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Tax-time export

The video for the tax time page. It is January 2027. Sam enters the year-end odometer reading, clears the last unclassified drives, and sends the accountant package for 2026.

Setup

  • Miles installed with a full year of 2026 drives from the fixture. Three drives left unclassified. The Civic's start-of-year odometer reading is 31,204.
  • The device date is January 4, 2027.

Scenes

Scene 1. The odometer (0:00–0:12)

  • On screen. A notification, "Enter the Civic's year-end odometer reading", is tapped. Vehicles opens on the Civic. "Odometer, Dec 31, 2026" is filled with "46,456". The screen shows "Total miles in 2026 · 15,252" and "Business use · 77.6%".
  • Narration. "At the end of the year, enter the odometer reading. Total miles and the business-use percentage come from it."

Scene 2. Clear the list (0:12–0:22)

  • On screen. Drives with "3 unclassified". The three rows are swiped in turn, two right and one left. The banner reads "All drives classified".
  • Narration. "Clear whatever is left in the list. Most weeks it is a handful."

Scene 3. The report (0:22–0:36)

  • On screen. Reports with the year picker set to 2026. The totals. "Business 11,842 mi · Commuting 0 mi · Other 3,410 mi · Business use 77.6%". Below, "Standard mileage rate · Jan–Jun at 72.5¢ · Jul–Dec at 76¢ · $8,846.12", then "Parking and tolls · $214.00". The Export button is tapped and "Accountant package" is chosen. The share sheet opens and Mail is selected, showing "Miles 2026 Sam.zip" attached.
  • Narration. "The report applies the right rate to each drive by its date. Export the accountant package and the log, the tax summary, the spreadsheet, and the receipts go out together."
  • Capture notes. Zoom on the two rate periods.

Scene 4. What the accountant sees (0:36–0:50)

  • On screen. Back in the share sheet, the "Mileage log 2026.pdf" preview is opened. The first page shows the Publication 463 Table 5-2 layout with Sam's name at the top, the columns Date, Destination, Business purpose, Odometer start, Odometer stop, Miles, Expense type, Amount, and weekly totals. Review note. An in-app preview of the exported PDF before sharing is a product decision if the export flow does not already expose one.
  • Narration. "The log follows the layout the IRS gives in Publication 463, so an accountant knows it on sight."