IFTA Report Basics
Looking for a simple explanation of IFTA reports? Let’s start with If your ELD already records jurisdiction mileage, see whether your TMS can use ELD mileage for IFTA and IRP instead of retyping it. IFTA is only one piece of the paperwork. See how to use...
Labor Less: Trucking Accounting Software That Cuts Data Entry
Trucking accounting software is bookkeeping and business-management software built for the way trucking actually works — pay by the mile, per-trip expenses like tolls, lumpers and fuel, and fuel taxes such as IFTA and IRP that no other industry files....
ELogs and IFTA Integration
If you’re in long distance trucking, you know those abbreviations. ELogs – electronic logging for drivers for hours of service. (There’s another abbreviation — HOS.) IFTA – International Fuel Tax Agreement – is that quarterly tax...
Prevent Missing IFTA Records for Your Audit
The notice has arrived. An IFTA audit is scheduled in 30 days. A representative from IFTA will show up on your office doorstep and expect to see your mileage and fuel purchase records. And what do you have to show them? Or worse, what don’t you have available to...
Rate Con Change? ELD Updates Drivers ASAP
Compared to a decade ago, keeping in touch with a long-distance truck driver these days is easier. Cell phones and emails can reach almost everywhere in the US. But it’s not perfect. Having a backup system to notify drivers of updates is valuable to prevent...
Why Link your ELD with your TMS?
You know that feeling you get when you read a question with a bunch of abbreviations and you know what all of them mean? That’s how we felt when we looked at this. We know the ELD is electronic logging device and TMS is trucking management software. So the...
3 Reasons to Use Trucking Software to Organize Your Trucking Business
If your New Year’s Resolution was to organize your trucking business, it’s likely you’ve already forgotten the resolution. Have you fallen back into habits that undermine your desire to improve your trucking business? Let’s get down to the...
IRP Prep, IFTA Prep and Trucker Stats™
Do you hate doing the same work over and over? We do too. That’s why we take the dispatch and routing information when a load is entered into TruckingOffice PRO and use it over and over for you. Instead of asking your data entry to be redone for each task, you...
IFTA and Income Taxes Double Whammy
IFTA and Income Taxes in April Are there any two worse months than January and April for truckers? IFTA and quarterly taxes fall together all the time, but in April, we get the personal income tax too. Quarterly business taxes AND IFTA AND income taxes make these...
New IFTA Tax Rate Changes
Is there anything more annoying than repeating work? Just imagine having to repeat your IFTA filing because the IFTA tax rate changes weren’t in your computations. The IFTA tax rate table is updated quarterly. TruckingOffice PRO trucking software updates our...
IFTA Mileage Calculator Strategies
Put your IFTA mileage calculator to work every month, not just during IFTA months. That’s easy to do with TruckingOffice PRO. Your miles per state and fuel purchase data can be used at any time to compute an IFTA report. You can project your next IFTA bill any...
File IFTA Now With TruckingOffice PRO
The end of this month is the IFTA deadline. Have you filed yours yet? If you’re using TruckingOffice PRO, you can hold off until the very last minute if you want. If you don’t use TruckingOffice PRO, you might be in trouble. IFTA Due Dates IFTA is due on...
Trying to do IFTA with QuickBooks?
The quarterly IFTA filing is due soon. It’s taxes, right? So using an accounting software like QuickBooks makes sense to compute your IFTA taxes due. People are looking for that right button or menu in a standard accounting program right now, and they’re...
Don’t Not File IFTA
Plenty of drivers have stopped driving in the last quarter. Whether it’s bad rates, unreasonable shippers, or just plain burnout, truckers are parking right now. Maybe they’ve only taken loads in state. Maybe they’ve only driven 10 loads in the last...
IFTA Sticker Guide: What It Is, Who Needs One, Costs, Fines & Renewal
That small IFTA sticker on the side of your truck may not look important. Driving without it can lead to fines, to the need for temporary fuel permits, or even to being placed out of service in some situations. Even after it expires, you must keep it for four years....
Why File IFTA Now?
It’s the beginning of the month. Why should anyone file IFTA now? After all, it’s not due for weeks. And for those of us who hate to prepay any taxes, why would we file early? With TruckingOffice PRO, an IFTA report takes seconds to produce. Why rush?...
Trucking IFTA Filing
Men and women who drive their own trucks are owner-operators. Those who drive trucks for fleets are often employed drivers. What’s the difference? When it comes to the trucking IFTA, quite a lot. That’s why TruckingOffice PRO is so valuable to...
I Forgot It’s an IFTA Month
Yep. It’s true. I forgot it’s an IFTA month. Until yesterday, I forgot that our IFTA filings are due soon. How could I do that? How could I forget one of the most obnoxious, time-consuming tasks that an owner-operator has to do? Since we have...
How Do You Look at Your IFTA Filing?
In northeastern Ohio, this is the time of year when our windshields are either covered with snow and frost, dew, or the sunlight just after sunrise or just before sunset is blinding us. Whatever it is, we can’t see much until we take some time to clear off the...
Make Trucking Taxes a Breeze
Taxes are at the top of what owner-operators need to pay attention to. We do not want to pay taxes late or file them inaccurately. That leads to costly mistakes. Fortunately, trucking software like TruckingOffice PRO prevents expensive mistakes when it comes to...
