IRS Standard Mileage Rate

The Standard Mileage Rate is the maximum per-mile rate allowed by the IRS for calculating mileage for operating a car/truck for business purposes.

Important: Use the standard mileage rate for the year of the tax return, not the year you are working on the return. For example, use the 2012 rate for 2012 tax returns, even though you are working on the return in 2013.

2013 Business Mileage Rates

• 56.5 cents per mile for business miles
  
• 24 cents per mile for medical or moving purposes
  
• 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations

2012 Business Mileage Rates

• 55.5 cents per mile for business miles driven
  
• 23 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes
  
• 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations

2011 Business Mileage Rates

• The IRS-allowed standard mileage rate for January 1 through June 30, 2011 is
  
  • 51 cents per mile for business miles driven
    
  • 19 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes
    
  • 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations