Question 1

How does the simplified meal allowance work for Canadian truckers?

Accepted Answer

Long-haul truck drivers can use the simplified meal method: $23/meal up to 3 meals per day = $69/day, claimable at 80% (so $55.20/day deductible). For 200 days on the road that's $11,040 deductible — significantly higher than the typical 50% meals cap. Track the days you're away from your home terminal; R2Sheet's Tag field works for marking long-haul days.

Question 2

Which CCA class does my truck go into?

Accepted Answer

Class 16 — taxis, freight trucks, vehicles for hire — at 40% declining balance, accelerated rate. Significantly more generous than personal-vehicle Class 10 (30%). Talk to a CPA to confirm classification, especially if your truck doubles as personal use.

Question 3

Are lumper fees and detention pay deductible?

Accepted Answer

Yes — lumper fees (loaders at warehouses) are deductible business expenses (line 9270 Other expenses). Detention pay you receive is income on T2125 line 8230. Both should be tracked separately for the cleanest year-end accounting.

Question 4

Can I claim ITC on US fuel purchases?

Accepted Answer

No — there's no Canadian HST/GST on US fuel purchases, so no ITC. But the USD cost (converted to CAD) is still a deductible business expense on T2125 line 9220 (Fuel). Track the conversion rate per receipt, or use the Bank of Canada noon rate at year-end as an approximation.

Fuel. Per diem. Lumpers.
All captured at the truck stop.

Long-haul fuel, per-diem meals (80% deductible — better than the standard 50%), lumper fees, repairs, log book hours — Canadian truckers under-claim because the paperwork is impossible to keep up with on the road. R2Sheet auto-extracts every receipt to a Google Sheet, T2125-line-mapped.

Sound familiar?

Fuel receipts on the dashboard

Per diem under-claimed

Repair receipts at random shops

Lumper fees & detention pay confusion

Deductions you're probably leaving on the table

Why R2Sheet

Snap at the pump in 5 sec

Multi-province HST/GST/PST

Sheet for your CPA

200 days on the road. 5 seconds per receipt.

Fuel. Per diem. Lumpers.
All captured at the truck stop.

Long-haul fuel, per-diem meals (80% deductible — better than the standard 50%), lumper fees, repairs, log book hours — Canadian truckers under-claim because the paperwork is impossible to keep up with on the road. R2Sheet auto-extracts every receipt to a Google Sheet, T2125-line-mapped.

Sound familiar?

Fuel receipts on the dashboard

Per diem under-claimed

Repair receipts at random shops

Lumper fees & detention pay confusion

Deductions you're probably leaving on the table

Why R2Sheet

Snap at the pump in 5 sec

Multi-province HST/GST/PST

Sheet for your CPA

200 days on the road. 5 seconds per receipt.

Fuel. Per diem. Lumpers.All captured at the truck stop.

Long-haul fuel, per-diem meals (80% deductible — better than the standard 50%), lumper fees, repairs, log book hours — Canadian truckers under-claim because the paperwork is impossible to keep up with on the road. R2Sheet auto-extracts every receipt to a Google Sheet, T2125-line-mapped.

Sound familiar?

Fuel receipts on the dashboard

Per diem under-claimed

Repair receipts at random shops

Lumper fees & detention pay confusion

Deductions you're probably leaving on the table

Why R2Sheet

Snap at the pump in 5 sec

Multi-province HST/GST/PST

Sheet for your CPA

200 days on the road. 5 seconds per receipt.

Fuel. Per diem. Lumpers.All captured at the truck stop.

Long-haul fuel, per-diem meals (80% deductible — better than the standard 50%), lumper fees, repairs, log book hours — Canadian truckers under-claim because the paperwork is impossible to keep up with on the road. R2Sheet auto-extracts every receipt to a Google Sheet, T2125-line-mapped.

Sound familiar?

Fuel receipts on the dashboard

Per diem under-claimed

Repair receipts at random shops

Lumper fees & detention pay confusion

Deductions you're probably leaving on the table

Why R2Sheet

Snap at the pump in 5 sec

Multi-province HST/GST/PST

Sheet for your CPA

200 days on the road. 5 seconds per receipt.

Fuel. Per diem. Lumpers.
All captured at the truck stop.

Fuel. Per diem. Lumpers.
All captured at the truck stop.