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How to Update Your Year-End and Starting Odometer

A guide to creating a trip that marks the end of the current year and the start of the next year, in order to ensure accurate total mileage.

Enter Your Year-End Odometer Reading and Starting Odometer for the Next Year.

Note: To make sure you have the most up-to-date mileage rates, be sure to install the most recent version. The mileage rates are loaded to the app; be sure to sync with the web to update the information.

This guide will show you how to create a Trip for the end of the current year and the start of the next year.
To complete your reports and ensure you have the most accurate Total Mileage for the current year and the next year.

How to Update Your Odometer Reading on the TripLog App:

  1. Trips Page > Green Arrow Icon > Manual Entry >

  2. Fill in the information for a trip dated December 31st (make sure it's after any trips logged that day). Choose any location relevant to you. The recommended activity would be Uncategorized

  3. Make the trip at least 0.1 mi (or km) to ensure it gets recorded. The trip's ending mileage should be your Year-End Odometer Reading.

  4. Note that the trip was added manually for the Year-End Odometer Reading.

  5. Save the trip

Repeat for the Starting Odometer Reading for the next year on January 1st of the following year. The trip's starting mileage should be your Starting Odometer Reading.
Repeat the process for each of your vehicles.

How to Update Your Odometer Reading on the Web Dashboard:

  1. Log in to the Web Dashboard and navigate to https://app.triplog.net/web/trip

  2. Click Add Trip in the upper left

  3. Fill in the information for a trip dated December 31st (make sure it's after any trips logged that day). Choose any location relevant to you. The recommended activity would be Uncategorized

  4. Make the trip at least 0.1 mi (or km) to ensure it gets recorded. The trip's ending mileage should be your Year-End Odometer Reading.

  5. Note that the trip was added manually for the Year-End Odometer Reading.

  6. Save the trip

Repeat for the Starting Odometer Reading for the next year on January 1st of the following year. The trip's starting mileage should be your Starting Odometer Reading.
Repeat the process for each of your vehicles.
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To run your completed reports (Reports Article)

You'll need to record your year-end/starting odometer reading for each vehicle you have.

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