CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT · TRANSPORT
The chartered accountant for transport professionals
Reclaiming fuel duty (TICPE), financing your fleet, meeting the required financial standing: your business has rules all its own. We optimise your accounts while you stay on the road.
The accounting challenges of transport
Road haulage, removals, private-hire (VTC) or logistics call for accounting where every litre of diesel, every vehicle and every kilometre counts. Here are the four points that make the difference to your result.
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Reclaiming TICPE
Professional diesel gives entitlement to a partial refund of TICPE (fuel duty). Over thousands of litres a year, forgetting or under-declaring is a dead loss that we avoid.
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Financing and depreciating vehicles
Purchase, finance lease or lease-with-option: each financing method has a different impact on your balance sheet, cash flow and taxation. The right trade-off is prepared in advance.
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Required financial standing
To keep your transport licence, you must prove minimum equity per vehicle. Rigorous account monitoring removes any risk to your operating authorisation.
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Tight margins to steer
Fuel, tolls, maintenance, drivers’ wages: your costs are heavy and volatile. Tracking your profitability per kilometre is the only way to protect your margins.
What we bring you
Our role: lighten your admin load, secure your compliance and leave your mind free to run your business.
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Zero paperwork
Fuel invoices, toll statements, tickets and expense claims: you send them over, we sort, key in and file them. You keep your hands on the wheel, not in the binders.
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Guaranteed compliance
TICPE refund claims on time, equity monitored for your licence, VAT and returns up to date: we keep your file compliant with the requirements of the transport sector.
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Complete peace of mind
You drive, we manage. A contact who knows transport answers your questions, anticipates your deadlines and alerts you before a problem arises.
Our support for transport
Complete support, calibrated to the reality of road haulage, removals, private hire, taxis and logistics.
Accounting & fleet
- Full bookkeeping for your business
- Vehicle depreciation and financing (purchase, finance lease, lease-with-option)
- Tracking of fuel and toll costs
- Mileage allowances and drivers’ expense claims
- Balance sheet, income statement and tax package
Tax & TICPE
- Reclaiming TICPE on professional diesel
- VAT on transport (including 10% on passenger transport)
- Tax and social returns filed on time
- Optimising the result and choosing the right regime
Steering & standing
- Monitoring your financial standing per vehicle
- Analysing margins per kilometre and per round
- Managing and anticipating cash flow
- Business forecast and fleet financing plan
Why entrust us with your accounts
Your priorities are ours. Here are the needs that transport professionals most often entrust to us.
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“I want to reclaim my TICPE in full”
We calculate your eligible diesel volumes and file your partial TICPE refund claims on time, so every euro you’re entitled to comes back to your account.
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“I want to finance my vehicles the best way”
Before each acquisition, we compare purchase, finance lease and lease-with-option against your cash flow, taxation and balance sheet, to renew your fleet without unbalancing your accounts.
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“I want to meet my financial standing”
We monitor your equity against the number of vehicles operated and alert you in good time, so your transport licence is never at risk.
Frequently asked questions
How do I reclaim TICPE on diesel?
Hauliers operating eligible heavy goods vehicles can obtain a partial TICPE refund (professional diesel tax) by filing a claim with the customs authorities, based on the volumes consumed and fuel invoices. We centralise your supporting documents, calculate the refundable volume and file the claim on time, so you recover everything you’re entitled to, with no error or oversight.
How do I finance and depreciate my vehicles?
A purchased vehicle is recorded as an asset and depreciated over its useful life, reducing your taxable result year after year. Under a finance lease or lease-with-option, it’s the rentals that go through as expenses. Each solution has a different effect on your cash flow, your borrowing and your balance sheet. We quantify the most advantageous option for your situation before each acquisition.
What is financial standing in transport?
To carry on a road-transport activity and keep your licence, you must prove a minimum amount of equity, calculated according to the number and type of vehicles operated. This financial standing is checked from your annual accounts. We monitor it continuously and warn you in advance if strengthening your equity becomes necessary, to avoid any challenge to your operating authorisation.
What VAT applies to passenger transport (VTC, taxi)?
Passenger transport — whether private hire (VTC), taxi or shuttle — falls under the reduced 10% VAT rate. Correctly applying this rate, managing the deductible VAT on fuel and vehicle costs, and keeping returns up to date is essential to avoid inflating your prices or risking an adjustment. We calibrate your VAT to your actual activity and secure your returns.
How do I track my margins per kilometre?
In transport, profitability is decided by a few cents. We set up tracking that relates your costs — fuel, tolls, maintenance, drivers’ wages, vehicle financing — to your turnover and your kilometres driven. You then know which rounds or which clients are truly profitable, and where to adjust your rates to protect your margins.
Purchase or finance lease for my vehicles?
Buying makes you the owner and lets you depreciate the vehicle, but ties up cash or borrowing. Finance leases and lease-with-option preserve your cash and go through as deductible expenses, often with a final purchase option. The right choice depends on your equity level, the financial standing you must preserve and how long you intend to operate the vehicle. We decide with you, backed by the figures.
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Keep on the road — we’ll keep your books
Haulier, remover, private-hire driver, taxi or logistics operator: entrust your accounting to a team that knows your constraints. TICPE refunds, fleet financing, financial standing and margins per kilometre — we handle it all. Let’s talk about your business; the first meeting is with no obligation.