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<h2><b><i><font size=3 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:
11.5pt;line-height:150%'>2008 Standard Mileage Rates<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></h2>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Beginning
Jan. 1, 2008, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (including vans,
pickups or panel trucks) will be:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>50.5 cents per mile for business miles driven;<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>14 cents per mile driven in service to a
charitable organization. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The new
rate for business miles compares to a rate of 48.5 cents per mile for 2007. The
new rate for medical and moving purposes compares to 20 cents in 2007.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Visit the
<a href="http://www.irs.gov/" target="_blank">IRS web site</a> for more
information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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