Important Dates
- December 29, 2022: IRS announced the standard mileage rates for use in 2023.
- January 1, 2023: New standard mileage rates go into effect.
The IRS announced the 2023 optional standard mileage rates on December 29, 2022, which are used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, medical, charitable or moving purposes.
The 2023 standard mileage rates for the use of a car (as well as vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:
- 65.5 cents per mile driven for business use, a three cent increase from the midyear rate for the second half of 2022;
- 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations. The rate is set by statute and remains unchanged from 2022; and
- 22 cents per mile driven for medical purposes or for moving purposes for qualified active duty members of the Armed Forces, unchanged from the midyear rate for the second half of 2022.
Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, taxpayers cannot claim a miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed employee travel expenses. Taxpayers also cannot claim a deduction for moving expenses, unless they are members of the Armed Forces on active duty moving under orders to a permanent change of station.
Taxpayers always have the option of calculating the actual costs of using their vehicle rather than using the standard mileage rates.
Taxpayers can use the standard mileage rate but must opt to use it in the first year the car is available for business use. Then, in later years, they can choose either the standard mileage rate or actual expenses. Leased vehicles must use the standard mileage rate method for the entire lease period (including renewals) if the standard mileage rate is chosen.
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