Do you plan to use your own vehicle in 2010 to attend a work-related technology conference or other government-related meetings or events? The General Services Administration announced on Monday that it is lowering by 5 cents the 2010 mileage reimbursement rate for federal employees using their personal vehicles for government business.
The new rate, which took affect on Jan. 1, is down from 55 cents per mile to 50 cents per mile. The rate, which is used to calculate the deductible costs of operating a vehicle for business purposes, will most likely continue through the end of the year, as it's unusual for GSA to make midyear rate adjustments.
The change follows a December announcement from the Internal Revenue Service saying the rate would decrease to 50 cents per mile on Jan. 1.
GSA also announced that the reimbursement rate for privately-owned motorcycles used for government business will be 47 cents per mile in 2010, down from 52 cents per mile in 2009. Rates for privately-owned airplanes will increase, however, from $1.24 per mile to $1.29 per mile in 2010.
Brittany Ballenstedt
Brittany Ballenstedt writes Nextgov's Wired Workplace blog, which delves into the issues facing employees who work in the federal information technology sector. Before joining Nextgov, Brittany covered federal pay and benefits issues as a staff correspondent for Government Executive and served as an associate editor for National Journal's Technology Daily. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Mansfield University and originally hails from Pennsylvania. She currently lives near Travis Air Force Base, Calif., where her husband is stationed.
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