The IRS has increased the optional standard mileage rate used to calculate the deductible costs of operating a vehicle for business to 70 cents per mile driven in 2025, up 3 cents from 2024.
Notice 2025-5, released Thursday, Dec. 19, sets the 2025 standard mileage rates at 21 cents per mile driven for medical purposes and 21 cents per mile for moving purposes for qualified active-duty military, unchanged from 2024.
The rate per mile driven in service of charitable organizations is set by statute and will remain at 14 cents per mile. Read more.