Mileage log and mileage allowance
When you use your own car for work drives, your employer can pay a tax-free mileage allowance, but this requires a proper mileage log. Well-kept records also help if you claim a deduction for travel costs in your taxes.
You will need
- A mileage log on paper, in a spreadsheet or in an app
- The car's odometer readings
- Your employer's travel expense guidelines
- MyTax (OmaVero) login credentials
Steps
Tell business drives and commuting apart
A business drive is travel to do your work, for example to a client or to a training course. The commute between your home and your regular workplace is not a business drive.
Record every drive
Choose a convenient tool
Check this year's allowance
Claim the allowance from your employer
Deduct commuting costs
Report it in MyTax
Keep the documents
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