Business Tool · Taxes
A mileage log built for farmers market sellers
Every Saturday drive, delivery, and flour run, logged in ten seconds at the IRS rate for that day.
The problem
The farmers market mileage deduction most sellers leave at zero
The IRS lets you deduct a set rate per business mile on Schedule C Line 9 — if you write the trips down. A mileage log for a home food business is the record almost nobody keeps.
The notebook in the glovebox
It works for three weeks. Then you're late setting up the sourdough table, skip the entry, and by August it holds eleven trips.
Reconstructing in January
Guessing from your market calendar is a weak record. Your preparer wants dates, destinations, miles, and purpose, written down at the time.
Apps built for rideshare drivers
General mileage apps don't know a mason-jar run is a business trip, or that your sales and expenses already live on SellFood.
Try it now
Mileage deduction calculator
A rough picture of what a year of market driving puts on Line 9. Drag the sliders.
Your driving
Markets, deliveries, and supply runs.
What lands on Schedule C
What one forgotten trip costs youOne round trip at today's rate, left on the table.
$0per trip not loggedUses today's IRS rate (76¢/mi) for the whole year; the real log applies 72.5¢ to trips before Jul 1 2026. Line mapping is a bookkeeping convenience, not tax advice — confirm with your preparer. This shows deductions, not tax owed; SellFood does not calculate tax.
In the real log there are no sliders. Tap a saved place, the rate locks, and the trip is on your PDF.
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A mileage log for a home food business
All live today, on the Taxes page next to your Schedule C view.
Ten-second trips with saved places
Date, destination, miles, purpose. Earlier destinations are suggested as you type, so the Saturday market is one tap by week two.
Round-trip toggle
Enter the one-way distance and flip the toggle. SellFood doubles it. Turn it off for a delivery loop.
Multiple vehicles and odometer readings
Optional odometer readings per trip, plus Jan 1 and Dec 31 readings per vehicle, give each car a business-use percentage for Part IV.
Rate locked per trip date
The IRS moved the rate from 72.5¢ to 76¢ on July 1, 2026. Each trip stores the rate for its own date, so a mid-year change never rewrites history. 2024 and 2025 rates are in there too.
Part IV on the tax-year PDF
Your tax-year PDF carries a Part IV block your preparer transcribes, and the total flows to Line 9 in the Schedule C view.
CSV export
Filter by year, watch the running total, download the log as a CSV. The preparer package adds a mileage PDF.
Questions sellers ask
Not tax advice. State rules are in our cottage food guides.
Do I need odometer readings?
Not for every trip. SellFood logs date, destination, miles, and purpose, which is the record most preparers want. Odometer start and end per trip are optional. What helps at year end is a Jan 1 and Dec 31 reading per vehicle — SellFood uses those for your business-use percentage on Part IV.
What counts as a business trip for a cottage food seller?
Driving to a market to sell, delivering an order, and running out for flour or mason jars are the common ones. SellFood offers four purposes: Market, Delivery, Supplies run, and Other business. Commuting from home to a regular workplace is treated differently, so if you rent a kitchen on a set schedule, ask your preparer.
What if I use two cars?
Add both. Each trip is tied to a vehicle, and each vehicle gets its own Jan 1 and Dec 31 odometer readings, so business-use percentage is worked out separately. Your mileage PDF lists every vehicle with its Part IV lines and notes that your preparer may need Form 4562.
What if the IRS changes the rate mid-year?
It already did in 2026 — 72.5 cents through June, 76 cents from July 1. Every trip stores the rate in effect on its date when you save it. A March trip keeps 72.5 cents; an August trip gets 76. Nothing is recalculated later; your year-end total is the sum of trips at their own rates.
Can I export my mileage log?
Yes. Filter by tax year and download a CSV with date, destination, miles, purpose, vehicle, and the rate applied to each trip. The tax-year PDF includes a Part IV block, and the preparer package adds a separate mileage PDF listing vehicles and every trip.
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