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What Records Does the IRS Require for Mileage?

The IRS requires contemporaneous records showing date, business purpose, destination/area, and miles driven for each business trip — GPS shift-session logs with road-distance totals satisfy substantiation under accountable plans when purpose is linked.

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The IRS requires contemporaneous records showing date, business purpose, destination/area, and miles driven for each business trip — GPS shift-session logs with road-distance totals satisfy substantiation under accountable plans when purpose is linked.

Publication 463 defines adequate records. Reconstruction at month-end fails examiner scrutiny.

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