A trucking owner-operator was audited on meal and travel claims. We applied the correct per-diem method and defended the deductions.
A long-haul owner-operator faced a review of meal and travel expenses claimed on the simplified per-diem method. We documented eligible travel days against logbooks and applied the correct long-haul meal deduction rate. The claims were substantially upheld, protecting a meaningful annual deduction.
Transportation files run on logbooks, per-diem meal claims and fuel tax reporting reconciled across every jurisdiction driven.
A review is won on documentation created at the time, not on explanations offered afterwards. The CRA asks for the source records behind a figure, and an unsupported claim is simply disallowed.
Why it bites: Most reassessments we reverse are not the result of a wrong position — they are the result of a correct position with no contemporaneous paper trail behind it.
T1 returns are due April 30, and June 15 for the self-employed — but any balance owing is due April 30 regardless, with interest compounding daily from that date.
Why it bites: The June deadline misleads a great many self-employed filers into paying two months late without realising it.
An expense is deductible where it was incurred to earn income and is reasonable in the circumstances. The business-use portion must be supported, which for vehicles means a logbook.
Why it bites: The CRA rarely argues that an expense category is wrong; it argues that the proportion claimed was never substantiated.
Every engagement above was priced as a fixed fee agreed before the work started, and paid only once the client had reviewed the result. If any of this looks like your situation, the first step is a free 15-minute call — we will tell you plainly whether there is anything worth doing.
Reviewed for the 2025 tax year by Udit Gupta, Certified Tax Accountant. Figures describe a real engagement; outcomes depend on your own facts. Client details are omitted for confidentiality.
