How To Calculate Fuel Tax Trucking Services

Before the introduction IFTA, commercial vehicles and trucks would need different tax permits for every of the states that they were driving through. Port-of-Entry collection stations were erected for them to secure the tax owed according to that states own specific fuel tax laws. This created more work for the states and stalled interstate commerce for trucking organizations. When registering for the IFTA, you should take into consideration your vehicle type, location, and tax preparation method.

When you subscribe for IFTA you will accomplish this in a specific province, for example the state of California. It will be in this jurisdiction that you register your IFTA fuel report and receive either your tax refund or pay any fuel tax owed. The jurisdiction which you ought to register for IFTA can be where the qualifying automotive vehicle is registered, where you have an established physical business, or where you file the operational records for that qualifying vehicle. The exact form number that you should ask for will depend on the jurisdiction that your applying in. On your fuel tax report form you should record any jurisdictions entering the IFTA that you have traveled through and the fuel that you obtained in that jurisdiction.

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In order to establish if your vehicle meets the requirements and can enter into the IFTA, you need to have what is referred to as a qualifying vehicle. A qualifying vehicle is one that ships either people or commercial goods. It should also meet the following requirements: have 3 axles or more, or have 2 axles or more and weigh more than 26,000 lbs, or when used as a combination and weigh beyond 26,000 lbs. You should call the motor carrier vehicle section of that jurisdiction and ask to secure an IFTA license and decals to feature on your auto. Once complete, you should submit it to the regulating body with the required processing fee. Assuming that you meet the requirements for IFTA, you will be issued with the correct license and decals. You are now registered to enter into the IFTA program.

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Every quarter you will need to file your fuel tax report form with the district where you signed up for IFTA. Even if you did not travel during the period, you must still file a “zero” report form. Once your report form has been processed, any net tax or refund that is due to you will be determined, alongside the fuel taxes that are redistributed to those states where they are due. You should earn a fuel tax report form to the mailing address which you listed when you registered for IFTA. However if you did not you can contact the auto carrier department in your local jurisdiction.

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IFTA significantly clarified the payment of fuel tax for trucks traveling through more than one state. It is important to ensure that you remain in compliance with IFTA regulations. Penalties and fines can be put on commercial vehicles and trucks which are not appropriately registered or who do not file the fuel tax report forms on the due dates.

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