Begin with one working day
Before interpreting a weekly chart, check that one ordinary day means what you think it means. Choose a date, locate the original platform summary and keep any separate records for that day alongside it. This is a proposed reconciliation exercise, not an audit of a real driver account.
Decide which date the entry represents. A trip date, platform reporting period and bank payment date can differ. Record the definition you are using instead of moving an amount between days simply to make two totals match. Keep payout timing separate from the work being reviewed.
Map the fields before entering amounts
MileBetter stores daily earnings, tips, expenses, hours, trips and an optional note. Its daily net calculation adds recorded earnings and tips, then subtracts recorded expenses. That describes the app calculation; it does not establish taxable profit or account for costs you have not entered.
Check whether a platform summary already includes tips or deducts a charge. If you add an included tip again or subtract the same charge twice, the daily record becomes misleading. Preserve the original statement and write a brief note explaining your mapping. When the statement is unclear, leave the question open rather than inventing a split.
Use a fictional mismatch to test the method
Imagine a summary showing 180 in earnings including 10 in tips. Entering 180 as earnings and another 10 as tips would count that amount twice under the app formula. One possible consistent mapping is 170 earnings plus 10 tips, provided those labels match the source. This example explains arithmetic, not a reporting rule for every platform.
Apply the same check to expenses: identify what each amount represents and whether it has already been accounted for. A missing receipt and a genuine zero expense are different states. Put unresolved items in a short review note so a clean-looking total does not hide incomplete information.
Resolve differences at the source
Compare each field with the corresponding record. Correct a transcription mistake in the entry; investigate an unexplained source difference separately. Keep enough context to understand the correction later. Do not adjust a number merely because a forecast or target would look better.
For UK tax record obligations, use the linked GOV.UK guidance appropriate to your business. This worksheet helps review an operational day log and is not a substitute for the required underlying records or professional advice about a disputed treatment. Source checked September 20, 2026.
Close with a clear status
Mark the day checked, incomplete or awaiting clarification. If it is incomplete, name the missing source and the next action. That status is more useful than a vague impression that the figures are probably right.
Open MileBetter to review your own daily record, then return to the net-earnings guide if the calculation needs explanation. Reconcile a manageable sample first; a polished weekly view cannot repair an incorrectly entered day.
Make the next week easier to read. MileBetter turns a quick daily check-in into a useful business view.
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