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This notice provides the optional 2019 standard mileage rates for taxpayers to use in computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving expense purposes.
- Standard Mileage Rates
Find standard mileage rates to calculate the deduction for...
- Standard Mileage Rates
Find standard mileage rates to calculate the deduction for using your car for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.
The IRS today issued an advance version of Notice 2019-02 providing the standard mileage rates for taxpayers to use in computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes in 2019.
The standard mileage rates set by the IRS for 2019 were significantly increased from the previous year: 58 cents per mile for business purposes (up 3.5 cents from 2018). 20 cents per mile for medical and moving purposes (up 2 cents from 2018).
The standard mileage rate for transportation or travel expenses is 57.5 cents per mile for all miles of business use (business standard mileage rate). See section 4 of Rev. Proc. 2019-46. However, § 11045 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Public Law 115-97, 131. Stat. 2054 (December 22, 2017) (the “TCJA”) suspends all miscellaneous
Thus, beginning on Jan. 1, 2019, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (or a van, pickup or panel truck) are: 58 cents per mile for business miles driven (including a 26-cent-per-mile allocation for depreciation). This is up from 54.5 cents in 2018; 20 cents per mile driven for medical or moving* purposes.
Standard mileage rates are values the IRS sets for calculating reimbursable or deductible costs for driving a personal car for work-related reasons. There are three categories of travel that are eligible for mileage reimbursement: Self-employed and business. Charities.
