This is part of our Automating Your Bookkeeping series (Chapter 3 of the Dext tutorial hub):

• Lesson 1: Setting Up Supplier Rules in Dext to Save Time
• Lesson 2: Using Line Item Extraction in Dext for Detailed Cost Coding
• Lesson 3: How Dext Prevents Duplicate Bill Entries
• Lesson 4: Tracking Vehicle Mileage with Dext
• Lesson 5: Managing Employee Expense Claims in Dext

If you are claiming vehicle expenses, an accurate record matters, and Dext’s mileage tracking makes that far less painful than a paper logbook.

1. How mileage tracking works

Using your phone’s GPS, Dext can record trips automatically, tagging them as business or personal.

2. Classifying business vs personal trips

Each recorded trip needs to be classified correctly, since only business use is claimable.

3. Why accuracy matters here specifically

Vehicle expense claims are an area the ATO pays particular attention to, so a clean, contemporaneous record is worth having.

4. Exporting your mileage record

Your mileage log can be exported and kept as supporting evidence for your vehicle expense claims each year.

Dext’s official YouTube channel covers mileage tracking: watch the official Dext tutorial. Our tradie bookkeeping service can help make sure your vehicle claims are properly supported.