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Mileage for real estate agents

Per mile

Can Real Estate Agents Write Off Mileage?

Short answer: Yes: real estate agents can deduct business miles at the IRS standard mileage rate, which already covers gas, insurance, and wear.

Drives to showings, listings, and closings count; the first trip from home counts too if your home office is your main office. Use the standard mileage rate (70 cents a mile for 2025, adjusted yearly) or actual costs times business-use percentage, not both in the same year.

Records to keep: Keep receipts, 1099s and platform tax summaries, a mileage log, and a note of the business purpose.