IRS Increases Mileage Rate to 55.5 Cents per Mile

The IRS today announced the increase of the standard mileage rates for the last six months of 2011 due to the increase in gasoline prices - action similar to 2008, the last time gasoline reached $4 per gallon.

The standard mileage rates are the following:

	Business	Medical/Moving	Charitable
July 1, 2011 - Dec. 31, 2011	55.5	23.5	14
Jan. 1, 2011 - June 30, 2011	51	19	14
2010	50	16.5	14
2009	55	24	14
July 1, 2008 - Dec. 31, 2008	58.5	27	14
Jan. 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008	50.5	19	14

Where's My Refund?

Taxpayers can check the status of their tax refund 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, worldwide, with a web browser and a few pieces of information.

• Navigate to IRS.gov and click the Where My Refund button,
• Next enter the social security number of the primary taxpayer. This information can be pulled from the upper right corner of Form 1040.
• Select the filing status from Boxes 1 through 5
• Finally, enter the exact amount of your refund from line 74a of Form 1040.

Generally, if the taxpayer e-filed, the refund information will available 72 hours after the acknowledgment saying the IRS received the tax return – allow three to four weeks if filing a paper tax return.