Your fuel receipts are worth more than you think
Most owner-operators leave money on the table every year. Missed mileage. Unclaimed meals. Cross-border GST that never gets filed. We've done trucking books for 25+ years — and we know where the deductions hide.
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These come up in almost every first call with a trucking client.
Fuel receipts from four provinces and a logbook you haven't touched
You're hauling loads across Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and into the US. Receipts pile up. The logbook falls behind. And every missed entry is a missed deduction at tax time.
We set up your books to track fuel by province and state. Every kilometre, every fill-up, every toll — sorted and ready for your IFTA return. No more shoebox of gas receipts.
Cross-border GST/HST rules that change by the mile
You fill up in Michigan. Pay tolls in New York. Eat lunch in Ohio. The GST treatment is different for each one. Most truckers don't claim what they're owed.
We track your cross-border purchases trip by trip. Input tax credits get claimed correctly, and your HST return actually matches where you drove.
Should you lease or finance the truck?
Your broker says lease. Your buddy says buy outright. The tax difference between these two is thousands of dollars a year — and it depends on your specific numbers.
We run both scenarios with your actual income. Lease deductions vs. CCA (capital cost allowance) on a financed truck, plus how each one hits your tax bracket. You get a straight answer.
You're probably under-claiming your meals
CRA lets long-haul drivers claim a flat rate per meal. But most owner-operators either don't know the rate, don't track their trip days, or claim too little because they're afraid of an audit.
We use the TL2 method — $23 per meal, 50% deductible — and track every qualifying trip day. It's one of the easiest deductions to get right, and one of the most common ones to miss.
This isn't our first logbook
What we already track for trucking clients
Fuel costs by province and state. Toll receipts. Meal allowances using the TL2 long-haul method. Cross-border GST on US purchases. IFTA quarterly filings. Lease vs. finance comparisons. CCA schedules for trucks and trailers.
We built our trucking process from hundreds of owner-operator files. So when you come in, we're not figuring it out on the fly. Your chart of accounts is ready on day one.
What trucking clients say
“They found $8,000 in fuel deductions I'd missed in my first year alone. Now my IFTA gets filed on time every quarter and I don't think about it. Should've switched sooner.”
Grab our free Canadian tax deduction checklist
A plain-English PDF covering the deductions small business owners, landlords, and self-employed Ontarians miss most often. No email required — download it and keep it.