Odometer, trips and business
Readings, trips, gig work · 8 questions
- Log an odometer reading, and give an entry a placePro+ → Odometer reading, any time; in the phone app Scan the odometer reads the dash with the camera, and Read a photo reads one you took. Every reading, trip, visit and…
- Log a trip, or record one with GPSPro+ → Trip: its purpose, where and why, and its odometer or distance. In the phone app, + → Record a trip measures the drive with GPS; Stop opens the trip to save.
- Track drives automaticallyPro + Automatic trackingSettings → Trips → Automatic tracking. MileWorks notices each drive and records it with the app closed. On the lock screen you can pick Business or Personal when you’re…
- Business mileage and your rateProBusiness, medical and charity trips are worth the IRS standard rate for their date; business trips use your employer’s rate instead if you set one in Settings → Prices.
- Reimbursement reportProA PDF for your employer: Settings → Prices → Business mileage → Reimbursement report (PDF).
- For your taxesProSelf-employed? Stats → Trips compares the IRS’s standard rate with your actual costs, for each car and tax year, and the tax package is a PDF for your tax preparer. Both…
- Bring trips over from MileIQ, Everlance or TripLogProExport your trips there as a CSV, then Settings → Data → Import a CSV. Trips already in your log are skipped, so importing the same file again adds nothing.
- Gig workProDriving for Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart or another platform? + → Gig pay logs what one paid. Gig work takes the driving cost off, so you see what’s left, per hour…
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