Another great advantage to itemizing your tax return is the deductions you can receive from claiming your vehicle mileage. There are many reasons that your mileage may be tax deductible.
IRS Mileage Rate Tax Deduction 2010, 2011
IRS Mileage Rate
The standard mileage rate changes every year because gas prices change and the economy shifts and also changes every year. To keep up with all of the changes and to keep vehicle mileage rates fair, the IRS actually conducts studies by a third party to determine the new IRS mileage rate for each year.
You can choose to take these optional standard rates if you are an employee, self-employed, and all other taxpayers if you have vehicle operating costs that fall into tax deductible categories.
What is Deductible?
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Miles Driven for Business
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Medical Travel Mileage
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Moving Travel Mileage
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Servicing for Charitable Organization Mileage
How Much Can I Deduct
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50 Cents Per Mile For Business
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14 Cents Per Mile For Charitable
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16.5 Cents Per Mile For Medical
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16.5 Cents Per Mile For Moving
The rate for business travel has recently decreased. It was previously at 55 cents per mile for 2009. Due to the current state of the economy we can expect to see this amount for the IRS mileage rate deduction to change from year to year. The mileage deduction rate for business purposes is 50 cents per mile.
The rate for moving or medical purposes is 16.5 cents per mile. The deduction for charitable travel will remain the same staying at 14 cents per mile. The standard mileage rate for business, moving, and medical comes from an annual study that is done to determine the costs of operating a vehicle. The IRS will usually hire an outside company to complete this study.
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