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Mileage Rates


New York State reimburses employees for business use of privately owned automobiles based on the standard mileage allowance established by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). By adhering to this allowance, reimbursements for mileage are not taxable to the employee.

The IRS website for mileage information is:
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=250882,00.html

Mileage rates are as follows:

 

Effective Date

Rate

January 1, 2012

$0.555

July 1, 2011

$0.555

January 1, 2011

$0.510

January 1, 2010

$0.500

January 1, 2009

$0.550

July 1, 2008

$0.585

January 1, 2008

$0.505

January 1, 2007

$0.485

January 1, 2006

$0.445

Motorcycle Rates

The mileage allowance for operating a privately owned motorcycle increased on January 1, 2011 from 47 cents per mile to 48 cents per mile. Please note that as of December 2011, the 2012 motorcycle mileage reimbursement rate has not been announced.


Updated: December 2011