2022 Standard Mileage Rates
 
The Internal Revenue Service has issued its 2022 optional standard mileage rates. Effective January 1st, 2022, the IRS standard rate will be 58.5 cents per mile driven for ministry or business purposes. Use of this rate is optional, though it is widely seen by churches as a simple way to determine a standard rate for calculating mileage reimbursement for employees who use their personal vehicle for ministry or business purposes. If your organization uses the IRS rate to calculate mileage reimbursement, be sure to update your systems to account for this change.

Clergy always have the option of claiming deductions based on the actual costs of using a vehicle rather than the standard mileage rates.

When a church owns the vehicle driven by a staff member and uses the vehicle for personal use, the value must be added to their W2 income.  Personal use is any use that is not ministry-related.  Commuting is considered personal use. The individual is required to log their mileage and provide the church with a statement showing the ministry/business miles driven and the total miles driven. 

Record-Keeping Requirements

It is important to keep accurate mileage records for claiming a mileage deduction. The records to keep are:

Total miles for the year
Mileage for each deductible use
Times and dates
Place/address
Ministry/Business purpose
Charitable purpose
Educational purpose
Medical purpose
Moving purpose (military only)

2022 Standard Mileage Rates

2022 Standard Mileage Rates

Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- Dec 31

Ministry
58.5cents
Business
58.5 cents
Moving* (Active-duty members only)
Not Available in 2021
Medical
18 cents
Charitable
14 cents
* qualified active-duty members – Armed Forces,

2021 Standard Mileage Rates

2021 Standard Mileage Rates

Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- Dec 31

Ministry
56 cents
Business
56 cents
Moving*
Not Available in 2021
Medical
16 cents
Charitable
14 cents

2020 Standard Mileage Rates

2020 Standard Mileage Rates

Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- Dec 31

Ministry
57.5 cents
Business
57.5 cents
Moving*
Not Available in 2020
Medical
17 cents
Charitable
14 cents

2019 Standard Mileage Rates

2019 Standard Mileage Rates

Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- Dec 31

 

 

Ministry
58 cents
Business
58 cents
Moving*
Not Available in 2019
Medical
20 cents
Charitable
14 cents
Education Expense (Job related only)
58 cents
Job Searching (same occupation)
58 cents

2018 Standard Mileage Rates

2018 Standard Mileage Rates
Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- Dec 31
   
Ministry
54.5 cents
Business
54.5 cents
Moving
18 cents
Medical
18 cents
Charitable
14 cents
Education Expense (Job related only)
54.5 cents
Job Searching (same occupation)
54.5 cents

2017 Standard Mileage Rates

2017 Standard Mileage Rates
Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- Dec 31
   
Ministry
53.5 cents
Business
53.5 cents
Moving
17 cents
Medical
17 cents
Charitable
14 cents
Education Expense (Job related only)
53.5 cents
Job Searching (same occupation)
53.5 cents

2016 Standard Mileage Rates

2016 Standard Mileage Rates
Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- Dec 31
   
Ministry
54 cents
Business
54 cents
Moving
19 cents
Medical
19 cents
Charitable
14 cents
Education Expense (Job related only)
54 cents
Job Searching (same occupation)
54 cents

2015 Standard Mileage Rates

2015 Standard Mileage Rates

Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- Dec 31

 

 

Ministry

57.5 cents

Business

57.5 cents

Moving

23 cents

Medical

23 cents

Charitable

14 cents

Education Expense (Job related only)

57.5 cents

Job Seaching (same occupation)

57.5 cents

2014 Standard Mileage Rates

2014 Standard Mileage Rates
Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- Dec 31
   
Ministry
56 cents
Business
56 cents
Moving
23.5 cents
Medical
23.5 cents
Charitable
14 cents
Education Expense (Job related only)
56 cents
Job Seaching (same occupation)
56 cents
Motorcycle
53 cents
Bicycle
20.00 per month

 2013 Standard Mileage Rates

2013 Standard Mileage Rates
Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- Dec 31
   
Ministry
56.5 cents
Business
56.5 cents
Moving
24 cents
Medical
24 cents
Charitable
14 cents
Education Expense (Job related only)
56.5 cents
Job Seaching (same occupation)
56.5 cents

2012 Standard Mileage Rates

2012 Standard Mileage Rates
Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- Dec 31
   
Ministry
55.5 cents
Business
55.5 cents
Moving
23 cents
Medical
23 cents
Charitable
14 cents
Education Expense (Job related only)
55.5 cents
Job Seaching (same occupation)
55.5 cents
Motorcycle
48 cents

 2011 Standard Mileage Rates

2011 Standard Mileage Rates
Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- June 30
Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- June 30
     
Ministry
51 cents
55.5 cents
Business
51 cents
55.5 cents
Moving
19 cents
23.5 cents
Medical
19 cents
23.5 cents
Charitable
14 cents
14 cents
Education Expense (Job related only)
51 cents
55.5 cents
Job Seaching (same occupation)
51 cents
55.5 cents
Motorcycle
48 cents
48 cents

 2010 Standard Mileage Rates

2010 Standard Mileage Rates
Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- Dec 31
   
Ministry
50 cents
Business
50 cents
Moving
16.5 cents
Medical
16.5 cents
Charitable
14 cents
Education Expense (Job related only)
50 cents
Job Seaching (same occupation)
50 cents

Ministry Standard Mileage Rate History

Mileage Rate History

Mileage Rate
Jan. 1- Dec 31

 

 

 

 

2017

53.5

2016

54

2015

57.5

2014

56 cents

 

2013

56.5 cents

 

2012

55.5 cents

 

2011

51 cents

effective 1/1/11

2011

55.5 cents

effective 7/1/11

2010

50 cents

 

2009

55 cents

 

2008

50.5 cents

effective 1/1/08

2008

58.5 cents

effective 7/1/08

2007

48.5 cents

 

2006

44.5 cents

effective 1/1/05

2005

48.5 cents

effective 9/1/05

2005

40.5 cents

 

2004

37.5 cents

 

2003

36.0 cents

 

2002

36.5 cents

 

2001

34.5 cents

 

2000

32.5 cents