Free to use, no card
Tick what applies to you, type your totals, and print one clean sheet for your tax preparer.
From your mileage log. Your preparer picks mileage or actual costs.
Business and personal together.
Tick it, then type what you spent this year. Items tagged Ask depend on your situation.
Total typed
$0.00
What you tracked, not your refund
Items ticked
0
Sheet for your preparer
This is a tracking checklist, not tax advice. Tax rules change and depend on your situation. Confirm what you can deduct with a tax preparer.
Repair Rocket keeps your quotes, invoices and customers in one place on your phone, so the paperwork is done before you pack up. Free to start.
Free to start, no card. Paid plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee, no catch. Not happy? Email us and it's refunded.
Self-employed mechanics: mobile techs, side-work techs who report the income, and small shop owners. If you are paid on a W-2 by a shop or dealer, the federal rules for writing off your own tools are much tighter. Ask a preparer what applies to you and your state.
When you work for yourself you are generally taxed on profit: what came in minus the ordinary costs of running the business. Every real business cost you forget to track is tax you pay on money you never kept.
A deduction only holds up if you can show it. Keep receipts in one place, run business money through a separate account, and log business miles with the date and the job. Hand your preparer this sheet with the receipts behind it.
If you are self-employed, tools you buy for the business are generally deductible. How quickly you can deduct a big purchase depends on that year's rules, so ask your preparer. W-2 employees have tighter federal rules.
Generally the business use portion, either by a standard mileage rate or by your actual vehicle costs. Either way you need a mileage log.
Keep proof for everything you claim. A receipt, a bank statement line and a note on what it was for is the habit that makes an audit boring.
Same deal as this one. Free to use, built for techs who work out of a truck.
Van Setup Planner
Building out a van or truck? Get the tool list for the work you do and what the rest will cost.
Name Ideas & .com Check
Picked a name? Check the .com is open before you pay for shirts and stickers.
Flyer, Ad & Bio
Need customers this week? Make a flyer and a post in the time it takes to eat lunch.
Service & Fleet Contract
Landing a fleet or a repeat customer? Put the deal on paper so both sides know what was agreed.