--- title: IRS Raises Mileage Rates for 2019 description: According to the IRS, they issued the 2019 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. image: https://blog.brixeyandmeyer.com/hubfs/2017-4.png --- [![Brixey Meyer](https://blog.brixeyandmeyer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Brixey_and_Meyer_January2023/images/Brixey-white.png?width=3092&height=1080&name=Brixey-white.png "Brixey Meyer")](https://www.brixeyandmeyer.com/) - [Home](https://www.brixeyandmeyer.com/) - [Our Services](https://brixeyandmeyer.com/#headline-143-59) - [Audit & Assurance](https://www.brixeyandmeyer.com/audit-and-assurance) - [CFO Services](https://www.brixeyandmeyer.com/cfo-services) - [Cyber Risk Management](https://www.brixeyandmeyer.com/cyber-sure) - [Environmental, Social & Governance](https://www.brixeyandmeyer.com/environmental-social-governance-services-esg) - [Human Resources](https://www.brixeyandmeyer.com/human-resources) - 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[Insights](https://blog.brixeyandmeyer.com/) - [About](https://brixeyandmeyer.com/?page_id=206) - [About B&M](https://www.brixeyandmeyer.com/about-bm) - [Our Team](https://www.brixeyandmeyer.com/our-team) - [Join Our Team](https://www.brixeyandmeyer.com/join-our-team) - [Contact](https://www.brixeyandmeyer.com/contact) - [Get Started](https://www.brixeyandmeyer.com/get-started) ![](https://blog.brixeyandmeyer.com/hubfs/2017-4.png) # IRS Raises Mileage Rates for 2019 Published by [Steve Hood](https://blog.brixeyandmeyer.com/author/steve-hood) on Jan 14, 2019 2:00:36 PM ![2017-4](https://blog.brixeyandmeyer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2017-4.png?width=600&name=2017-4.png)  The Internal Revenue Service issued the 2019 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.  Beginning on January 1st of this year, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups, or panel trucks) are: - 58 cents per mile driven for business use, up 3.5 cents from the rate for 2018 - 20 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes, up 2 cents from the rate for 2018 - 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations (the charitable rate is set by statute and remains unchanged)   If you would like more information,  you can view the full IRS article [HERE](https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-issues-standard-mileage-rates-for-2019).    If you would like to speak to one of our tax specialists, please call: 1 (866) 760-0940 or send a note to [Miranda.Hawk@brixeyandmeyer.com](mailto:Miranda.Hawk@brixeyandmeyer.com) to setup a time to speak.   Tags: [Takeaways](https://blog.brixeyandmeyer.com/topic/takeaways), [brixey and meyer](https://blog.brixeyandmeyer.com/topic/brixey-and-meyer), [Tax](https://blog.brixeyandmeyer.com/topic/tax), [Tax Team](https://blog.brixeyandmeyer.com/topic/tax-team), [Tax updates](https://blog.brixeyandmeyer.com/topic/tax-updates), [New Year](https://blog.brixeyandmeyer.com/topic/new-year), [Mileage](https://blog.brixeyandmeyer.com/topic/mileage) [Back to Blog](https://blog.brixeyandmeyer.com) - 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