Mileage Log - A Powerful New Tool

Mileage Log - A Powerful New Tool
What is a digital mileage log? It's a great new gadget
which is going to make logging your mileage easier than
ever. It's also a nearly fail safe way to prevent being
audited by the IRS for mileage write offs. With gas prices
soaring to new levels in recent months, gas mileage write
offs are becoming more widely used. In this article you'll
learn how a gadget like this can be handy for your business.

In the past a mileage log was simply a piece of paper that
could be printed out or handwritten. You would
painstakingly have to hand input all the mileage you've
used for the day. This made it tough for anyone who was
required to travel often, including daily. It is also easy
to incorrectly enter data that could trigger an IRS audit
over actually miles you've driven. As the price of gas goes
up so does the IRS's interest in gas write offs. This may
leave one asking how do you protect yourself.

Well there is a good way to protect yourself, and it comes
in the form of a handy device no larger than a GPS or cell
phone. It's called a mileage logger and while there aren't
many model types on the market rest assured they'll save
you a lot of headaches. This device is used to log mileage
to a database automatically and is actually quite accurate.
When you jump into your vehicle to go to your next business
meeting, you'd just plug this small device into your
cigarette lighter, just like a GPS. It then begins logging
your mileage but not just by how many miles you drive, but
by your exact location!

Consequently, how does this device work? As mentioned
before you plug the device into your cigarette lighter.
Next a satellite in space picks up your exact earth
location. The strategic location is then beamed from your
vehicle to a cellular tower, where it's then sent to a
private online database where your information can be
picked up when you're ready to retrieve it. When you go to
retrieve your mileage log you simply log into your database
panel and print it out. You'll be able to print out your
data by exact date, including month, day, year. So
essential you could leave your data alone and just print it
out once at the year's end and before tax time. For some
people this device could literally feel like a life saver
as it would finally eliminate the tedious task of manually
logging their mileage. This type of device graciously helps
cut down on audits because it fully logs you're routes,
allows you to add comments to your logs and more.

Only you could know if a device like this would be useful.
If you take one business trip a year, then this type of
product may not be helpful at all. It may be helpful if you
take at least one business trip a month as you'd never have
to physically write anything down again. The usefulness
alone may make a digital mileage log worth the price.

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Michael Brown
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