MileBug: Expense Reporting for Mileage

For my day job, I do a fair amount of driving around town. For tax functions, it’s really crucial that I track the miles I drive for work, and to do it right I need to record the odometer readings. In the past, I’ve used a simple written log book, but that last week I’ve been using a few trip log apps for the iPhone to see whether I could manufacture that whole process easier for myself.

The trip log that I liked best is MileBug from Izatt universal. that is a nice little app that does a good job of making the process relatively painless. The biggest obstacle to using any app like that is the duration called for to enter the details for your trip. The simplest measure would be, “Does it take more or less duration than it would to write it down on paper?” I think MileBug passes that critical litmus analysis.

You can track odometer readings

for the start and end of each trip, and you can do so for multiple vehicles. MileBug lets you track trips by Business, Destination, and Purpose and set presets for each of those items for quick entry. You can setup reimbursement rates for each business whether you need to track rates for the standard federal tax deduction for some trips and a corporate reimbursement that may have another rate for other trips. MileBug will automatically start the next trip from the last known odometer reading to save a little day. I appreciate how the odometer dials roll by, instead of just running from 0 to 9 like in some other apps. It makes it a little simpler to update your mileage when you roll past 9 on one or more of the digits.
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