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Mileage rates in the US
The business rate is 76 cents a mile from 1 July 2026. Miles driven between 1 January and 30 June 2026 are at 72.5 cents.
What applies now
| Band | Rate |
|---|---|
| Every mile | 76 cents |
How a claim is worked out
Take 8,000 miles of business travel in the US. The bands apply in order, so each one is charged at its own rate rather than the whole distance at the top rate.
| Band | Distance | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every mile | 8,000 | 76 cents | $6,080.00 |
| Total | $6,080.00 | ||
What it used to be
Rates in the US, newest first. Use the row that covers the date you drove, not the one in force today: an amended return is worked out at the rate that applied at the time.
| Period | Applies | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026, from 1 July Now | Since 1 Jul 2026 | 76 cents |
| 2026, to 30 June | 1 Jan 2026 to 30 Jun 2026 | 72.5 cents |
| 2025 | 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 | 70 cents |
| 2024 | 1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2024 | 67 cents |
| 2023 | 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2023 | 65.5 cents |
| 2022, from 1 July | 1 Jul 2022 to 31 Dec 2022 | 62.5 cents |
| 2022, to 30 June | 1 Jan 2022 to 30 Jun 2022 | 58.5 cents |
| 2021 | 1 Jan 2021 to 31 Dec 2021 | 56 cents |
- 2026, to 30 June The IRS split the year in two, as it last did in 2022.
Quick answers
What is the mileage rate in the US?
76 cents per business mile, with no threshold. Published by: the IRS. The business rate is 76 cents a mile from 1 July 2026. Miles driven between 1 January and 30 June 2026 are at 72.5 cents. Checked against the source on 27 September 2026.
When did the rate in the US last change?
The current figures apply from 1 Jul 2026. Before that: 72.5 cents per business mile (1 Jan 2026 to 30 Jun 2026).
What does 8,000 miles of business travel come to in the US?
$6,080.00 at the rates above. It is an estimate, and not tax advice.
Who publishes the rate for the US?
The IRS. IRS standard mileage rates; Publication 463: Travel, Gift, and Car Expenses; Topic no. 510, Business use of car.
Where these figures come from
- IRS standard mileage ratesThe business, medical and charitable rates, and the dates each applies from.
- Publication 463: Travel, Gift, and Car ExpensesWhat counts as business use, and the rules on commuting.
- Topic no. 510, Business use of carStandard mileage rate against actual expenses, and the records to keep.
Rates move. If yours has and this page has not, the other countries are here.
Other countries
- United Kingdom55p per business mile, banded to 25p past 10,000
- IrelandThe civil service motor travel rates, by engine size and distance
- Canada73 cents per business kilometre, then 67 cents past 5,000
- Australia91 cents per business kilometre, capped at 5,000
- New Zealand$1.20 per business kilometre, then 37 cents past 14,000
- Deutschland30 cents per business kilometre, from the first one
- Österreich50 cents per business kilometre, capped at 30,000 km
- België0.4452 euro per business kilometre for 1 October to 31 December 2026, reindexed quarterly
- España26 cents per business kilometre, tax free
- Nederland25 cents per business kilometre, untaxed
- FranceThe barème kilométrique, by fiscal horsepower and distance
- 日本Whatever rate your employer sets, as there is no national one