Understand your miles.
Understand your taxes.
Practical guides for rideshare, delivery and self-employed drivers. Choose your country to learn what to record and which vehicle expense rules to check.
What does “business-use estimate needs odometer data” mean?
Your business trips show how far you drove for work. Odometer readings show the vehicle’s total distance, including personal driving. The app uses both to estimate your business-use percentage.
80% business · 20% personal
12,000 ÷ 15,000 × 100 = 80%. Use miles or kilometres consistently. This is a usage ratio, not automatic permission to deduct 80% of every cost.
Keep the records first. Then apply your country’s rules, the correct tax year and your eligible filing method. A U.S. mileage rate should not be used as a universal deduction.
Choose your country
United States
Mileage or actual expenses
United Kingdom
Simplified mileage or allowable costs
Canada
Business share of vehicle expenses
Australia
Cents per kilometre or logbook
New Zealand
Kilometre rates or actual costs
Mexico
Platform income and withholding
Brazil
Passenger transport and Carnê-Leão
France
Start with your tax regime
Germany
Fahrtenbuch and private use
Ireland
Allowable business motor expenses
Spain
IRPF and IVA are separate
Italy
Vehicle category and business use
India
Regular books or presumptive rules
South Africa
Business travel logbook
Japan
Necessary business expenses
United Arab Emirates
Check business tax obligations
Philippines
Confirm your filing method
Singapore
Private-hire, taxi and delivery rules
Before tax time
- Check that trip dates and business purposes are accurate.
- Record beginning and ending odometer readings for each vehicle and reporting period.
- Keep income statements, invoices and receipts alongside your trip log.
- Review estimates with the local rules before you submit a return.