Maximise Your Fuel Tax Credits: The Guide
for Australian Businesses
We help you claim the rebates owed to you by the ATO.
The same tax expertise trusted by Australia’s largest corporations is now available for small to medium businesses.
Helping SMEs get the rebates owed to them
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Fuel tax credits provide a credit for the fuel tax (such as excise or customs duty) that is included in the price of fuel.
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The bad news
You can’t claim for fuel use on public roads.The good news
You can claim for fuel use on non-public roads. Definitions of non-public roads can vary by state. However, they usually include areas such as business parks, private car parks, hospitals, private roads. -
There is no typical usage because every fleet is different.
However, and as an example only, historically we have found that many fleets in ‘white-collar’ industries have non-public road usage ranging between 4% to 8%.Construction and forestry clients that we have completed Fuel Tax Credit studies for have shown much higher percentages.
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Good news
You can clawback up to 4-years of the rebates owed to you. It will require that you can supply is with credible documentary evidence of fuel usage. -
Experienced Experts
We (as part of the Mercurien Group) have executed Fuel Tax Credit studies with several leading ASX listed entities. We have worked with EY and provided consultancy services to KPMG. -
Good news!
Recent improvements to our technology stack and processes means we can now offer Fuel Tax credit study services to tools-of-trade fleets of 20 + vehicles. -
Good news!
The initial study is conducted on a ‘success fee’ basis - an agreed % of the 4-year clawback achieved.Even more good news!
We don’t charge a ‘success fee’ for ongoing rebates. Instead, there is a modest ongoing monthly fee for providing the data that supports your ongoing quarterly rebates. -
The good news
We can now collect the required vehicle usage data without having to install devices into your vehicle.We will need to work with your CFO and/or accounting team. However, we execute the bulk of the work.
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You lodge your rebate claims, both the 4-year clawback and ongoing rebates, in your quarterly BAS statement.
