when is an employer required to pay mileage
Mileage Allowance: What you need to know. Mileage reimbursement. The standard mileage reimbursement rate, effective January 1, 2017, is 53.5 cents per mile for all business miles driven. The standard mileage reimbursement rate is 17 cents per mile for medical or moving purposes and 14 cents per mile for service of charitable organizations. Employers that use the IRS rate or a lower rate may deduct the reimbursement as a business expense, and the payment need not be included in the employee's income.