The per diem deduction for truckers
Self-employed drivers subject to the Department of Transportation hours-of-service rules can deduct 80 percent of the meal and incidental per diem for days they are away from home overnight. Your logbook proves the days, so keep it.
Other trucking filings
Trucks of 55,000 pounds or more may owe the federal Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax on Form 2290, and qualified interstate carriers file quarterly IFTA fuel tax reports. Ask us about these when you come in.