Photographer travel fee per mile?

5 years 7 months ago #606100 by Inez Villarin
How much are you charging per mile when excessive travel is involved?  


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5 years 7 months ago #606200 by garyrhook
I don't worry about anything reasonably local, and therefore haven't had to worry about it.

That said, the US government considers $0.55/mile reasonable expense for tax purposes. You could also charge a flat fee for time based on hours. But since travel time is time you can't do anything else, a suitable amount seems appropriate.


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5 years 7 months ago - 5 years 7 months ago #606294 by effron
My experience was this, local travel was factored in to my rates, the only two times (I recall) I was asked to travel a distance, my expenses were prepaid by clients. Return trip air fares to Vegas and to Catalina island.
If you are to charge mileage, the $0.55 suggestion is probably fair, but that'll rack up pretty fast....
Very unspecific answers to unspecific question, me thinks....

Why so serious?
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5 years 7 months ago #606495 by Overread
I haven't needed to charge for mileage in a long time.  Now with that said, isn't that determined by what you drive and the actual cost of gas?


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5 years 7 months ago #606513 by garyrhook

Overread wrote: I haven't needed to charge for mileage in a long time.  Now with that said, isn't that determined by what you drive and the actual cost of gas?


There's more to auto expenses than the model of vehicle and fuel. Insurance, maintenance, depreciation all play a role. It's why the US government allows a deduction of 55 cents per mile (or actual expenses) for a vehicle. So a fee for travel should start there, and then be adjusted accordingly.


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5 years 7 months ago #606544 by Sawyer
:agree:   

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