# How to Classify Your Trips

When SmartMiles records a trip, it starts as "Unclassified." You need to classify it so it counts toward your mileage deductions or reimbursement.

## Trip purposes

SmartMiles supports five trip purposes:

- **Business** — Trips for work (client visits, errands for your job, driving between work sites). These are deductible at the standard IRS business mileage rate.
- **Personal** — Commuting, errands, social trips. Not deductible.
- **Medical** — Trips to and from medical appointments. Deductible at the IRS medical mileage rate.
- **Charity** — Driving in service of a charitable organization. Deductible at the IRS charity mileage rate.
- **Moving** — Trips related to a move for work (limited eligibility). Deductible at the IRS medical/moving mileage rate.

## Classifying a trip in the app

1. Open the **Trips** tab.
2. Tap on an unclassified trip.
3. Select a purpose from the list.

You can also swipe on a trip card to quickly classify it without opening the detail view.

## Bulk classification

If you have many unclassified trips, you can classify them faster by setting up automatic classification:

- **Frequent Trip Rules** — Save a route so future trips between the same start and end locations are classified automatically. See [How Frequent Trip Rules Work](frequent-trip-rules.md).
- **Work Hours** — Set your work schedule so trips during those hours are auto-classified as Business. See [Setting Up Work Hours](work-hours.md).

## Changing a classification

You can change a trip's purpose at any time. Open the trip and select a different purpose. The mileage value will update automatically based on the new purpose's rate.

## Why classification matters

The IRS requires a contemporaneous log of business miles to claim the mileage deduction. Classifying your trips in SmartMiles creates that log. Unclassified trips are not included in your mileage totals or exports.