@myst4au wrote:
Can't you reconstruct the mileage by creating a spreadsheet and using MapQuest to calculate distances traveled?
I can calculate the mileage for the two large trips I made for shopping last year. A lot of my shops were during lunch break and I probably won't include those though. I guess the IRS doesn't need proof of the mileage though... I don't see how they would really verify it.
As for the receipts, I didn't save them all in an organized fashion and they are not stored in one central location, so I would be afraid to report my expenses. For a lot of them I just took a photo of the receipt, emailed it to myself, and then uploaded it to the report. I could report the reimbursement amount from all my shops, but it would be very difficult if not impossible for me to have evidence for all the purchases.
My greatest concern is to be audited and not be able to show for it, or to not have reported everything accurately. According to my spreadsheet I made about $1110 and I spent about $1010. I am afraid there could be one or two shops that may be missing from the log.
Shopping Santa Barbara and Goleta, CA.