Standard Mileage Rates for 2019
The Internal Revenue Service announced on December 14, 2018, the standard mileage rates to be used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving purposes in 2019.
Beginning on January 1, 2019, the standard mileage rates for the use of a vehicle will be:
- 58 cents per mile for business use
- 20 cents per mile for medical or moving purposes
- 14 cents per mile for charitable purposes
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated the miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed employee travel expenses. In addition, taxpayers cannot claim a deduction for moving expenses, except for members of the Armed Forces on active duty moving under orders to a permanent change of station. For more details see
Notice 2019-02
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