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IRS Doubles Workforce?

October 14, 2021The IRS will bring in much more revenue if Congress agrees to the Biden administration’s request to increase the agency’s budget over the next decade.Will it increase the number of IRS audits? How is it going to affect your financial status?Officers ReinforcedIn a report issued recently, the Congressional Budget Office stated that the…

How to Track Mileage for Taxes Step-by-Step

Last updated: January 6th, 2025Did you know that American taxpayers fell short of $1 billion in refunds because they didn't file their tax returns for the year 2020? If you drive a car for a business purpose, there’s a good chance you are eligible for a mileage tax deduction on your federal income tax return,…

Google Maps Timeline Export to Mileage Log – Only at MileageWise

Last Updated: January 6, 2025"Can I use Google Maps to make mileage logs for taxes?"If the Location history option is activated in your Google account on your phone, Google Maps' Timeline function displays the places you have visited and the routes you have taken based on your location history, you can also record the places…

What should you do when the IRS comes knocking on your door?

May 31, 2021A recent article in Forbes summarized a lot of our thoughts on IRS Audits. We would like to take the chance and publish it without amendments.According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), about 850,000 tax returns were audited for 2015, which was the most recent year for which it’s published data. That is about…

Prepare yourself for more rigorous tax reporting with MileageWise

Last updated on: January 6, 2022It is not widely known what information the IRS has access to in general and what information they are looking for when conducting an IRS Audit (e.g. Mileage). Yet it is worth knowing that the IRS can track down Business expenses and is able to reconstruct a taxpayer's Daily Route…