Every business mile you drive is worth $0.70 in tax deductions — but only if you logged it. Most freelancers and contractors lose thousands every year not because the IRS says no, but because they have no records to prove the miles happened.
The IRS requires four things per trip: date, destination, business purpose, and miles driven. Without all four, the deduction does not exist. Most people track zero of these consistently.
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in deductions the average self-employed person misses by not tracking 12,000 business miles
$0
deduction allowed without an IRS-compliant log — even if you really did drive those miles
$0.70
per mile IRS standard rate in 2026 — the easiest deduction to claim, if you have the records
| Date | From | To | Miles | Deduction | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-16 | Home Office | Client HQ | 23.4 | $16.38 | Business |
| 2024-12-16 | Client HQ | Home Office | 23.4 | $16.38 | Business |
| 2024-12-17 | Home Office | Office Depot | 8.1 | $5.67 | Business |
| 2024-12-18 | Home Office | Lunch Meeting | 12.6 | $8.82 | Business |
| 2024-12-19 | Home Office | Airport (SFO) | 31.2 | $21.84 | Travel |
5 trips logged this week
Weekly Total
98.7 mi / $69.09
Three simple steps to an IRS-compliant mileage log that could save you thousands at tax time.
Enter your start and end locations, or use the round-trip toggle to auto-duplicate the return leg. Add an optional business purpose note to satisfy IRS requirements for every trip.
ReceiptLyzer instantly calculates your deduction using the current IRS standard mileage rate of $0.70 per mile. Monthly and yearly running totals update in real time as you log trips.
Download your complete mileage log in CSV or PDF format, ready to attach to your tax return or hand to your accountant. Includes all IRS-required fields: date, destination, purpose, and miles.
Built specifically for freelancers, contractors, and small business owners who drive for work.
Toggle round-trip to automatically log both legs of a journey with a single entry.
See total miles, total deductions, and trip counts broken down by month for easy tax prep.
Export IRS-compliant mileage logs in CSV for spreadsheets or PDF for your accountant.
Tag trips as Business, Medical, Charity, or Moving to apply the correct IRS deduction rate.
$0.70 / Mile
The 2025 IRS standard mileage rate for business use. At 10,000 miles per year, that is a $7,000 tax deduction you could be missing without a proper log.
The average self-employed professional drives 12,000 business miles per year. Without a mileage log, you could be leaving $8,400 in deductions on the table. Start tracking today.
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