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Find out exactly how much income you missed out on in 2025 due to incomplete tracking.
GigDeduct Audit Compliance Guide
The essential manual for protecting your income against IRS and CRA audits.
1. Why Delivery Drivers Are Flagged for Audit
As an independent contractor (1099/Self-Employed), the burden of proof is entirely on you. The IRS/CRA knows mileage is the largest, most abused deduction category. Your biggest red flag? Claiming deductions without detailed, contemporaneous logs.
The High Cost of Incomplete Records
- Disallowance of your entire mileage deduction.
- Interest and penalties on underpaid tax dating back to the filing year.
2. The IRS/CRA Four-Point Substantiation Rule
To be audit-proof, your records must document these four elements for every business trip:
- Date and Time of the trip.
- Mileage: Total distance traveled.
- Destination/Origin: The specific location (e.g., "Home to Service Area").
- Business Purpose: A brief, specific reason (e.g., "Waiting for Orders," "Delivering Order 123").
How to Rebuild Your 2025 Records Now
You can't track retroactively, but you can gather evidence. Review your bank statements, and use personal GPS history (like Google Timeline) and platform payout summaries to reconstruct your working hours and log the full distance driven.
3. The GigDeduct App Advantage: Audit-Proof Automation
Manual tracking is inaccurate and fails to capture the highest-value deduction: **Deadhead/Staging Mileage** (the miles you drive while waiting for or driving towards orders). These are 100% deductible, but platforms ignore them.
Our Native App is engineered to solve your problems:
- The Accuracy Problem: Automatically classifies your entire shift (including Deadhead miles) as business travel.
- The Battery Problem: Uses proprietary low-power technology to ensure 8+ hours of tracking without draining your phone.
Don't wait for the auditor to find your missing miles. Use the calculator now to see your estimated loss and register for priority App access.
Calculate My Tax Loss Now (It's Free!)Our Mission
GigDeduct was founded by a team of software engineers and tax professionals who saw first-hand how much money gig workers were losing due to incomplete mileage tracking. Our mission is simple: To build the most accurate, battery-efficient, and audit-compliant mileage app for the self-employed.
We are currently operating the free Tax Loss Calculator to help drivers understand their 2025 losses and prepare for our March 2026 App launch.