Track Every Mile. Maximize Your IRS Deduction.
Contractors drive thousands of miles a year for work — job sites, supply houses, client meetings. Every mile is a tax deduction. Most contractors miss most of them.
The IRS Mileage Deduction for Contractors
The IRS lets you deduct business miles driven for work at the standard mileage rate. For 2024, that's $0.67 per mile. If you drive 20,000 business miles a year, that's a $13,400 deduction — but only if you can prove it.
What counts as a deductible business mile?
* The IRS requires contemporaneous records — meaning you need to log miles when they happen, not reconstruct them later.
How Contractors Miss Thousands in Mileage Deductions
The paper log problem
The IRS recommends keeping a mileage log. Almost no contractor does — because writing down every trip while running a job site isn't realistic.
The 'I'll remember it' problem
At the end of the year, you can't reconstruct 12 months of driving from memory. Your accountant has to use estimates, and the IRS doesn't love estimates.
The app-you-forget-to-open problem
Most mileage apps require you to start and stop tracking manually. If you forget once — which everyone does — you miss those miles.
Automatic Mileage Logging — It Just Works
Hardhat Ledger can log your mileage automatically in the background. Just drive. We'll record the trip, calculate the miles, and categorize it.
Background tracking
Enable automatic mileage tracking once. Hardhat Ledger monitors trips while running in the background — no starting or stopping required.
Classify trips with one tap
At the end of the day, review your trips and mark them business or personal. Takes 30 seconds. IRS-compliant records, instantly.
Tax-ready mileage reports
Generate IRS-compliant mileage reports by date range, job, or full year. Your accountant gets exactly what they need.
Link miles to jobs
Assign trips to specific jobs for accurate job costing. Know exactly how much you're spending on travel per project.
How Much Are You Leaving on the Table?
Based on the 2024 IRS standard mileage rate of $0.67/mile.
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