{"id":4042,"date":"2021-10-28T14:19:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T18:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/?p=4042"},"modified":"2022-02-14T14:21:23","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T19:21:23","slug":"what-is-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/what-is-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an IRS Compliant Mileage Log?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dcea795f3c1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dcea795f3c1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/what-is-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log\/#Read_this_article_to_learn_what_the_IRS_requires_you_to_log_to_keep_a_tax_deductible_IRS_compliant_mileage_log\" >Read this article to learn what the IRS requires you to log to keep a tax deductible IRS compliant mileage log.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/what-is-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log\/#Whats_included_in_an_IRS_compliant_mileage_log\" >What&#8217;s included in an IRS compliant mileage log?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/what-is-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log\/#What_does_an_IRS_compliant_mileage_log_look_like\" >What does an IRS compliant mileage log look like?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/what-is-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log\/#What_else_should_I_know_about_tracking_my_mileage_in_an_IRS_compliant_way\" >What else should I know about tracking my mileage in an IRS compliant way?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/what-is-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log\/#About_Falcon_Expenses\" >About Falcon Expenses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"read-this-article-to-learn-what-the-irs-requires-you-to-log-to-keep-a-tax-deductible-irs-compliant-mileage-log\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Read_this_article_to_learn_what_the_IRS_requires_you_to_log_to_keep_a_tax_deductible_IRS_compliant_mileage_log\"><\/span>Read this article to learn what the IRS requires you to log to keep a tax deductible IRS compliant mileage log.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/what-is-an-IRS-compliant-mileage-log.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/what-is-an-IRS-compliant-mileage-log-1024x472.jpg\" alt=\"What is an IRS compliant mileage log?\" class=\"wp-image-4048\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Read on to learn what is included in an IRS compliant mileage log.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Self-employed taxpayers that drive for work, such as a delivery driver, realtor, independent contract, etc., should take advantage of the mileage writeoff. To take this tax deduction you need to understand what the IRS requires of you when logging your mileage deductions. Keep reading to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-s-included-in-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_included_in_an_IRS_compliant_mileage_log\"><\/span>What&#8217;s included in an IRS compliant mileage log?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The IRS specifies that the following needs to be included in your mileage report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the miles you drove for business (ie your mileage)&nbsp;<\/li><li>the places you drove for business&nbsp;<\/li><li>the business purpose of your trip<\/li><li>the date of your trip<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can keep a written mileage log, or type one into an excel spreadsheet. Yet, both of these methods are prone to error\/misplacement. Worse, they&#8217;re time-consuming. <br>Or, use a mileage tracker app like <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2sXMFNr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Falcon Expenses<\/strong><\/a>. Falcon Expenses automatically tracks your mileage expenses and does the calculations for you. In addition, securely save all your business mileage expenses until it\u2019s time to prepare your mileage report for your taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-does-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log-look-like\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_an_IRS_compliant_mileage_log_look_like\"><\/span>What does an IRS compliant mileage log look like?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/what-does-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log-look-like-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"93\" src=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/what-does-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log-look-like-1-1024x93.png\" alt=\"What does an IRS compliant mileage log look like?\" class=\"wp-image-4047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/what-does-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log-look-like-1-1024x93.png 1024w, https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/what-does-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log-look-like-1-300x27.png 300w, https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/what-does-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log-look-like-1-768x70.png 768w, https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/what-does-an-irs-compliant-mileage-log-look-like-1.png 1108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>This is what an IRS compliant mileage log looks like. This is the spreadsheet mileage log export from Falcon Expenses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-else-should-i-know-about-tracking-my-mileage-in-an-irs-compliant-way\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_else_should_I_know_about_tracking_my_mileage_in_an_IRS_compliant_way\"><\/span>What else should I know about tracking my mileage in an IRS compliant way?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The IRS offers two ways for taxpayers to write off vehicle expenses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Standard Mileage Rate Method<\/li><li>The Actual Car Expense Method<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The standard mileage rate method is the method the requires your to keep a mileage log. Yet, you could also opt to write off your work-related car expenses using the actual car expense method. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out this article to learn about both of these methods to determine which one is best for you, <a href=\"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/how-to-maximize-business-use-car-tax-deduction\/\">The Standard Mileage Rate Method vs The Actual Car Expense Method<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-falcon-expenses\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_Falcon_Expenses\"><\/span>About Falcon Expenses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Falcon Expenses is a top-rated expense and mileage tracker app for self-employed and small businesses to track expenses and tax deductions. <strong><em>Falcon customers record $6,600, on average, in annual tax deductions. Get started today. <\/em><\/strong>The longer you wait, the more tax deductions you miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Automatically track mileage expenses and expenses, keep an odometer log, receipt vault and log billable hours. Quickly organize expenses by time period, project, or client. Easily create expense reports and mileage logs with your expense data for email to anyone in PDF or spreadsheet formats, all from your phone. Falcon&#8217;s expense report template is IRS compliant. Use for keeping track of tax deductions, reimbursements, taxes, record keeping, and more. Falcon Expenses is great for self-employed, freelancers, realtors, delivery drivers, couriers, business travelers, truckers, and more.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Read this article to learn what the IRS requires you to log to keep a tax deductible IRS compliant mileage&#46;&#46;&#46;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1974],"tags":[2706,29,1880],"class_list":["post-4042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mileage-expenses","category-self-employed","tag-irs-compliant-mileage-log","tag-self-employed","tag-self-employment"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/falconexpenses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}