# Medical mileage

> Miles driven for medical treatment, deductible at the IRS reduced rate.

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**Summary:** Miles driven for medical treatment, deductible at the IRS reduced rate.

- Medical mileage is miles driven for the taxpayer's, spouse's, or dependents' medical care, deductible on Schedule A of Form 1040 at the reduced IRS rate (US$0.21/mile in 2025).
- Applies to appointments, tests, therapy, and pharmacy runs.
- Brazil has no direct equivalent; medical costs are deductible at actual value with no transportation rate.

Medical mileage is miles driven for the taxpayer's, spouse's, or dependents' medical care, deductible on Schedule A of Form 1040 at the reduced IRS rate (US$0.21/mile in 2025). Applies to appointments, tests, therapy, and pharmacy runs. Brazil has no direct equivalent; medical costs are deductible at actual value with no transportation rate.