# Mileage reimbursement

> Employer payment refunding the cost of using a personal vehicle for work travel.

**URL:** https://quilometragem.com/glossary/mileage-reimbursement

**Summary:** Employer payment refunding the cost of using a personal vehicle for work travel.

- Mileage reimbursement is the payment an employer makes to the employee to refund personal-vehicle cost for business travel, computed as distance × per-km rate.
- Documented on a standard receipt with date, origin, destination, purpose, distance, rate, and amount.
- Tax-free under an accountable plan; taxable wages under a non-accountable plan.

Mileage reimbursement is the payment an employer makes to the employee to refund personal-vehicle cost for business travel, computed as distance × per-km rate. Documented on a standard receipt with date, origin, destination, purpose, distance, rate, and amount. Tax-free under an accountable plan; taxable wages under a non-accountable plan.