Expenses and both methods

The video for the expenses feature page. Sam logs a fuel receipt, sees the year's vehicle costs, and compares the deduction figured both ways.

Setup

Miles installed with the Civic, a full year of 2026 drives, and expenses entered through the year. Business use 77.6%.
A paper fuel receipt for the scanner scene.

On screen. Expenses. "Add expense" is tapped. "Fuel" is chosen, "$52.40" is typed, and the camera icon opens the document scanner over the receipt. The expense appears under "Civic · 2026" with the date.
Narration. "Fuel, maintenance, insurance, and the rest are logged per vehicle, with the receipt."

On screen. Expenses, filtered to the Civic and 2026. Rows read "Fuel $2,180.15", "Insurance $1,344.00", "Maintenance and tires $612.50", "Registration $186.00", "Loan interest $410.22", "Parking and tolls $214.00", total "$4,946.87".
Narration. "Parking and tolls are separate, because they are deductible whichever method you use."

On screen. Reports for 2026, the "Both methods" card. Left, "Standard mileage rate · 11,842 mi · $8,846.12 + parking and tolls $214.00 = $9,060.12". Right, "Actual expenses · $4,732.87 × 77.6% + depreciation $3,924.00 + parking and tolls $214.00 = $7,810.71". Review note. The depreciation figure on the card needs the depreciation feature settled.
Narration. "The card figures the deduction both ways, the standard mileage rate and actual expenses times your business-use percentage. If you want the standard rate for a car you own, you have to choose it the first year, so the numbers matter in year one."
Capture notes. Zoom on each side of the card in turn and hold 2 s on each.

On screen. Vehicles, the Civic, "Deduction method 2026 · Standard mileage rate". Text card. "Log the costs. Decide with numbers."
Narration. "Set the method per vehicle per year, and the tax summary follows it."