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Google Maps Timeline Mileage Log

Forgot to track your mileage? Google Maps recorded every drive. Turn your Timeline into an IRS mileage log with your Schedule C numbers, in minutes.

What are my miles worth?
Page 1 of 40 of a sample mileage log for 2025, built from the sample drives.

Vehicle mileage log, tax year 2025

Built with TimelineMileage from the account holder's Google Maps Timeline export. Trips, places and times come from location data recorded at the time of travel; use and purpose were entered by the account holder.

Business miles (Schedule C, line 44a)
5,929.4
Commuting miles (line 44b)
762.7
Other personal miles (line 44c)
1,089.9
Total miles
7,782
Odometer, start and end of year
41,280 / 49,062
Miles not recorded in Timeline (in line 44c)
311.8
Business use
76.2%
Standard mileage amount
$4,150.58
Business parking and tolls
$222.00
Car and truck expenses (Schedule C, line 9)
$4,372.58

2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31: 5,929.4 business miles at 70 cents = $4,150.58

DateStartFromToUseBusiness purposeMilesAmountPark./tolls2025-01-0206:57HomeWorkCommuting3.22025-01-0216:03WorkHomeCommuting3.12025-01-0306:57HomeWorkCommuting3.22025-01-0315:54WorkHomeCommuting3.22025-01-0318:05HomeAustin, south-west 2Personal1.92025-01-0319:01Austin, south-west 2HomePersonal1.82025-01-0410:38HomeAustin, south-westPersonal0.92025-01-0412:11Austin, south-westHomePersonal1.02025-01-0509:38HomeAustin, west 4Personal2.42025-01-0511:20Austin, west 4HomePersonal2.32025-01-0606:59HomeWorkCommuting3.12025-01-0607:40WorkGarcia residenceBusinessKitchen remodel6.0$4.20$6.002025-01-0616:13Garcia residenceHomeBusinessKitchen remodel4.7$3.292025-01-0617:52HomeAustin, south-west 2Personal1.92025-01-0619:02Austin, south-west 2HomePersonal1.8
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From Google Maps Timeline to IRS mileage log

Your Timeline file and a few clicks. Back comes a complete mileage log from Google Maps, for the whole year.

You give

  1. 1. Your Timeline file

    Timeline.jsonExported from Google Maps on your phone

  2. 2. Where you drive for work, once per place

    • Garcia residenceBusiness
    • OfficeCommute
    • Whole FoodsPersonal

  3. 3. A short purpose for each work place

    Client visit, kitchen remodel

Nothing else. No account, no typing trips, nothing uploaded.

becomes

You get

Page 1 of a sample mileage log: business, commuting and personal miles for Schedule C lines 44a to 44c, the deduction at 70 cents a mile, then every trip with date, time, from, to, use, purpose, miles and amount.
44a Business
5,929.4 mi
44b Commuting
762.7 mi
44c Other
1,089.9 mi
Deduction
$4,150.58
Page 1 of 40: a real log made from the sample drives, 1396 trips in 2025.
  • PDF log to keepTotals for Schedule C on page one, then every trip of the year
  • CSV for your accountantOpens in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets
See the full sample PDFSample CSV

An IRS mileage log without the busywork

  • Nothing uploaded

    Your location history is read in your browser. It never reaches us or anyone else.

  • The right rate

    Each drive is valued at the IRS rate of its own day (2026: 72.5¢, then 76¢).

  • Ready for Schedule C

    Business, commuting and other miles, lines 44a to 44c, on page one of your log.

  • Clear pricing

    $49 per tax year, paid once. No subscription, no account.

Made for the self-employed who drive for work

Contractors, 1099 workers, gig drivers: if you file a Schedule C and your phone was in the car, your miles are already recorded.

What the IRS asks you to keep

What are your miles worth?

Estimate your mileage deduction and the tax it saves in 30 seconds, before you open any file.

Calculate my deduction

Example: 150 business miles a week, 48 weeks

Mileage deduction 2026

$5,347

Estimated tax saved

$1,932

Try yours

Build your mileage log from Google Maps Timeline

Free until you download.

Step 1 of 3

Drop your Timeline export here

It is read in this browser and never uploaded. Large files take a few seconds.

Where is my file?

Android
Settings, Location, Timeline, Export. Timeline.json
iPhone
Google Maps, Settings, Personal content, Export. location-history.json
Older history
A Google Takeout archive. .zip
Step-by-step export guide

Pay once, only to keep the files

Check how far back your Timeline goes and see your whole log for free. No subscription, no account.

  • One tax year

    $49

    Every trip of the year, PDF, Excel and CSV, Schedule C lines 9 and 44a to 44c.

    • IRS rate of each trip date
    • Parking, tolls and odometer included
    • Refund within 14 days
    Build my log for free

  • Every year in your file

    $79

    For an IRS audit or an amended return (1040-X): every tax year your Timeline holds, unlocked at once.

    • All the years, one payment
    • Same files for each year
    • Refund within 14 days
    Build my log for free

Buying the current year before it ends? It covers the whole tax year: export your Timeline again in January and download the complete log at no extra cost.

Frequently asked questions

Does the IRS accept a mileage log built from Google Timeline?

The IRS asks for records made at or near the time of each trip, with the date, the destination, the business purpose and the miles. Google Timeline recorded the date, the places and the distance when you drove; you add the purpose. Whether a reconstructed log holds up depends on your situation, so show it to your tax professional.

I forgot to track my mileage last year. Can I still build a log?

If location history was on, yes: Google Maps Timeline recorded each drive with its date, places and distance at the time. You add the business purpose. Records made at the time are what the IRS gives weight to; a log rewritten from memory is not.

What if my Timeline is empty, or only goes back 3 months?

Since Google moved Timeline to the phone, history is often off, or set to delete after 3 months. The tool shows how far back your file goes, month by month, before you pay anything. If part of the year is missing, turn Timeline on and set auto-delete to "Don't auto-delete activity" now, and we can remind you in January to export the complete year.

I drive for Uber, Lyft or DoorDash. Do I mark every address?

No. Turn on working hours: every drive that starts on your working days and hours is business, without marking a single address. Places you do mark keep their own use.

Can I use it for an IRS audit or an amended return?

Yes: the all-years pack unlocks every tax year in your file. The log shows how it was built: trips, times and miles recorded by your phone at the time, use and purpose added by you. Whether the IRS accepts it is up to the examiner; show it to your tax professional.

Is my location history uploaded anywhere?

No. Your file is read by this page, in your browser, on your device. No location, place or date leaves it. Only the payment goes through Stripe, and Stripe never sees your trips.

What does it cost?

$49 for one tax year, paid once. No subscription, no account. You see every trip and every total for free before paying; the payment unlocks the PDF and CSV files of that year.

Which file do I need?

Timeline.json exported from Google Maps on Android, location-history.json from Google Maps on iPhone, or an older Google Takeout ZIP with Location History. The export guide shows each step.

Which mileage rate is used?

The IRS business standard mileage rate of the date of each trip. For 2026 that is 72.5 cents a mile until June 30 and 76 cents from July 1, so a year straddling the change is valued correctly.

What if I am not happy with it?

Write to us within 14 days and you get your money back. You can also try the whole tool on the sample drives first.

Who sells it, how payment works, where your data goes: is TimelineMileage legit? TimelineMileage builds a record from your own location data. It is not tax advice. Check with your tax professional which trips qualify. Rates: IRS standard mileage rates.

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