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IRS Mileage Reimbursement has increased effective 1/1/2026 to $0.725/mile

by | Jan 13, 2026

2026 Mileage Rates!

The Internal Revenue Service has advised that the mileage reimbursement for business expenses has increased effective January 1, 2026 to $0.725/mile.

Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Vermont have historically followed and adopted the IRS standard, and therefore mileage reimbursement for workers’ compensation claim-related expenses in those four states will increase to this same amount of $0.725/mile as of January 1, 2026.

Massachusetts historically has neither followed nor adopted the IRS standard, and there has been no announcement yet this year regarding any potential or actual mileage reimbursement increase. Therefore, the reimbursement remains at $0.585/mile in Massachusetts as of January 1, 2026.