If you use your vehicle for gig work or a small business in Canada or the USA, your mileage log is one of your most valuable tax documents. Estimating your miles at the end of the year is risky bec…
If you use your vehicle for gig work or a small business in Canada or the USA, your mileage log is one of your most valuable tax documents. Estimating your miles at the end of the year is risky because both the CRA and the IRS require accurate records showing the date, destination, and business purpose of each trip.
Instead of writing every trip in a paper notebook, use a free smartphone mileage tracker such as Stride, Hurdlr, or Everlance (free tiers). These apps run quietly in the background using GPS to record your business drives automatically and generate a clean exportable report at tax time. Tracking just 100 extra business miles per week can save you hundreds of dollars on your annual tax bill.