Facing Audits With a System, Not a Shoebox
There are three types of audits that an owner-operator or fleet manager may have to face. For a full list of what to keep, read our IFTA audit checklist for preventing missing IFTA records. IRSIFTADOT compliance review. The IRS audit is what anyone might face. ...
IFTA Interest Rates: How Much Truckers Pay for Missing IFTA Deadlines
The rules and regulations of the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) are complicated, but one thing is fairly straightforward – you will be fined or penalized for late filing, underpayment, or unpaid taxes. To make it worse, you’ll have to pay interest...
Trucking Operators: 5 Things You Should Know to Stay IFTA Compliant
All the things you have to remember and do just to be able to haul freight can be overwhelming for many! Most trucking operators have plenty of questions and concerns about the many rules and regulations they must follow. No doubt, IFTA reporting is the most...
Trucking Accounting Software for Truckers, Not for Accountants
It’s easy to understand the appeal of using the same accounting software as the accountants who handle finances for major Fortune 500 companies. But learning how to use those software programs takes time and sometimes a working knowledge of accounting. The reality is...
IFTA Trucking Software: Important Questions to Ask Before Buying
As a long-haul or short-haul trucker, you know that it is crucial to track and report on your fuel usage. Previously, drivers would have to get fuel permits from each state on their route. Afterward, they would have to calculate the fuel taxes associated with each...
5 Common IFTA Reporting Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Heads up, truckers! You’re approaching the end of another IFTA reporting quarter. Are you ready to file your report? Or, are you still procrastinating because you dread the task? One thing is for sure: the longer you wait, the more stressed...
Trucker’s Guide for Completing the IFTA Quarterly Tax Return
For most new truckers, IFTA reporting can be confusing. The purpose of the International Fuel Tax Agreement is to provide a uniform and simpler method for filing and collecting fuel use taxes. Yet, the rules and regulations are confusing, leaving many truckers...
How You Actually Save Money By Using IFTA Trucking Software
If you are a long-haul or short-haul trucker, you understand the importance of correctly reporting your fuel taxes. Before the implementation of IFTA, the international fuel tax agreement, reporting could be a burdensome task with significant amounts of paperwork....
IFTA License Revocation: What Every Trucker Should Know
Like most busy truckers, you lose track of time, and before you know it, IFTA reports are due again. If you’ve waited until the last minute to file, you’ll rush through the report and this can result in costly mistakes. So, IFTA reporting should be at the...
IFTA for Beginners: Step-by-Step Guide to Calculate Taxable Gallons
If you’re new to trucking, you may be a bit overwhelmed by the many rules and regulations. Not to mention trying to remember the different government agencies that need never-ending reports. Most new drivers, and seasoned pros as well, struggle to understand IFTA. ...
What Is IFTA and Why It’s Important
If you’re new to the trucking industry, you may not know that at one time, truckers were required to get fuel permits from each state on their route. This requirement made the process of calculating and distributing fuel taxes a burdensome, inefficient task for...
Free IFTA filing software? Don’t think so.
It’s that time again to file the quarterly IFTA taxes filing. I’m going to guess there are a lot of new truckers out there who are scrambling, looking for free IFTA filing software programs to file their taxes. TruckingOffice has done a quick search to...
Did You Know You Need an IFTA License?
IFTA was created to simplify fuel tax reporting as well as distribution of those taxes to each jurisdiction. Of course, you’ve probably heard other truckers complain about the many complicated IFTA regulations and hope to avoid them. Unfortunately, there...
How to File Your IFTA Report: A Step-by-Step Guide
Four times a year, truckers have to sit down and face one of the most annoying tasks in our industry. The quarterly IFTA report is filed by truckers for fuel tax payments. It requires the trucker to enter mileage data collected over the previous three months along...
When Is IFTA Due? And Other Owner-Operator Questions
Do you have nay owner-operator questions about IFTA? Like, when is IFTA due? Plenty of people have questions about IFTA – not just when is it due. What is it? Why do truckers have to pay it? How do I pay it? TruckingOffice IFTA Resource Center for New...
IFTA Preparation: QuickBooks or TruckingOffice?
IFTA is due at the end of this month. How are you managing your IFTA preparation? IFTA Preparation Options As we see it, there are several options to complete your IFTA preparation. You can do it by hand. We truly hope you are not doing this. The chances of...
Pros and Cons of Fleet Management Technology
Fleet management technology is transforming the trucking world every day, and that’s a good thing. Those of us who have been around for a while can remember the days before everyone had smartphones, iPads, and laptops. While it’s easy to get nostalgic for...
IFTA Extensions: Should you take it?
Are you eligible for IFTA extensions? What about your IRP? Some jurisdictions are giving them to truckers who have hauled medical or other essential materials during this crisis. What do you plan to do? IFTA Extensions Owner-operators, trucking companies, brokers...
IFTA Changes – Are You Keeping Up?
Are you keeping up with the IFTA changes right now? IFTA Changes – Fuel Tax Rates It’s that time of year again when you’re doing your IFTA filing and you need to be confident that you’re paying the right amount. Not too much, not too little....Free Load Profit Calculator for Truckers
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