IFTA 101 Trucking Services

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

When you sign up for IFTA you will accomplish this in a specific place, for example the state of California. It will be in this jurisdiction that you declare 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 motor vehicle is registered, where you have an established physical place of 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 taking part in the IFTA that you have traveled through and the fuel that you purchased in that jurisdiction.

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For you to figure out if your vehicle meets the requirements and can participate in the IFTA, you need to have what is called a qualifying vehicle. A qualifying vehicle is one that delivers either people or commercial goods. It should also meet the following criteria: have 3 axles or more, or have 2 axles or more and weigh greater than 26,000 lbs, or when used as a combination and weigh a lot more than 26,000 lbs. You should get in touch with the motor carrier vehicle section of that jurisdiction and ask to make an application for an IFTA license and decals to showcase on your automobile. Once complete, you should return it to the regulating body with the requested 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 participate in the IFTA program.

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Every quarter you will need to file your fuel tax report form with the territory where you joined for IFTA. Even when you did not travel during the period, you must still file a “zero” report form. Once your document form has been processed, any net tax or return that is due to you will be determined, along with 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 speak to the auto carrier department in your local jurisdiction.

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

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