Cost Calculators

Mileage cost tracking

Direct answer

Preserve dated business-purpose entries before applying any reimbursement or tax benchmark.

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Region
Logging method is global; the $0.725 rate is a U.S.-specific optional 2026 business benchmark.
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Mileage Calculator
Reviewed
2026-07-14

Reproducible workflow

Method, inputs, and worked result

Method

  1. 1Record date, route, purpose, and distance.
  2. 2Separate business, commuting, and personal miles.
  3. 3Apply the current policy rate only to eligible miles.

Inputs used

  • Eligible trips of 82, 146, and 156 miles
  • 28 personal miles excluded
  • $0.725 U.S. 2026 benchmark

Worked example

Three documented July business trips total 384 miles.

  1. 1.82 + 146 + 156 = 384.
  2. 2.384 x $0.725 = $278.40.
  3. 3.Personal 28 miles add zero to the claim.

$278.40 benchmark amount for documented eligible mileage.

Reproduce: Filter the dated log to eligible purpose and multiply by the rate effective on each date.

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Planning summary to paste into a task, invoice, or message

Open Mileage Calculator
Scenario: Mileage cost tracking
Direct answer: Preserve dated business-purpose entries before applying any reimbursement or tax benchmark.
Region: Logging method is global; the $0.725 rate is a U.S.-specific optional 2026 business benchmark.
Inputs: Eligible trips of 82, 146, and 156 miles; 28 personal miles excluded; $0.725 U.S. 2026 benchmark
Method: Record date, route, purpose, and distance. Separate business, commuting, and personal miles. Apply the current policy rate only to eligible miles.
Example result: $278.40 benchmark amount for documented eligible mileage.
Reproduce: Filter the dated log to eligible purpose and multiply by the rate effective on each date.
Boundary: A standard rate is not actual fuel cost or a guaranteed deduction; eligibility depends on facts.
Next step: open Mileage Calculator from Cost Calculators.

Common use cases

commute tracking

reimbursement note

fuel economy review

What can change the result

Rate year and jurisdiction

Employer policy

Commuting classification

Mistakes to avoid

  • Using current rate for another year
  • Automatically including commute
  • Keeping only monthly total

Questions to explore next

  • Does commuting count?
  • Can methods change?
  • What evidence belongs in each entry?