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Find write-offs. File taxes.
Tracking your miles is a great habit. But for most self-employed and 1099 workers, mileage is well under a fifth of everything they can legally write off. The rest is hiding in the accounts you already use every day.
A typical self-employed write-off mix
Illustrative mix. Your exact breakdown depends on your work, but the pattern holds: the categories beyond mileage usually add up to more.
Every dollar in these categories can lower your tax bill. A mileage spreadsheet never sees a single one of them.
A share of your rent, utilities, and insurance when you work from home.
The business-use portion of the bills you pay every month already.
Tools, apps, and SaaS you use to run the business, big and small.
Laptops, gear, and the small purchases that quietly add up all year.
Meals with clients or while traveling for work are often deductible.
Accountants, contractors, legal fees, and other help you pay for.
The template you just grabbed is a solid first step. Here is where it stops, and where Keeper picks up.
Keep the spreadsheet if you love it. Or let Keeper do all of it, automatically, in about two minutes of setup.
Link your bank and cards once. Keeper reads the transactions you already have.
Mileage, home office, software, supplies, and more, surfaced across all your spending.
See your savings in real time and file your taxes straight from Keeper.
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The template is a great way to start logging trips today. But mileage is only one of many write-offs, and a spreadsheet only captures what you remember to type in. Keeper tracks mileage plus every other deductible expense automatically, so most people graduate from the spreadsheet within a few weeks.
If you are self-employed or 1099, you can deduct a portion of your phone and internet, home office, software and subscriptions, supplies and equipment, business meals, and professional services. For most people these add up to far more than mileage alone.
It depends. The standard mileage rate is simpler, while the actual expense method can be larger if your car costs are high. Either way, your car is just one category. Keeper tracks the numbers so you can compare and claim whichever is bigger.
Keeper connects to your bank and card accounts and scans every transaction for write-offs across all categories. It flags deductions as they happen, stores receipts, and keeps everything organized and audit ready so you are not rebuilding a spreadsheet at tax time.