Standard Mileage Rate Down Slightly for 2020, IRS Says

December 31, 2019, 5:46 PM UTC

The standard mileage rate for transportation and travel expenses involving the business use of an automobile in 2020 is to decline to 57.5 cents a mile from 58 cents a mile in 2019, the Internal Revenue Service said Dec. 31.

The rate and other guidance were published in Notice 2020-05, the agency said in a news release.

The standard mileage rate for medical or moving purposes fell to 17 cents a mile from 20 cents. The rate for charitable purposes, which is set by statute, remains 14 cents a mile.

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