Trucking, transport & logistics
Tax & accounting services to keep you in the right lane.
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There’s enough happening on the roads to keep truckies busy. Competition from large groups, fluctuating fuel prices, congested urban areas and changes in regulations and legislation can present a challenge for transport and distribution businesses.
Why add more to your plate?
What if tax preparation and your financial wellbeing wasn’t an issue? Imagine being able to just dream about your financial goals while on the road, instead of mentally maintaining a checklist of accounting, tax and admin you need to get through?
With over 60 trucking clients, creditte are the specialists at taking care of Australian truckies and transport operators.
On the personal side, we take care of your tax submissions and ensure you’re accurately claiming all the tax deductions available to you. Our team can advise you on matters related to investments, SMSF and your financial future.
On the business side, we handle your bookkeeping, BAS, fuel tax credit rebates, payroll, and ongoing accounting and tax obligations.
Accounting for trucking & transport businesses
Besides taking care of your annual tax return, the creditte team can advise you on important life decisions – buying a business or another truck, reviewing your rates, protecting your assets, purchasing property, investments, tax and more.
- Annual tax submissions
- Tax and business advice
- Fuel tax credit claims
- Personal tax advice
Our services are made to be convenient for you, whether you’re a truckie or the business manager. There’s no need to come into an office. We’ll call you at a time that suits you and handle all your enquiries from wherever you are in Australia.
Why choose us as your trucking accountant
Does your accountant know trucks?
Many trucking and transport operators leave money on the table not knowing, or not claiming, all of the tax deductions available to them.
As accountants who specialise in trucking and transport, we know what truck drivers and operators can claim, what you need in order to make the claim and how to calculate your deductions.
To get you started we’ve put together this little PDF guide: Truck Driver Tax Deductions.
Click to download a free copy.
Accounting packages
Fixed price accounting and tax packages to suit any trucking business.
BASIC
Want to keep things simple? We take care of any standard reporting requirements for you, as well as sorting out the basic tax requirements.
From
$220 monthly-
Annual Financial Statements
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Income Tax Returns
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Business Activity Statements
PRO
Looking for a little more? Get that little bit extra to give your business more flexibility and opportunity to grow.
From
$450 monthly-
Annual Financial Statements
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Income Tax Returns
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Business Activity Statements
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Annual Tax Planning
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Annual Payroll Lodgements
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Quarterly Meetings
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Business performance analysis
PREMIUM
Want the advantage of quality advice on a regular basis? Get everything in the basic and pro packages plus your very own virtual CFO!
From
$900 monthly-
Annual Financial Statements
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Income Tax Returns
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Business Activity Statements
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Annual Tax Planning
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Annual Payroll Lodgements
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Monthly/Quarterly Meetings
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Business performance analysis
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Annual Budget
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A detailed review of profit and loss and cash flows
CUSTOM
Feeling like you're missing something? We can provide tailored solutions to meet your needs
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Payroll Tax
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Fringe Benefits Tax Returns
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Corporate secretarial and ASIC documents
Ready to off-load your tax burden?
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Frequently asked questions
My accountant hasn’t claimed my fuel tax credits, can you apply for retrospective fuel tax credit refunds?
Yes you can apply for retrospective fuel tax credit refunds.
Any business that uses fuel off-road in their heavy or light commercial vehicles, equipment or machinery can claim. This includes businesses who have either under-claimed in previous periods at the standard on-road rate, or not at all.
As long as you can claim a consistent pattern of use for a period of six months, you will be entitled to claim retrospective FTC rebates. You will need to know how much fuel you have used, what type of fuel you’ve purchased for each business activity and how much of that was used in off-road activity.
How much can we expect to get back in Fuel Tax Credit rebates?
It depends entirely on your business and the nature and amount of off-road fuel usage. However, in our experience, some customer rebates have ranged from hundreds of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on the size and nature of the business.
What can truck drivers claim on tax?
Truck drivers can claim things like vehicle expenses, clothing, sunglasses, travel and in some cases licence renewals. Get the full list in our tax deductions guide for truck drivers.
Can I claim my truck licence on tax?
You can’t claim the cost of getting or renewing your driver’s licence, even if it is a condition of your employment. This is a private expense. You also can’t claim the initial cost of getting a special licence or condition on your licence to get a job as a truck driver. You can claim the additional costs to renew a special licence or condition on your licence in order to perform your employment duties. For example, a heavy vehicle permit.
Can truck drivers claim meals on taxes?
No, you can’t claim private expenses like meals, snacks and drinks that you consume during your normal working hours.
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