Vehicle Logbook

Track your business travel and claim it correctly

Keep a SARS-compliant logbook as you drive. TaxTim totals your business and private kilometres for you and exports a SARS-ready PDF when it's time to claim your travel allowance deduction.

Mobile-friendly
SARS-ready PDF
Business vs private km
Free to track
Why keep a logbook

Less scrambling at tax time, a bigger travel claim

A reliable logbook is the difference between claiming your travel and leaving money on the table. TaxTim keeps the record-keeping simple.

Track trips as they happen

Use our mobile-friendly vehicle logbook to track business travel and maximise your deduction.

Stay compliant for travel claims

Keep the records SARS expects when you want to claim work travel expenses instead of scrambling at tax-return time.

Make filing easier later

Pair your mileage records with TaxTim's guided filing flow so the numbers are easier to use when you submit.

Understand the tax impact

Use the Travel Deduction calculator and TaxTim help content to understand how work travel affects your refund.

What SARS needs for a travel claim

Keep a valid vehicle logbook for business travel throughout the year

Hold onto fuel, maintenance and other travel-related invoices or receipts

Commission earners can only claim travel based on actual expenditure and cannot rely on deemed costs alone

Compare your travel claim with our Travel Deduction calculator before you file

Who should keep a logbook
Commission earners

If you travel to see clients or earn income based on sales, keeping a reliable logbook is essential.

Business owners and contractors

If work trips are part of how you run your business, a clean logbook helps you claim accurately.

Employees with regular work travel

If you work away from your main office and need to justify travel costs, the logbook keeps the admin manageable.

Ready to claim your travel

Keep your logbook now, file with confidence later

Start logging trips today and TaxTim will have your SARS-ready logbook waiting when you file. Compare your claim with the Travel Deduction calculator first.