Every mile you drive to a job is a tax deduction. Most contractors track zero of them.
The IRS allows contractors to deduct business mileage at 67 cents per mile in 2026. If you drive 15,000 business miles per year, that's a $10,050 deduction you may be leaving on the table. Here's how to track it correctly — and how to connect every mile to the lead it paid for.
| Choose Lead Score if… | Choose Other Apps if… |
|---|---|
| Lead Score auto-tracks your business mileage in the background — and links every drive to the lead it was for, so your IRS deductions have full job context. | Generic mileage and expense apps produce tax reports. Lead Score produces tax reports with the context of which leads produced those miles and expenses. |
| You want mileage automatically tracked and linked to leads | You only need basic mileage logging for taxes |
| You want IRS-compliant exports plus job context | Your employer provides a mileage reimbursement tool |
| You want to replace your mileage app and CRM with one subscription | Free is your hard requirement (try Stride) |
Lead Score vs Other Apps
Lead Score was built by a contractor who realized his mileage deductions were real money — and that linking every mile to a specific lead turned tax records into business intelligence.
| Feature | Lead Score | Other Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Mileage per lead tracking | ✓ Every drive linked to a lead | ✗ Miles tracked without job context |
| IRS-compliant CSV export | ✓ Built in | ✗ Basic export (varies by app) |
| Lead qualification scoring | ✓ 5-factor scoring system | ✗ Not available |
| Works fully offline | ✓ 100% local storage | ✗ Most require connection |
| No account required | ✓ Your device, your data | ✗ Account required by most |
| Business purpose per mile | ✓ Lead name and project type | ✗ Generic business/personal only |
| Pipeline analytics | ✓ Which sources cost most in miles | ✗ Not available |
| PDF estimates & invoices | ✓ Built in | ✗ Not included |
| Monthly price | ✓ $9.99/month | ✗ $5–9/month (typical) |
| Free tier | ✓ First 3 leads, no card | ✗ Varies — often limited |
The IRS wants records. Most contractors have none.
The IRS requires a contemporaneous record of business mileage — meaning you track it as it happens, not at tax time from memory. Most contractors either don't track at all, use a notebook they lose, or run a mileage app that generates numbers they can't connect to specific jobs.
Every untracked business mile is money the IRS would have given back.
To claim the deduction confidently you need: the date of each business drive, the starting point and destination, the business purpose, and the number of miles. That's exactly what Lead Score's mileage tracking per lead captures — automatically, attached to the lead it was for.
Every mile driven to a qualifying visit, estimate appointment, or job site is a business mile. So is every mile driven to pick up materials, meet a subcontractor, or attend a vendor meeting. Most contractors are deducting less than half of what they're entitled to.
"I want to know not just how many miles I drove but which jobs those miles went to."
MileIQ user feedback, 2025
IRS-compliant records with the business context the IRS actually wants.
Lead Score logs mileage per lead in your activity log. When you drive to a qualifying visit, you record the miles in that lead's activity. Your export includes the date, lead name, project type, and miles driven — exactly what the IRS wants to see.
Your dashboard shows total business miles, miles per lead source, and miles to won versus lost leads. This isn't just useful for taxes — it shows you which lead sources cost you the most in drive time.
Lead Score exports IRS-compliant CSV mileage reports. Every mile is labeled with the lead it was driven for, making your records cleaner and your deductions more defensible than a generic mileage app.
What your current app stack actually costs.
Most solo contractors run 4–5 separate apps. Here's the monthly total — and what Lead Score costs to replace all of them.
Or go annual at $59.99/year — less than $5/month for the full stack.
Clear pricing. No surprises.
Other Apps
Mileage only — no lead context
- ✗ No lead qualification
- ✗ No pipeline analytics
- ✗ Separate tool — one workflow
Lead Score
$9.99
$59.99/year or $99 lifetime
- ✓ 5-factor lead scoring
- ✓ Auto GPS mileage tracking
- ✓ PDF estimates and invoices
- ✓ No account — local storage
- ✓ Works fully offline
- ✓ First 3 leads free
Who should use what.
If you're a contractor driving to qualifying visits, estimate appointments, and job sites and want IRS-compliant mileage records with business context, Lead Score is the right tool — it costs less than one missed deduction.
If you need fully automatic GPS trip detection without any manual input, a dedicated app like MileIQ or Timeero handles that. Lead Score requires you to log miles when you log the site visit — the tradeoff is that every mile comes with full business context.
What contractors ask before switching.
Every mile you drive to a lead is a deduction. Are you tracking them?
Lead Score connects every business mile to the lead it was for.
Free tier · No account required · iOS & Android · Works offline
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