Who we help · Trucking & Owner-Operators
Per diem, fuel tax, and a stack of 1099s from every broker you ran a load for. The deductions are real — but only if your books capture them.
Common things we see
Deductions
The DOT meal per diem and your actual operating costs — fuel, repairs, insurance, depreciation — are real deductions, but only if you tracked them. We turn ELD reports, fuel receipts, and settlements into something your return can use.
Fuel tax
Cross state lines and you owe IFTA — quarterly, by jurisdiction, based on miles and gallons. We coordinate the filings so a missed report doesn't become a stop-work order.
1099s
Each broker, freight company, and direct shipper sends a 1099. We reconcile what you actually got paid against what they reported — mismatched 1099s are how a CP2000 notice happens.
Why clean books pay off
Self-employed owner-operators can deduct the DOT meal per diem — $80 a day, at 80% — for nights away from home, without saving every receipt. (W-2 company drivers can't, since 2018.)
A semi can't use the standard mileage rate. You deduct actual operating costs — fuel, repairs, insurance — and depreciate the tractor over three years.
Trucks at 55,000 lbs or more owe the federal Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax, filed once a year on Form 2290. We track the deadline so your tags don't get held up.
Which package fits
Trucking has the most documentation-dependent deductions of any business we work with — per diem, actual truck costs, fuel tax, and depreciation all stack up. Books + Tax keeps the documentation flowing year-round so April isn't a panic.
Full-year bookkeeping plus annual tax filing — one person, one bill.
Often paired with
Bookkeeping
Monthly bookkeeping that ties to the business return — the same person watching both, no end-of-year surprises.
ExploreBusiness tax returns
Schedule C, 1120-S, 1065, or 1120 — filed by the same person who kept your books all year.
ExploreTax planning
Year-end planning, S-Corp election analysis, retirement strategy, and owner-pay timing — before the year closes.
ExploreWhat clients say
Real clients across the Twin Cities. Real engagements, real returns filed — every review on our public Birdeye profile.
Same person, every year.
Email us — we’ll reply within a day and set up a free 30-min call when it works for both of us. No pressure. We’ll figure out whether we’re a fit.