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title: Distance Tracking in Expensify
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description: Learn how distance tracking works in Expensify!
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# Overview
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Expensify provides a convenient feature for tracking your mileage-related expenses. You'll find all the essential information to begin logging your trips below.
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# How to Use Distance Tracking
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## Mobile App
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First, you’ll want to click the **+** in the top right corner.
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If you select **Manually Create**, you’ll be prompted to enter your mileage, select a rate, and code the expense before clicking **Save**.
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![Click manually create or odometer to create a distance request.](https://help.expensify.com/assets/images/ExpensifyHelp_CreateExpense_Mobile.png){:width="100%"}
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If you select **Manually Create**:
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- Enter your mileage.
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- Select a rate.
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- Code the expense.
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- Click **Save**.
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![Enter your mileage, rate, code the expense, and click save.](https://help.expensify.com/assets/images/ExpensifyHelp_ManualDistance_Mobile.png){:width="100%"}
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If you select **Odometer**:
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- Enter your vehicle’s mileage reading before and after your trip.
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- Select your rate.
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- Code the expense.
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- Click **Save**.
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![Etner your mileage readings, your rate, code the expense, and click save.](https://help.expensify.com/assets/images/ExpensifyHelp_Odometer_Mobile.png){:width="100%"}
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The **Start GPS** option also exists on the mobile app. However, we’ve learned that most customers prefer to track their mileage after their trips (thus not needing to hit that start button!)
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We’ve temporarily paused the development of GPS mileage tracking in the mobile app, and we recommend you use one of the above options instead!
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## Web
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Navigate to the **Expenses** page, click **New Expense**, and review the two **Distance** options.
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![Select manually create or create from map to create a new distance request.](https://help.expensify.com/assets/images/ExpensifyHelp_CreateExpense.png){:width="100%"}
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If you select **Manually Create**:
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- Enter the number of miles for your trip.
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- Mileage rate is automatically selected based on your history, or manually select it if it's your first time.
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- Complete any other applicable coding fields.
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- Click **Save**.
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![Enter the number of miles, select your rate, code the expense, and click save.](https://help.expensify.com/assets/images/ExpensifyHelp_ManualDistance.png){:width="100%"}
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For **Create from Map** expenses:
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- Add your start and end location, and the distance will be calculated.
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- You can also click **Add Destination** for multiple stops.
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- Leave **Create Receipt** selected if you want a map receipt generated.
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- Click **Save**.
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![Enter your start and end locations, and click save.](https://help.expensify.com/assets/images/ExpensifyHelp_ManualDistanceMap.png){:width="100%"}
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Once you click **Save**, review the details from your map selection.
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- Select your rate.
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- Enter any other applicable coding.
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- Click **Save**.
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![Select your rate, code the expense, and click save.](https://help.expensify.com/assets/images/ExpensifyHelp_ManualDistanceConfirm.png){:width="100%"}
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# Mileage Tracking FAQs
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## **How can I change the rate of my mileage expenses?**
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You can change the rate by going to Settings > Workspaces > [Your Workspace] > Expenses > Distance > Add a Mileage Rate.
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If you submit mileage expenses on a group workspace, only workspace admins can do this.
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## **Do you plan to add the "Create from Map" option to the mobile app or "Odometer" option to web?**
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Not now, but if that changes, you'll be the first to know!
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## **Will you restart maintenance on the mobile app's GPS option anytime soon?**
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Not now, but if that changes, you'll be the first to know!
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## **Does Expensify automatically update IRS Mileage rates?**
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We never automatically update mileage rates in Expensify because different companies want the new rates to become effective on different dates.

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