Mileage costs?

KOVAROVA

KOVAROVA

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im off on a shoot soon which i will need to drive several hundred miles. what is a good fee to bill for mileage/per mile?
 
how did you get to that figure? is this a cost that you have billed in the past? is it standard? is there a standard?
 
Crap! I gotta update my contracts. I'm still charging $.36 (rate before our little "gas scare").

Thanks John
 
is it normal to bill the deductable IRS standard 44.5? or does anyone mark that up for production work?
 
You could charge $5.00 a mile if you can negotiate it. The IRS deductible rate is just a standard most people use. Honestly, unless you have a legit reason, charging more then the standard will just hurt the trust between you and your client and maybe lose you the job. Th purpose of the milage rate is to cover the cost of gas, vehicle maintenence, insurance, and ownership of car (basically $.44 represents the average cost to operate a vehicle over it's lifespan).

What many people do is start your billable hours from door to door if someone is more then XX minutes/miles from you. This is very acceptable.

Good luck
 
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