframe, some financial audit came up with a Homeland Security group in DC. Money-wise, they were OK, but the audit guys looked at the number of employees (roughly 400-500 people) and the fact that they had over 300 vehicles leased to the organization.
After 9-11 and the creation of this particular group...the management convinced themselves that they would be well-suited to authorize one leased vehicle for each employee, and they would use this vehicle during a national crisis....even if the crisis wasn’t in DC but half-way across the US. Then they convinced themselves that they could let each guy drive the car back and forth to home, and have the fuel card for refueling the car.
Tremendous amount of money for a highly abused idea. The audit guys finally convinced the head to give up the leased cars, and they just kept a dozen-odd vehicle for internal usage. No one was punished but millions were wasted over a number of years for this approved situation.
So why not have them drive their personal vehicle, submit a mileage log and reimburse them according to the Federal deduction rate.
No lease, let them carry their own insurance, and pay for their own gas, and log their mileage like the rest of us do.
Otherwise, the tax deduction for the rest of us isn't high enough.