The Internal Revenue Service recently announced that the standard mileage rate for business use of automobiles increased by 2.5 cents for 2026.

The rates are used to calculate the deductible costs of operating vehicles for business, charitable and medical purposes.

Effective, Jan. 1, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car, van, pickup or panel truck became:

• 72.5 cents per mile driven for business use, up 2.5 cents from 2025.

• 20.5 cents per mile for medical purposes, down a half-cent.

• 20.5 cents per mile for moving purposes for certain active-duty members of the military and certain members of the intelligence community, down a half-cent.

• 14 cents per mile in service of charitable organizations, equal to the 2025 rate.