Mileage Log Spreadsheet for Self-Employed Drivers — IRS Schedule C Deduction & Pub 463 Trip Log
Logs each trip with the four things IRS Publication 463 asks a taxpayer to keep — date, miles, place, and business purpose — then shows what those miles are worth: a…
Logs each trip with the four things IRS Publication 463 asks a taxpayer to keep — date, miles, place, and business purpose — then shows what those miles are worth: a Schedule C mile cuts self-employment tax, charged at 15.3% (IRC §1401) on 92.35% of net earnings (IRC §1402(a)(12)), on top of your income-tax bracket, while a deduction disallowed for lack of records can carry the 20% accuracy-related penalty of IRC §6662.
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Total miles on the vehicle this year
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Deductible business miles (commuting and personal removed)
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Business use of the vehicle, percent
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Standard mileage deduction
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Deduction including business parking and tolls
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Self-employment tax saved (15.3% on 92.35% of the reduction in net earnings)
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Federal income tax saved at your bracket
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Total tax saved by this mileage log
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Logs each trip with the four things IRS Publication 463 asks a taxpayer to keep — date, miles, place, and business purpose — then shows what those miles are worth: a Schedule C mile cuts sel
IRS Publication 463 places the entire recordkeeping burden on the taxpayer, and IRC §6662 sets a 20% accuracy-related penalty on the underpayment that results when a deduction is disallowed for want of records. That statutory 20%
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Logs each trip with the four things IRS Publication 463 asks a taxpayer to keep — date, miles, place, and business purpose — then shows what those miles are worth: a Schedule C mile cuts self-employment tax, charged at 15.3% (IRC §1401) on 92.35% of net earnings (IRC §1402(a)(12)), on top of your…
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