Florida mileage guide covering public-travel rules, separate incidental expenses like tolls and parking, and private employer standards.
Florida's statewide travel statute sets a public-sector allowance of 44.5 cents per mile for a privately owned vehicle on official business — well below the federal benchmark of 72.5 cents per mile for January through June 2026 and 76 cents per mile from July 1 — and it applies to public officers, employees and authorized travelers rather than to private employers. A private-sector claim still depends on company policy, but the statute is a clear model for what sits inside a mileage figure and what is billed separately from it.
Florida's statewide travel statute (F.S. §112.061) applies to public officers, agency personnel and authorized public travelers. It does not mandate private-sector employee mileage reimbursement.
For official public travel it fixes the allowance for a privately owned vehicle in the text of the statute, which is why Florida's figure sits below the federal rate most employers use: the statute was not rewritten when the IRS raised its rate.
| Public travel under §112.061 | Private employer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rate for a privately owned vehicle | 44.5 cents per mile | Company policy; the federal benchmark is 72.5 cents per mile for January through June and 76 cents per mile from July 1 |
| Who it covers | Public officers, employees and authorized persons traveling on official public business | Employees covered by the employer's policy or agreement |
| How the mileage is measured | Point of origin to point of destination on the current Department of Transportation map; vicinity mileage itemized separately | Point-to-point records with a business purpose for each trip |
Florida's statutory public-travel allowance next to the question a private-sector driver usually has.
The statute excludes vehicle operating and ownership costs when the mileage allowance is paid, then lists what may still be reimbursed on its own: taxi fare; ferry fares and bridge, road or tunnel tolls; storage or parking; communication; and convention registration where it serves a public purpose.
That split answers the same question a private employer's policy has to answer — what the cents-per-mile figure already covers, and what a receipt has to carry separately.
Official Florida public-travel reimbursement rule: the statutory mileage allowance, the costs it excludes, and the incidental expenses it lists separately.
Use the form once you know the policy or public-travel rule that applies.
The federal business figure this page quotes, as the agency published it for that period.
The federal business figure this page quotes, as the agency published it for that period.
Yes for public-agency travel: Florida Statutes §112.061 sets the allowance for a privately owned vehicle at 44.5 cents per mile. That is different from saying every private employer must use the same rule.
No. The statute separately lists tolls, parking, taxi and ferry fares, communication and approved registration fees, so a claim can carry them alongside the mileage line.
There is no Florida figure for private employers. Many follow the federal rate, which is 72.5 cents per mile for January through June 2026 and 76 cents per mile from July 1, and the rest set their own rate in writing.
Calculate estimated reimbursement, review official rate tables, or download log templates.