Travel expenses and allowances
- How do I report mileage? There are two ways in the app. You can record a drive live: start the trip recorder when you leave and stop it when you arrive, and the route and distance are captured automatically. Or you can add a drive manually afterwards: enter the start and end locations and the distance in kilometres — the distance is checked against the actual driving route, and the claim is added to your salary pool.
- What is a mileage allowance? A mileage allowance (milersättning) is tax-free compensation for using your own car on a business trip. It is meant to cover fuel and running costs and is added to your salary pool without being taxed. The rate per mil (10 km) is set by Skatteverket and the app applies the current rate automatically.
- When can I receive a travel allowance? A tax-free travel allowance (traktamente) can be paid when your business trip takes you more than 50 km from both your home and your regular workplace, and includes at least one overnight stay (covering 00:00–06:00) away from home. It follows Skatteverket's standard rates and is meant to cover the extra cost of being away.
- When can I receive a meal allowance? Meals are not paid separately — they are covered by the daily traktamente. A full day away from home (departure before 12:00, return after 19:00) qualifies for the full-day rate, and a half day (departure after 12:00 or return before 19:00) for the half-day rate. The amounts follow Skatteverket's current rates. The same overnight-stay and 50 km conditions as for the travel allowance apply.
- What information do I need to provide for a business trip? For a drive: the start and end locations, the distance in kilometres, and the date — captured automatically if you record the trip live, and verified against the real driving route if entered manually. For a traktamente claim: the destination, and the departure and return dates and times, since these decide the full-day or half-day rate.
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