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Frequently Asked Questions

Is SparkReceipt's mileage tracker available now?

Yes. Mileage tracking is live for every account on iPhone, Android, and the web — there's nothing to join or switch on. Free accounts can log 3 trips a month; Pro and Elite accounts get unlimited trips. There's no limit on the number of vehicles.

How does automatic mileage tracking work?

SparkReceipt uses your phone's GPS to record a trip from start to finish — you can pause, resume, and stop it, and on Android it keeps recording in the background. Trips are saved even without a signal and sync when you're back online. You can also add a trip by hand. Then classify each trip as business or personal, one at a time or in a batch.

Does SparkReceipt keep a mileage log for taxes?

SparkReceipt records the details of each business trip — the date, route, distance, and the purpose you set — captured as you drive rather than reconstructed later. You set your own mileage rate (per vehicle, or a default for your account), and each trip shows the amount at that rate in a currency you set. You can download any individual trip as a PDF with its route, distance, purpose, vehicle, passenger count, and breakdown. It doesn't include a built-in government rate table, and trips aren't rolled into the main expense-report or QuickBooks/Xero exports, so check your local rules — in Australia, the ATO — for exactly what your claim needs.

How is my mileage amount calculated?

Each trip's amount is its distance multiplied by a rate you choose. Set a rate per vehicle, or an account-wide default; if a vehicle has no rate of its own, SparkReceipt uses the default. Amounts show in a currency you set for the account, which starts from the owner's preferred currency. Add a passenger count and an account passenger rate and SparkReceipt adds a passenger reimbursement on top, showing the mileage, passenger, and total amounts separately. Distances show in kilometres or miles, set automatically for your region. Set no rate at all and the trip still logs — it just won't show an amount until you add one.

What is the 2026-27 ATO cents-per-kilometre rate?

For the 2026-27 income year (from 1 July 2026), the ATO cents-per-kilometre rate is 91 cents per kilometre, capped at 5,000 work-related kilometres per car. You don't need to keep receipts for this method, but you must be able to show how you worked out your kilometres. At the 5,000 km cap that comes to $4,550.

Who can claim car expenses in Australia?

Sole traders, the self-employed, freelancers, and gig workers can claim their work-related car use, and so can employees who use their own car for work. You choose between the ATO cents-per-kilometre method and the logbook method — both rely on a record of the kilometres you drove for work.

Why do I need both a mileage tracker and receipt scanner?

Because kilometres are only one part of your vehicle costs. Petrol fill-ups, parking, tolls, car washes, and maintenance are all separate expenses — and if you use the logbook method they need receipts. Most mileage tracker apps don't capture these. SparkReceipt combines mileage tracking with AI receipt scanning — so every vehicle-related cost is captured in one app.

Cents-per-kilometre vs. logbook method — which is better?

The cents-per-kilometre method (91¢/km in 2026-27) is simpler — multiply your work kilometres by the rate, up to a 5,000 km cap per car, with no receipts required. The logbook method has no cap: you keep a 12-week logbook to work out your business-use percentage, then claim that share of your actual car expenses. High-kilometre drivers often come out ahead with the logbook method; lighter use suits cents-per-kilometre. Either way, a per-trip record backs up your claim.