# MileTruth

> Free tools and IRS-sourced answers on mileage deductions and real net pay for gig and delivery drivers. MileTruth is an iOS app in development from Baker Ventures LLC.

Publisher: Baker Ventures LLC (https://bakerventuresstudio.com)
Last updated: 2026-09-06
License: content on this site may be quoted and cited with attribution to MileTruth.

## Pages
- [Know your real hourly pay, and never lose a mile](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/): Free IRS-sourced answers, a two-rate 2026 mileage calculator and honest app comparisons for gig and delivery drivers. MileTruth is an iOS mileage tracker in development that captures every trip and computes true net pay after vehicle cost.
- [Answers](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/): Plain answers on mileage deductions, IRS log requirements and true cost per mile for gig drivers. Every claim cited to an IRS source.
- [Amazon Flex mileage deduction in 2026](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/amazon-flex-mileage-deduction-2026/): The 2026 two-rate change, what Amazon Flex's own mileage figure includes and excludes, and how to keep a log that holds up. Sourced to the IRS.
- [The commuting rule, and which gig trips are personal](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/commuting-rule-for-gig-drivers/): Commuting is not deductible. For gig drivers with no fixed workplace the analysis is different but not automatically favourable. What the rules say, where the genuine ambiguity is, and how to keep a log that survives either reading.
- [Cost per mile if you drive an EV](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/cost-per-mile-for-ev-drivers/): Electricity is cheaper than petrol per mile, but that is one line of four. Tyres, depreciation, charging-speed costs and the standard mileage rate all behave differently for an EV. How to work out your real number.
- [Does a mileage deduction mean I get 76 cents back per mile?](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/deduction-is-not-a-refund/): No. A deduction reduces taxable income, not tax owed. Here is what a mile is actually worth to a self-employed driver, including self-employment tax.
- [I didn't track my miles this year. What now?](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/didnt-track-my-miles/): An honest look at reconstructing a mileage log: what the IRS says about timely records, what a reconstruction can and cannot do, and what evidence actually helps.
- [DoorDash mileage deduction in 2026](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/doordash-mileage-deduction-2026/): The 2026 two-rate change, what DoorDash's own mileage figure includes and excludes, and how to keep a log that holds up. Sourced to the IRS.
- [Grubhub mileage deduction in 2026](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/grubhub-mileage-deduction-2026/): What Grubhub's own mileage figure includes and excludes, the 2026 two-rate split at June 30, and how to keep a Grubhub mileage log that holds up. Sourced to the IRS.
- [Instacart mileage deduction in 2026](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/instacart-mileage-deduction-2026/): The 2026 two-rate change, what Instacart's own mileage figure includes and excludes, and how to keep a log that holds up. Sourced to the IRS.
- [What is the IRS mileage rate for 2026?](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/irs-mileage-rate-2026/): 2026 has two business mileage rates: 72.5 cents through June 30 and 76 cents from July 1. Here is how to apply both, with IRS sources.
- [Mileage if you lease your car](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/mileage-if-you-lease-your-car/): Leasing changes which deduction method you can switch between and what happens at the end of the lease. What the standard mileage rate means for a leased vehicle, and the mileage cap nobody counts.
- [What does the IRS actually require in a mileage log?](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/mileage-log-requirements/): The IRS requires four things per trip: date, mileage, destination, and business purpose — kept at or near the time of the trip. Sourced to Publication 463.
- [Quarterly estimated taxes for gig drivers](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/quarterly-estimated-taxes-for-gig-drivers/): Nobody withholds tax from gig earnings. What estimated tax is, who has to pay it, why mileage tracking changes the number, and the mechanics of the four payment periods.
- [What does a mile actually cost you to drive?](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/real-cost-per-mile/): AAA puts all-in vehicle cost between roughly 66 cents and $1.00 per mile depending on annual mileage. Here is how to find your own number and your break-even per mile.
- [How do gig drivers report mileage on Schedule C?](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/schedule-c-for-gig-drivers/): Car and truck expenses go on Line 9, vehicle details in Part IV. Plus self-employment tax, the $400 threshold, and quarterly estimates. Sourced to IRS instructions.
- [Standard mileage rate or actual expenses?](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/standard-mileage-vs-actual-expenses/): The choice is constrained by rules most drivers don't know, including a first-year election that can lock you out permanently. Sourced to Publication 463.
- [Uber and Lyft mileage deduction in 2026](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/uber-and-lyft-mileage-deduction-2026/): The 2026 two-rate change, what Uber and Lyft's own mileage figure includes and excludes, and how to keep a log that holds up. Sourced to the IRS.
- [Uber Eats mileage deduction in 2026](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/uber-eats-mileage-deduction-2026/): What Uber's on-trip mileage figure includes and excludes, the 2026 two-rate split at June 30, and why multi-apping complicates a delivery mileage log. Sourced to the IRS.
- [Unpaid miles are still deductible](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/unpaid-miles-are-still-deductible/): Driving to a pickup, repositioning between offers and heading out of a delivery zone are unpaid by the platform and generally deductible business miles. Why they are the miles trackers lose, and what they are worth.
- [Walmart Spark mileage deduction in 2026](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/walmart-spark-mileage-deduction-2026/): The 2026 two-rate change, what Walmart Spark's own mileage figure includes and excludes, and how to keep a log that holds up. Sourced to the IRS.
- [Which gig driving miles are actually deductible?](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/answers/which-gig-miles-count/): Waiting miles, miles to a hotspot, the drive home. The IRS has issued no gig-specific guidance — here is what the general rules say and where practitioners disagree.
