Current IRS Mileage Reimbursement Rate:
Mileage Rates
- 2026: .725
- 2025: .70
- 2024: .67
Identification
Please be advised that beginning on May 7th, 2025, only state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards that meet the security requirements established by the REAL ID Act will be allowed to board commercial aircraft.
For employees who have a NYS driver’s license, you can identify if you have a REAL ID license at DMV Enhanced or REAL ID. If you do NOT have a REAL ID compliant license, you will need to request one before May 7th, 2025.
If your driver’s license is from another state, please follow the links below to verify whether your current license meets the REAL ID requirements, or to find the instructions for securing a new ID that does before May 7th, 2025.
If you have any questions, please reach out to joseph.trumpler@suny.edu
Maximum Amounts Allowed for Breakfast and Dinner
Method 1 (When lodging without Receipt) or Non-overnight Meal Payment Allowances
Note: Method one is with unreceipted lodging. Non receipted lodging must be justified and is discouraged.
Note: There are adjustments to the rates dependent on time departed for travel and time of arrival home.
The following table lists the allowable meal expenses when using Method 1 (Lodging without Receipt) or Non-overnight Meal Payment Allowances
|
Location |
Breakfast |
Dinner |
|---|---|---|
|
All locations |
$5 |
$12 |
Travel Schedule 3 – Method I Per Diem Allowances within the United States
|
Location |
Method I** (Unreceipted) |
|---|---|
|
New York City and surrounding counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, and Westchester |
$50.00 |
|
Cities of Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and their surrounding metropolitan areas (any city, town, or village within 15 miles of these cities) |
$40.00 |
|
All other locations within New York State |
$35.00 |
|
All other locations within the continental US |
$50.00 |
Method II Meal and Lodging Reimbursement Rates
Link includes foreign per diem rates and Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. possessions per diem rates.