What changed

Effective July 1, 2026:

• Business use: 76 cents per mile, up from 72.5 cents.

• Medical and moving: 23.5 cents per mile, up from 20.5 cents.

• Charitable: 14 cents per mile, unchanged (fixed by statute).

The date that matters

The rate is set by when the mileage was incurred, not when you invoice or reimburse.

• Miles driven before July 1, 2026 use the first-half rates.

• Miles driven on or after July 1, 2026 use the new rates.

A single 2026 project can legitimately contain both rates. Separate them by trip date.

What ForestTrack users should do

1. Update your vehicle rates in the Cost Catalog to 76 cents where you bill or track against the federal business rate. The field takes two decimals, so 0.76 enters cleanly.

2. Rate edits apply going forward, not retroactively. Updating a Cost Catalog rate does not restate mileage already logged. The rate applied is the one in effect when an entry is logged, so review any trips logged late or near the July 1 boundary to confirm each carries the correct rate for its trip date.

3. Review any mileage entries from July 1 through when you update the Cost Catalog.

4. Update any reimbursement templates that cite a fixed cents-per-mile figure so second-half travel is not reimbursed at the stale rate.