Good Afternoon:

The IRS recently announced the standard mileage rates to be used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business and charitable purposes in 2016. Longstanding ARRL policy states that we use the business rate determined by the IRS as the rate for reimbursement of mileage incurred by staff and volunteers in service to the organization.

Accordingly, the rate for reimbursement for mileage incurred in 2017 will be $0.535 per mile. This is a reduction of one-half cent from the 2016 rate.

For those interested, the mileage rate used for calculating deductions for charitable purposes is unchanged at $0.14 per mile.

Attached is the expense reimbursement form to be used for all expenses incurred beginning on January 1, 2017 which reflects the new rate.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

73,

Barry J. Shelley, N1VXY

Chief Financial Officer

ARRL, Inc—The National Association for Amateur Radio™

225 Main St.

Newington, CT  06111

www.arrl.org