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What is Stride?
Stride automatically records your drives using your phone’s sensors and builds a trip list you can review later. You can categorize each drive (business vs. personal), add notes or a trip purpose, and keep an organized log that’s easy to audit. Beyond mileage, Stride lets you track common business expenses and attach receipt details so everything related to your deduction lives in one clean timeline.
How Stride helps with taxes and reimbursements
Accurate records are essential at tax time or when submitting reimbursements. With Stride, your mileage entries include the key details (date, distance, start/end), and your expenses can be tagged to the categories you use on your return. That makes it simpler to calculate deductions and share a clear summary with an accountant (via an accounting software like QuickBooks) or a manager. Keeping mileage and expenses together also reduces manual work and mistakes. Still deciding how to track—automatic app, manual log, or odometer snapshots? See our guide to comparing mileage tracking methods for pros, cons, and accuracy tips.
Getting started and everyday use
Enable automatic trip detection, set up your usual categories, and save your frequent locations to speed up classification. Make it a habit to review new drives weekly, add a brief purpose, and tidy up any edge cases (like short stops or detours). When you’re ready, export your data to a report format you prefer and keep a copy with your records for peace of mind.
FAQ
How does Stride automatically track mileage?
Stride runs in the background on your mobile device, using GPS and motion sensors to detect when you start and stop driving. Each trip is logged without any manual input, and you can review or edit the details later.
What other expenses can I log in Stride?
Beyond mileage, Stride lets you snap or upload photos of receipts for meals, supplies, home office expenses, and more. You can assign custom categories and attach notes so every deductible cost is captured in one place. Hurldr is a very similar app with sligtly better ratings.
Is Stride free and which platforms support it?
Yes, Stride is a completely free mileage tracker app with unlimited mileage and expense tracking. It’s available on both iOS and Android, and your data syncs across devices so you can access it anywhere.
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