mileage log

[Jeff C.]

I did a search and couldn't find anything.  Does anyone have a mileage log template they would be willing to share?  I thought I saw one on here a while back, but I couldn't find it.   Thanks.

[cyclonehokiece]

I just have an excel spreadsheet that I keep date, location, mileage, and reason for trip.

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[VAUmp]

Remember, in 2014, you can write off 57.5 cents per mile.  

[maven]

Remember, in 2014, you can write off 57.5 cents per mile.

 

Not sure where you're getting that. The IRS is allowing 56¢/mile in 2014.

 

http://www.irs.gov/2014-Standard-Mileage-Rates-for-Business,-Medical-and-Moving-Announced

[cyclonehokiece]

Yup it went down from 2013

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[maven]

Yup it went down from 2013

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Gas is cheaper.

[cyclonehokiece]

 

Yup it went down from 2013

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Gas is cheaper.

 

Not really, and insurance and maintenance never go down.

[maven]

Yup it went down from 2013

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Gas is cheaper.

Not really, and insurance and maintenance never go down.

Yes, really.

2012 avg price per gallon: $3.60.

2013 avg price per gallon: $3.49.

Gas is the largest component of the reimbursement rate.

C'mon guys, let's be data-driven here.

[Jeff C.]

Yeah Cyclone I will probably just make a log.  I was being lazy and hoping someone had one!

[KLAH316]

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I just do this too ^

[afaber12]

If you've got a smartphone, there are a bunch of apps out there that will log that sort of stuff for you, and will let you export it to something Excel or other spreadsheet programs can handle. I earn nowhere near enough for the Australian Tax Office to want to know what I get paid to umpire, so they definitely don't want to know about anything I might claim, but I used "Drive Journal" for the iPhone.

 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drive-journal/id435686497?mt=8

 

As you start to log your trips, you label your destinations (matched with GPS co-ordinates) so it remembers where you are. Once you've logged a trip between two locations, it remembers the distance to make logging the mileage next time easier. You can categorize trips (useful if you want to split trips between personal, work and umpiring, or split out different types of umpiring if you're claiming to different groups), and you can set different expense rates for each category. You can also use it to track your fuel consumption (including when and where you fill up and for how much) and to track the cost of services and repairs if you want/need to. In case your concerned about units of measure, it'll let you choose imperial or metric.

 

And despite my spiel, I'm neither paid to endorse the app nor get any sort of commission for sales.

[BT_Blue]

Office Depot or Staples sells mileage logs for really cheap.