Using Your Own Vehicle for your Job: Compensation for Mileage?

Question

My job this summer is to work with a young man with special needs. It is going well, but the school seems reticent to let me use their vehicle to do it. It could be 30 miles a day or more, some days quite a lot more. I see the cost of this as more than gasoline; there is wear on the vehicle, and mine is not new.

What is a ballpark figure for reimbursement for mileage in a situation like this?

Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

Right now until the first of the year the IRS will reimburse the company that you work up to 48.5 cents a mile, anything above and beyond that the business has to eat.

Answer 2

my old job reimbursed .25 cents per mile. but i think thats too low.

Answer 3

it depends on company policy.  i would ask them.  it may be part of the job (if you're getting paid a lot) to use your own equipment. when you applied, did they ask you if you had a car?  if so, i would imagine it's your responsibility.  you never know though.  but i do know, at least in most situations, you get some back in taxes if you use your own vehicle and your own gas for your employment.

good luck - try talking with whoever your manager or boss is about the situation.

Answer 4

Definitely ask.  Our company's policy is 51 cents per mile.

Answer 5

My company offers 48.5 cents per mile.  A few months ago it was enough to provide a little extra for wear and tear, but who knows now with the insane gas prices.