Actual cost for Charity miles in 2022 was ~ $0.21. I drove '000's of charity miles. Where in tURBO tAX DO i SUBSTITUE MY SUMMARY COST FOR gAS AND oIL(fLUIDS) with $0.14 IRS Default?
You cannot change from the standard mileage rate for Charity. The rate is set by statute, and thus the reason it doesn't change when the IRS updates mileage rates. It requires an act of Congress (literally) to change the $0.14 rate for the mileage deduction for charity.
Confusion:
Source: https://edwardwlong.com/irs-announces-charity-volunteer-mileage-rate-for-2022 Taxpayers always have the option of calculating the actual costs of using their vehicle rather than using the standard mileage rates. WRONG
https://edwardwlong.com/volunteers-and-taxes/
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-10-51.pdf
provides rules for using optional standard mileage rates in computing the deductible
costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving expense
purposes.
Definition: (2) Deductible costs of operating automobiles for charitable, medical, or moving
expense purposes.
Charitable standard mileage rate. A taxpayer may use the charitable standard
mileage rate (published in an annual notice) to compute the charitable contribution
deduction for use of an automobile in rendering gratuitous services to a charitable
organization under § 170.
(1) The standard mileage rates for the use of an automobile for business,
charitable, medical, and moving expense purposes are now published in a separate
annual notice.
Charitable or medical and moving standard mileage rate in lieu of variable
expenses. A deduction computed using the applicable standard mileage rate for
charitable, medical, or moving expense miles is in lieu of a deduction for variable
expenses (including gasoline and oil) of the automobile allocable to those purposes.
You cannot change from the standard mileage rate for Charity. The rate is set by statute, and thus the reason it doesn't change when the IRS updates mileage rates. It requires an act of Congress (literally) to change the $0.14 rate for the mileage deduction for charity.
Confusion:
Source: https://edwardwlong.com/irs-announces-charity-volunteer-mileage-rate-for-2022 Taxpayers always have the option of calculating the actual costs of using their vehicle rather than using the standard mileage rates. WRONG
https://edwardwlong.com/volunteers-and-taxes/
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-10-51.pdf
provides rules for using optional standard mileage rates in computing the deductible
costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving expense
purposes.
Definition: (2) Deductible costs of operating automobiles for charitable, medical, or moving
expense purposes.
Charitable standard mileage rate. A taxpayer may use the charitable standard
mileage rate (published in an annual notice) to compute the charitable contribution
deduction for use of an automobile in rendering gratuitous services to a charitable
organization under § 170.
(1) The standard mileage rates for the use of an automobile for business,
charitable, medical, and moving expense purposes are now published in a separate
annual notice.
Charitable or medical and moving standard mileage rate in lieu of variable
expenses. A deduction computed using the applicable standard mileage rate for
charitable, medical, or moving expense miles is in lieu of a deduction for variable
expenses (including gasoline and oil) of the automobile allocable to those purposes.