Gas Mileage Reimbursement Rate

The rate of gas mileage reimbursement was increased to 58.5 cents per mile for the last six months of 2008, as announced by the Internal Revenue Service. The increase, says the IRS, sought to mitigate the impact of gas prices rising income of American taxpayers and vehicle owners and drivers. The new optional rate will replace the rate from 50.5 years in use before the announcement.

The new Mileage reimbursement rate applies to gas vehicles. For vehicles used for medical and moving rate will increase to 27 cents per mile from 19 cents. However, motor vehicles used by charitable organizations remains at 14 cents in charges for these vehicles are established by law and not by the federal agency.

Drivers of motor vehicles and owners should never be lax in compliance with the tabs of the mileage of their vehicles. Good record keeping will ensure they will be able to obtain credit because of them. The exchange rate of mileage is a big advantage for taxpayers, but businesses and individuals can increase their tax credit further, making their vehicles more efficiency of fuel.

One option is in possession of a vehicle, hydrogen fuel cells. These vehicles are the types most interesting when it comes to earning tax credits. They run on hydrogen and oxygen from the atmosphere. Taxpayers who own such cars can save on fuel, thereby contributing to minimize air pollution and get more kilometres of gas IRS tax refund.

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