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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=216048,00.html

Mileage rates are as follows:

Effective Date

Rate

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

September 1, 2005

$0.485

February 4, 2005

$0.405

January 1, 2004

$0.375

Motorcycle Rates

The mileage allowance for operating a privately owned motorcycle decreased on January 1, 2010 from 52 cents per mile to 47 cents per mile.

Updated: January 2010