Mileage Reimbursement Rate
Change in Methodology
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Effective January 1, 2009, the University of Missouri moved to the State of Missouri's practice of reimbursement for business transportation expenses at a mileage rate that is three cents less than the IRS standard mileage rate. The IRS rate is based on an annual study of the fixed and variable costs of operating an automobile. While fuel prices are a significant factor in the IRS mileage rate, fuel costs may fluctuate widely across the country with typically higher fuel costs on the east and west coasts as compared to the Midwest. The IRS mileage rate represents an average rate to be used nationwide, while the rate used by the State of Missouri is more in line with lower fuel costs in the Midwest region of the country.
The IRS recently announced that the optional standard mileage rate for operating an automobile for business purposes will be 55 cents per mile for mileage incurred beginning January 1, 2009. In accordance with the University's change to reimbursement at a mileage rate three cents less than the IRS rate, the University's maximum mileage reimbursement rate for business miles driven will change to 52 cents per mile effective January 1, 2009.
In addition, the IRS announced a new rate for moving expenses of 24 cents per mile effective January 1, 2009. The University will reimburse at a maximum rate of 21 cents per mile driven for moving purposes, three cents less than the IRS rate of 24 cents per mile.