Trekbook

Claiming a car travel deduction from SARS? Trekbook keeps the compliant logbook SARS requires AND works out your claim both ways — actual-cost and fixed-cost — so you can see, in rands, which method refunds more. Most people only calculate it one way and quietly leave money behind.

THREE WAYS TO CLAIM, ONE CLEAR WINNER
SARS lets you work out vehicle travel costs in more than one way, and the best choice is rarely obvious. Trekbook calculates the actual-cost, fixed-cost and reimburse methods on your real numbers and recommends the one that gives you the biggest deduction — using SARS's published rate-per-kilometre tables for each tax year.

BUILT FOR WHAT SARS ACTUALLY CHECKS
To allow a travel deduction, SARS needs your vehicle's starting odometer and your opening (1 March) and closing (end of February) readings for every tax year. Leave them out and the whole claim can be disallowed. Trekbook captures these by design, prompts you at the right time of year, and warns you when a reading is missing.

EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE
• GPS or manual trip logging — tap start/stop, or enter the distance yourself
• Saved locations — store your office and regular clients once; distances auto-fill
• Receipt photo vault — snap every fuel slip and invoice against the matching expense
• A separate logbook and deduction per vehicle — car, bakkie or motorbike
• One-tap SARS export — a compliant logbook PDF (and CSV), grouped by vehicle and tax year
• iOS, Android and web — one account, synced everywhere; the web app is clean and ad-free

HOW IT WORKS
1. Add your vehicle — its value and starting odometer, plus this year's opening reading
2. Log your trips — by GPS or distance, each with a date and business reason
3. Capture expenses — fuel, maintenance, insurance, licence and more, with receipts
4. Export for SARS — and see which method maximises your claim

FREE TO START
Calculating your claim and exporting the SARS PDF are free on mobile (with one banner ad). Remove the ad for R9.99/month. Trekbook Pro (R29/month or R249/year) unlocks the full web app — including bulk spreadsheet trip import and a filter/sort/bulk-edit trip table — plus emailed reports and automatic trip tracking. A once-off Advanced Pack (R99) is included with Pro. Fleets and tax practitioners: a sales-led Business tier is available from R499/month — email hello@trekbook.co.za.

Trekbook is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by SARS. Calculations are estimates to help you prepare your return, not tax advice.

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