The mileage claim you keep forgetting to make

Most sole traders know they can claim work mileage, but the logbook in the glovebox never gets filled in, so most of those kilometres quietly go unclaimed. This automation runs in the background on your phone: it detects each drive, tags it work or personal, and keeps a running total of kilometres and the estimated claim. At the end of the month it builds a work-only report and sends it straight to your accountant in one tap. No spreadsheet, no scribbled notes, no guessing in July. The point is simple and honest: mileage is real money tradies leave on the table, and the only reason they leave it is that tracking it by hand is a pain. Take the pain away and the claim just turns up. The figures shown in the demo are illustrative; your real number depends on how much you actually drive for work and the rate your accountant applies.

1. 1

   Trigger

   The app detects your ute moving and starts logging the drive automatically, no button to press.

2. 2

   Action 1

   Each trip is tagged work or personal and stored with its date, route and distance.

3. 3

   Action 2

   A running monthly total of work kilometres and the estimated claim updates as you drive.

4. 4

   Action 3

   At month end the app builds a work-only report from the logged trips.

5. 5

   Outcome

   One tap sends that report to your accountant, so the mileage claim is done before tax time.

• r/electricians

  Electrician asks for 'apps or workflows to scan receipts track mileage and generate quick onsite estimates.'