Car Expense Form

(What the IRS will ask for to keep your tax deductions)


Annual information (if you have Acrobat reader, you can look at an example prepared by the IRS - Daily car Log  Weekly Travel Expense )

Date Odometer Reading
January 1 - or the first day of your tax year  
December 31 - or the last day of your tax year  
Total for the year  

 


New vehicle purchases or trades

The form below is a copy of an Excel spreadsheet.  If you own MS Excel you will be able to double click on the link furnished, open the Excel form, save it to yoru disk, fill it in and then return it to me by email.  Equipment.xls

Equipment and Loan Information

New Equipment description:

Purchase Date

Dated started using the equipment

REF NBR

Trade in description:

Cost shown on depreciation schedule

$ -

Accumulated depreciation

$ -

Amount of loan still owing on trade-in

$ -

Ref number on depreciation schedule

Down payment made on the equipment

$ -

Check number and date for down payment

Loan description:

Annual % Rate

0.00%

Amount of loan

$ -

Date of loan

1/0/1900

First payment date

1/0/1900

Number of payments

0

Amount of payment

$ -

Borrower

Signer of note

Who used the equipment or loan proceeds?

"NET PAYOFF" BALANCE

DATE

Total interest charged

Please attach copies of Reg Z disclosure and the promissory note

Depreciable basis of new equipment:

Adjusted basis of trade in

$ -

Down payment

$ -

Loan proceeds

$ -

Tax Basis of new equipment

$ -

This information is used to calculate tax depreciation on your depreciable assets. This

information is used to prepare your tax return and your financial statements. If you borrow

the money personally and allow a corporation you own to use the equipment - show that

you are the borrower and the signer of the note. Show that the company has benefit of the

use of the item[s].

Preserve the "Blank Form"

You may copy the form from one tab/worksheet to a new worksheet

You may decide to name the w/s tabs with the equipment name

You may need more than one w/s foreach month

If this is a lease purchase, then please write in the market value at the date of the lease

Write in the total number of payments required

Write in the amount of each payment

Write down the initial cash payments for the lease

Write down the requirements for you to own the equipment at the end of the lease.

 


The form below is for recording your business trips in your automobile.

Date From To Miles Refer to invoice #, etc. Driver/Business Reason/Contact person