GPS records for auto mileage log

#1 09-02-2005, 02:22 AM

"Roa Ming" wrote:

- quote -

> ...This device logs the GPS coordinates to the hard
> drive while I drive. I also have a little program that
> summarizes each trip by calculating the miles and allowing
> me to specify whether the trip was business, commute,
> personal, etc....
> Is anyone out there doing this, or know of someone who is?
> And if so, does anyone know if this approach has passed an
> audit?

IRS Regs. do not specifically require an actual mileage log,
so what you're doing would exceed what is typically done,
and which is generally acceptable to IRS upon audit.

Fred F.

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09-02-2005, 02:22 AM

"Roa Ming" <roa_ming[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

- quote -

> I have a GPS device that I use with my laptop while I am
> driving. This device logs the GPS coordinates to the hard
> drive while I drive. I also have a little program that
> summarizes each trip by calculating the miles and allowing
> me to specify whether the trip was business, commute,
> personal, etc. If business, the program forces me to
> specify a business purpose and a location. I am wondering
> if a simple report from this database logging the date,
> miles, type of trip, business purpose, and location would
> meet the IRS documentation requirements. I would think so
> since it has the same fields and level of detail that a
> handwritten log would have.
> Is anyone out there doing this, or know of someone who is?
> And if so, does anyone know if this approach has passed an
> audit?
> Whats the name of the GPS and sofware that you are using?

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#-1 08-31-2005, 02:30 AM

I have a GPS device that I use with my laptop while I am
driving. This device logs the GPS coordinates to the hard
drive while I drive. I also have a little program that
summarizes each trip by calculating the miles and allowing
me to specify whether the trip was business, commute,
personal, etc. If business, the program forces me to
specify a business purpose and a location. I am wondering
if a simple report from this database logging the date,
miles, type of trip, business purpose, and location would
meet the IRS documentation requirements. I would think so
since it has the same fields and level of detail that a
handwritten log would have.

Is anyone out there doing this, or know of someone who is?
And if so, does anyone know if this approach has passed an
audit?

Thanks for any input.

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