- [Mileage tracker comparisons](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/compare/): Head-to-head comparisons of MileIQ, Everlance, Stride, Gridwise, Solo, Hurdlr, Driversnote, TripLog and MileTruth, with pricing verified at source and the reliability question nobody in the category markets against.
- [The best mileage tracker apps for gig drivers in 2026](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/compare/best-mileage-tracker-apps-for-gig-drivers-2026/): A comparison of MileIQ, Everlance, Stride, Gridwise, Solo, Hurdlr, Driversnote, TripLog, QuickBooks Solopreneur and MileTruth on price, capture reliability, net-pay reporting and 2026 two-rate support.
- [Everlance and Gridwise alternatives](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/compare/everlance-and-gridwise-alternatives/): What to move to when the 30-trip free cap runs out, when the earnings insights are not worth $107.99 a year, or when trips are going missing. Sorted by what you were using it for.
- [Mileage tracker pricing in 2026](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/compare/mileage-tracker-pricing-2026/): Every major mileage and gig tracking app's price and free-tier limit as published on the vendor's own page in September 2026, including the free-tier trip caps that decide whether an app works for a delivery driver.
- [MileIQ alternatives in 2026](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/compare/mileiq-alternatives/): MileIQ's individual plan went from roughly $59.99/yr in 2024 to $139.92/yr in 2026. Here is what to move to, sorted by what you actually used MileIQ for, including the free option and the one that is already bundled with your subscription.
- [MileTruth vs Everlance](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/compare/miletruth-vs-everlance/): Everlance's free tier is 30 auto-detected trips a month, which an active delivery driver exhausts in a week. A comparison on capture, cost and what each product is built for.
- [MileTruth vs Gridwise vs Solo](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/compare/miletruth-vs-gridwise-vs-solo/): All three combine miles and earnings. They differ on how miles are captured, whether earnings sync automatically, and whether anything computes what the driving actually cost you.
- [MileTruth vs Hurdlr vs Driversnote vs TripLog](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/compare/miletruth-vs-hurdlr-vs-driversnote-vs-triplog/): Three very different products often lumped together — bookkeeping, reimbursement, and the cheapest automatic tracking in the category. What each is actually for.
- [MileTruth vs MileIQ](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/compare/miletruth-vs-mileiq/): A head-to-head on price history, automatic capture, 2026 two-rate handling and net-pay reporting, including where MileIQ is still the better choice.
- [MileTruth vs QuickBooks Solopreneur](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/compare/miletruth-vs-quickbooks-solopreneur/): QuickBooks Solopreneur is bookkeeping that includes mileage. Its free tier allows five trips. A comparison on what each is for, and when paying for accounting is the right call.
- [MileTruth vs Stride](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/compare/miletruth-vs-stride/): Stride is genuinely free with no paid tier. MileTruth is 59.99 dollars a year. The real comparison is manual start-stop tracking against automatic capture, and what the trips you forget are worth.
- [Frequently asked questions](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/faq/): Common questions about the 2026 IRS mileage rates, log requirements, and gig driver taxes, answered with sources.
- [Mileage and gig-tax glossary](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/glossary/): Plain definitions of the terms gig drivers meet in mileage tracking and self-employment tax, from cost per mile and dead miles to Schedule C, contemporaneous records and the standard mileage rate.
- [2026 mileage deduction calculator](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/mileage-deduction-calculator/): Calculate your 2026 standard mileage deduction across both IRS rates: 72.5 cents before July 1 and 76 cents after. Free, no signup.
- [Every question this site answers](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/questions-answered/): All 112 questions answered across MileTruth, each linked to its full answer. Generated from the pages themselves.
- [The problems this site is about](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/why/): Untracked miles, trackers that miss trips, gross pay that hides vehicle cost, and a 2026 rate change that breaks undated logs. The four problems gig drivers face, each explained with sources.
- [Do I actually need a mileage tracker for gig work?](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/why/do-i-need-a-mileage-tracker/): If you drive for a gig platform you are a 1099 contractor, mileage is usually your single largest deduction, and the IRS requires a dated record. Here is the arithmetic on what skipping it costs.
- [Why your gig driving pays less than the app says](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/why/gig-pay-is-lower-than-it-looks/): Gig platforms report gross earnings. Your car takes a cut of every mile in fuel, maintenance, tyres, insurance and depreciation. Here is how to compute your real hourly and why the number changes which offers you accept.
- [Is tracking mileage worth it for part-time gig drivers?](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/why/is-it-worth-it-for-part-time-drivers/): The break-even maths on mileage tracking for drivers who work a few hours a week, including where the honest threshold sits and when a free tool or a notebook is genuinely the right answer.
- [What happens if the IRS questions your mileage deduction](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/why/what-happens-if-the-irs-questions-your-mileage/): What the IRS actually asks for when a mileage deduction is examined, what counts as adequate records under Publication 463, what a reconstructed log can and cannot do, and how gig drivers build a defensible record.
- [Why your mileage app keeps missing trips](https://miletruth.bakerventuresstudio.com/why/your-mileage-app-is-missing-trips/): Automatic mileage trackers routinely capture only part of a driver's real miles. Here is why it happens at the operating-system level, how to measure your own app's capture rate against your odometer, and what to do about the gap.

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