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The app shows gross. You keep net.
The app shows gross. You keep net. Every screenshot in every driver group is gross pay. Gross is not what you make — it is what you make before your car bills you for every mile and before the taxes no employer withholds come due. This 14-tab workbook is the 20-second habit that fixes both. And it carries the 2026 edge nobody else has: the IRS changed the mileage rate MID-YEAR — 72.5¢ through June 30, 76¢ from July 1 — and this engine applies the rate BY DATE from an editable table.
- Shift Log — 60 rate-aware rows: hours, pay, tips, odometer → true hourly and the dated IRS deduction
- Mileage & 2026 Rates — the mid-year split applied by date, not hardcoded
- True Hourly Board — the number the apps never show, after the car bills you
- Quarterly Taxes — SE tax computed, vouchers counted down for every 2026 date
- Tips Deduction — drivers are on the IRS occupation list for 2025–2028; computed with cap and phaseout
Overview
The app shows gross. You keep net.
Every screenshot in every driver group is gross pay. Gross is not what you make — it is what you make before your car bills you for every mile and before the taxes no employer withholds come due. This 14-tab workbook is the 20-second habit that fixes both. And it carries the 2026 edge nobody else has: the IRS changed the mileage rate MID-YEAR — 72.5¢ through June 30, 76¢ from July 1 — and this engine applies the rate BY DATE from an editable table.
On the shipped sample log alone, the dated rate finds $47.97 a stale tracker loses.
What's Included
14 connected tabs:
- Four full themes — Colorful, Light, Dark and Editorial (.xlsx), the 14-tab engine
- QUICK-START.pdf — start to finish in minutes
- ACCESS-YOUR-TEMPLATE.pdf — one click opens your own copy in Google Sheets + the video tutorial link
- README.txt + LICENSE.txt — delivered as one ZIP, instant download
Key Benefits
Why this one
72.5¢ through June 30, 76¢ from July 1 — applied by date from an editable table. On the sample log alone that's $47.97 a one-rate tracker loses.
Hours, pay, tips and odometer per shift → what an hour actually paid after the car took its share.
The Weekly Set-Aside ritual moves Friday money to a tax stash; the voucher countdown does the rest.
Delivery and rideshare drivers are on the IRS tips-deduction occupation list — computed with the $25,000 cap and phaseout, with SE tax still applied, because it still applies.
Vehicle Reality computes the per-trip floor under which an offer quietly pays you nothing.
878 formulas · recalculated clean · 344/344 independent math checks. Every image is the real file.
Who It's For
Built for
- DoorDash, Uber Eats, Instacart and rideshare drivers running on gross
- Multi-app drivers who need one log across all of them
- Anyone blindsided by their first 1099 spring
- Part-timers deciding whether the side gig actually pays
How It Works
Up and running in minutes
The ACCESS-YOUR-TEMPLATE.pdf in your download opens a copy in Google Sheets with one click
Your real cost per mile is built here — the number the apps never subtract
Hours, pay, tips, odometer — true hourly and the dated deduction compute themselves
The weekly ritual sizes the tax transfer; vouchers count down to every 2026 date
True hourly by app, by day, by zone — and the offer floor that protects your time
Why It's Different
Not another template
Mileage trackers hardcode one rate; 2026 broke them all at mid-year. This engine applies the rate by date, reconciles the 1099 thresholds, computes the driver tips deduction with its honest caveats, and keeps the one number that matters on top: what an hour truly paid.
Delivery & Compatibility
Instant, and works with what you use
As soon as your order is complete you get instant access to download your files. Prefer Google Sheets for real-time updates and dropdowns? It's fully optimized. More comfortable in Excel? It works just as well.
Built and tested in the latest Excel (Office 365). On Mac we recommend the Google Sheets version — the template is not compatible with Apple Numbers. Available in English. The template ships with sample data so every screen works on open; clear it whenever you're ready. The images and video show that sample data to demonstrate how it looks in use.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Does it work in Google Sheets?
Yes — one click: the ACCESS-YOUR-TEMPLATE.pdf in your download opens a copy straight into Google Sheets. The .xlsx works in Excel too.
Does it handle the 2026 mid-year mileage change?
Yes — that's the headline: 72.5¢ then 76¢, applied by each shift's date from an editable table, so no mile is priced at the wrong rate.
Standard mileage or actual expenses?
Both are computed side by side so you can see which wins for your car and your miles.
What about the tips deduction for drivers?
Drivers are on the IRS occupation list for 2025–2028. The file computes it with the $25,000 cap and phaseout — and says plainly that self-employment tax still applies.
Is anything pre-loaded?
A sample month of shifts ships inside so every screen works on open — clear it when you're ready.
Can I get a refund on a digital download?
Because delivery is instant, all sales are final — but message us with any issue and we'll make it right.
This is a planning tool, not tax advice. Confirm rates, thresholds and deductions with a tax professional or at IRS.gov before filing — the Reference tab cites every figure with its source and date. For personal use only. © 2026 NicheToolkitHub — no resale or redistribution.
