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How much fuel tax credit are you actually owed?

Most Australian owner-operators leave $3,000–$8,000 unclaimed every year. Enter your details below to see your entitlement — and how much you might be missing at BAS time.

Fuel Tax Credit Estimator

Based on ATO rate 48.8c/L for heavy vehicles — updated July 2026

3 trips/week
1714
300 km
50 km750 km1,500 km
Used to estimate fuel consumption — adjust if yours is different
48 weeks
203652
Annual FTC entitlement
$0
What you're legally owed
Quarterly BAS credit
$0
Per BAS lodgement
You're currently claiming
$0
Based on your tracking method
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Estimate only. Based on ATO fuel tax credit rate 48.8c/L for heavy vehicles used on public roads (July 2026). Actual entitlement depends on vehicle GVM, fuel type, and road use. Confirm with your accountant or at ato.gov.au. Not financial advice.

CoRShield tracks every litre — automatically

Text your fill-up and CoRShield logs the litres, calculates your FTC at the current ATO rate, and gives your accountant a clean quarterly summary. No receipts. No spreadsheets. No missed claims.

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How fuel tax credits work for owner-operators

48.8c per litre

Current ATO rate (July 2026)

Heavy vehicles over 4.5 tonnes GVM used on public roads qualify for 48.8c per litre in fuel tax credits. The ATO adjusts this rate twice a year — February and August.

Claimed every quarter at BAS time

FTC is claimed as part of your Business Activity Statement. You need records of fuel purchased — litres, cost, and vehicle used. No records means no claim.

Why most operators underclaim

Receipts get lost. Spreadsheets don't get updated. Accountants estimate based on what you can find. The gap between what's owed and what's claimed is often $3,000–$8,000 per year.

What you need to keep

Date and location of each fill-up, litres purchased, total cost, and vehicle registration. CoRShield captures all of this from a single SMS each time you fill up.

The other side of the ledger

Missing your FTC claim is costly. So is missing your CoR records.

$2,200+
Minimum NHVR fine for missing pre-start records at a roadside intercept
$10,200
Category 3 CoR breach — reckless conduct contributing to a safety risk
$3.55M
Maximum Category 1 CoR breach — personal liability, no cap for owner-operators

CoRShield at $99/month = $1,188/year. The average unclaimed FTC for a solo operator running 3 trips/week is over $4,000/year. That means CoRShield pays for itself more than three times over before it even touches your compliance protection.

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