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August 14, 2022
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Recording mileage manually for a sole trader

  • August 14, 2022
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Hi all,

 

The client doesn't use mileage tracker but I keep his mileage log. I want to manually enter mileage expenses and I'm not sure whether I should create a journal? (if so, what do I credit), or set the owner as a supplier? I've never done it on quickbooks for a sole trader so I would appreciate your help. 

Thank you

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MJoy_D
August 14, 2022

I can help you with adding mileage expenses in QuickBooks Self-Employed (QBSE), @mkbookkeeping.

 

In QuickBooks Self-Employed (QBSE), you can claim allowable expenses for each business mile you've added from the Miles page. For your mileage expenses, you can add and categorize them from the Transactions page using the SA103F categories.

 

Here's how to add the miles or trips manually:

 

  1. Go to the Miles menu and select Add trip.
  2. Provide all the necessary information.
  3. Select the pencil icon (✏️) to edit the start and end addresses (optional).
  4. Add a Trip purpose note.
  5. Click on Save once you're done. 

 

To add the mileage expense:

 

  1. Go to the Transactions menu and click on the Add transaction button.
  2. Provide all the necessary information like the date, transaction description, amount, type, category, notes, and receipt.
  3. Click on Save.

 

For more information about adding, reviewing, editing, or exporting business miles as well as adding your business and personal transactions, check out these articles: 

 

 

To guide you in categorising your expenses, see this article for more information about SA103F Categories.

 

Let me know in the Reply section if you have further questions about adding your mileage expenses. Keep safe and have a great rest of the day!