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- The 2026 IRS business mileage rate is 76 cents per mile, effective July 1 through December 31, 2026, up from 72.5 cents per mile for January 1 through June 30, 2026.
- Which rate applies depends on the date the mileage was driven, not the date the expense was reported or reimbursed.
- The 2026 medical and moving mileage rate is 23.5 cents per mile for July through December, up from 20.5 cents per mile for January through June.
- The 2026 charitable mileage rate remains 14 cents per mile for the full year, since Congress sets this rate by statute rather than the IRS adjusting it annually.
- The IRS has changed the mileage rate mid-year only a handful of times, most recently in 2011, 2022, and 2026, always in response to fuel and vehicle cost spikes.
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