How much of my car can I claim?
Log each trip, or start one when you leave and end it when you get there. Wrightly adds up your business kilometres and works out the claim for the year. Your tools and equipment sit on a depreciation register next to it.
Toyota Hilux
Kilometre rate, this income year
Business km
6,240
Total km
11,900
Business share
52.4%
Total km from your odometer readings
Vehicles and mileage
Kilometre rate or actual costs?
Claim a vehicle on its actual costs at the business share, or at the IRD kilometre rate. The method is set per vehicle for the year, so a cost is never claimed twice.
Forgot to log the trip?
Start a trip when you set off and end it when you arrive. Or log it afterwards with the distance.
Odometer readings
Add odometer readings and Wrightly works out your total kilometres for the year. That splits the kilometre rate across its two tiers correctly.
Capital assets
Bought a laptop. Expense or depreciate?
A purchase over $1,000 before GST goes on the register and is claimed through depreciation, at the rates IRD sets.
GST back up front
The GST on an asset is claimed when you buy it, at your business share.
Investment Boost
A new asset first used from 22 May 2025 starts with the Investment Boost on.
Spotted from receipts
When a receipt looks like an asset, Wrightly adds it to the register for you to review.
Vehicle and asset questions
Which vehicle claim method should I use?
That depends on your situation, and your accountant can help you choose. Wrightly supports both: actual costs at your business share, or the kilometre rate. Once a vehicle is on one method for a year, it stays on it.
Is the logbook on the free plan?
Yes. The mileage and vehicle logbook and the asset register are both on the free plan.
What counts as a capital asset?
Something you buy for the business that lasts and costs more than $1,000 before GST, like a laptop, tools or a vehicle. It is claimed through depreciation over its life instead of all at once.