Which mileage rate does OdoTax use?

The IRS standard rate

OdoTax uses the IRS standard mileage rates, the per-mile figures the IRS publishes for each year. For 2026 the business rate is 72.5¢ a mile for drives through June 30 and 76¢ a mile from July 1. The medical rate, which is also the rate for a move on orders, is 20.5¢ through June 30 and 23.5¢ from July 1; the charity rate is 14¢. Earlier years are on the IRS mileage rates page.

Which rate a drive gets

The drive’s category picks the rate, and its date picks the period. A Business drive is priced at the business rate, and a Medical, Charity or Moving drive at the IRS rate for that kind; the miles of a Personal or Commute drive count for nothing. The rate is the one in force on the day the drive was made, so in a year with two rates each drive takes the rate of its own day: see What if the rate changed mid-year?. A report’s trip log lists each drive with its rate.

Where to see it

1. In OdoTax, open Settings
2. Under Vehicles & rates, tap IRS standard rate

The row itself shows today’s business rate. The Rates screen it opens lists the rates for your reporting year by kind of drive; a year in which the IRS changed them shows each part of the year with its own rates.

Where to see it

Sign in at my.odo.tax and open Settings → Tax. Business rate shows the rate in use: the IRS standard rate for each part of your reporting year, or a rate of your own.

Changing the rate

Only the business rate can be changed; medical, charity and moving drives use the IRS rates. In the app, open Settings → IRS standard rate (it reads Your rate once you have one of your own) and tap Your business rate at the foot of the page; in the web account it is Settings → Tax → Business rate. Enter dollars a mile, such as 0.725: it replaces the IRS rate on every business drive, whatever its date. To go back to the IRS rate, tap Use the IRS rate or leave the field blank. For one report only, such as a reimbursement claim to an employer who pays a set rate, enter Rate per mile under PDF details when you make the report: that report counts business miles at it. Left blank, the report uses the account’s rate.

Changing the rate

Only the business rate can be changed; medical, charity and moving drives use the IRS rates. Settings → Tax → Business rate sets a business rate of your own. It replaces the IRS rate on every business drive, whatever its date; leave the field blank to go back to the IRS rate. For one report only, such as a reimbursement claim to an employer who pays a set rate, enter Rate per mile under PDF details when you make the report: that report counts business miles at it. Left blank, the report uses the account’s rate.