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Per Diem Tax Savings Estimator

If you're an owner-operator away from home overnight for work, the IRS lets you deduct a daily meal allowance for every one of those days - and most drivers either don't claim it or underestimate it.

Nights Away From Home (this year)

Daily Per Diem Rate ($)

Deductible Percentage (%)

Your Estimated Tax Rate (%)

$0.00

Total per diem deduction$0.00

Deductible portion$0.00

The IRS special trucking industry per diem rate and the deductible percentage change from year to year - the numbers above are a starting point, not this year's exact figures. This is an estimate to show you the shape of the savings, not a filing. Bring your actual nights-away log and a real per diem rate to a tax preparer who knows the trucking industry - this deduction alone is worth getting right.