On Thursday, December 29th, the Internal Revenue Service issued the 2023 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.                               

Beginning on Jan. 1, 2023, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 

• 65.5 cents per mile driven for business use
• 22 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes for qualified active-duty members of the Armed Forces
• 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations; the rate is set by statute and remains unchanged from 2022. 

These rates apply to electric and hybrid-electric automobiles, as well as gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles. 

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