Standard IRS mileage rate for 2012
IR 2011-116; Notice 2012-1, 2012-1 IRB
IRS has announced that the optional mileage allowance for owned or leased autos (including vans, pickups or panel trucks) will remain at 55.5¢ per mile for business travel after 2011—that is, unchanged from the July 1, 2011 mid-year adjustment. This rate can also be used by employers to reimburse tax-free under an accountable plan for employees who supply their own autos for business use, and to value personal use of certain low-cost employer-provided vehicles. The rate for using a car to get medical care or in connection with a move that qualifies for the moving expense will decrease by .5¢ from the July 1, 2011 mid-year adjustment to 23¢ per mile.
A separate rate applies for using a car to get medical care or in connection with a move that qualifies for the moving expense deduction. (Rev Proc 2010-51) The mileage rate for driving an auto for charitable use (14¢ per mile) is a statutory rate that’s not adjusted for inflation. (Code Sec. 170(i))
Notice 2012-1 provides that the standard mileage rate for transportation or travel expenses is 55.5¢ per mile for all miles of business use (business standard mileage rate). The standard mileage rate is 23¢ per mile for use of an auto (1) for medical care described in Code Sec. 213; or (2) as part of a move for which the expenses are deductible under Code Sec. 217. The standard mileage rate is 14¢ per mile for use of an auto in rendering gratuitous services to a charitable organization under Code Sec. 170. (Notice 2012-1,
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