Tax Planning Guide: Mileage Deductions

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E. 1996 Standard Deductions for Miles Driven

Type of Mileage	Deduction Rate Per Mile
*Business Standard Mileage Rate --* optional rate for employees or self-employed individuals in computing deductible costs of operating passenger automobiles (including vans, pickups, or panel trucks) owned by them for business purposes.	30 cents
*Charitable Standard Mileage Rate --* rate for computing the charitable deduction for use of a passenger automobile in connection with rendering free services to a charitable organization.	12 cents
*Medical Standard Mileage Rate --* for computing the deduc-tion for use of a passenger automobile to obtain medical care. Deduction is subject to 7.5% of income limitation.	9 cents
*Moving Standard Mileage Rate --* for computing the deduc-tion for use of a passenger automobile as part of a move to a new principal place of work for which expenses are otherwise deductible.	9 cents