How do I track income from reimbursed miles?

If your company reimburses you for miles traveled at a rate higher than that of the IRS, you could essentially be earning income—which could be taxable—by traveling. You can track this extra income.

Open the Mileage Tracker.
- From the Business tab
  Click the Business tab, then click the Business Tools button and choose Mileage Tracker.
- From the Rental Property tab
  Click the Rental Property tab, then click the Add Transactions and choose Mileage Tracker.
Enter your trip as usual.
Under Trip Type, select Other.
Edit the rate so it equals the difference between the rate at which your company reimbursed you and the rate used by the IRS. Enter the difference using a minus sign (for example, -.045).

Can you give me an example?

For example, say you went on a business trip of 100 miles. Your company reimbursed you at .60/mile, while the current IRS rate was .555/mile.
When you record your trip, enter -.045 in the Rate field. This captures the .045/mile difference between your company's reimbursement rate and the IRS rate, for a total difference of $4.50. That difference may be taxable.

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