4th Quarter IFTA
| December 5, 2012 | 4th Quarter IFTA, 4th Quarter IFTA return, E-file IFTA return, Express IFTA, Fuel Tax, IFTA | No Comments
December marks the final month of the 4th IFTA Quarter. The deadline to file your 4th Quarter IFTA return is January 31, 2013.
IFTA is the International Fuel Tax Agreement and is a tax collection agreement by and among the 48 contiguous States and the 10 Canadian Provinces bordering the US, in which motor fuels use taxation laws are uniform with respect to qualified motor vehicles operated in more than one member jurisdiction.
Who Must File?
An interstate motor carrier operating “qualified motor vehicles” between at least 2 member jurisdictions (The 48 contiguous states of the US and 10 Canadian provinces) must have an international fuel tax agreement (IFTA) license and decals issued by their base jurisdiction.
If you have the IFTA license, you must file the Quarterly IFTA Return to your base jurisdiction.
Qualified motor vehicle means a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles used, designed, or maintained for the transportation of persons or property having:
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Two axles and a gross vehicle weight exceeding 26,000 pounds;
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Two axles and a registered weight exceeding 26,000 pounds;
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Three or more axles regardless of weight; or
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A combination weight exceeding 26,000 pounds.
Recreational vehicles are exempt from IFTA fuel tax reporting.
Base jurisdiction means the member jurisdiction where:
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Qualified motor vehicles are based for vehicle registration purposes;
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Operational control and operational records of the licensee’s qualified motor vehicles are maintained or can be made available in case of an audit; and
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Some mileage is accrued by qualified motor vehicles within the fleet travelling through that jurisdiction
What is Required?
The following information is required on the IFTA quarterly tax return:
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Total miles, taxable and nontaxable, traveled by the licensee’s qualified motor vehicles in all jurisdictions, IFTA and non-IFTA, including trip permit miles;
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Total gallons of fuel consumed, taxable and nontaxable, by the licensee’s qualified motor vehicles in all jurisdictions, IFTA and non-IFTA;
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Total miles and taxable miles traveled in each member jurisdiction;
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Taxable gallons consumed in each member jurisdiction;
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Tax-paid gallons purchased in each member jurisdiction; and
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Current Tax Rates for each member jurisdiction.
Prepare now to avoid rushing around at the last minute by going to ExpressIFTA.com and setting up your account. You can log your trips as you run them. The best part about organizing the IFTA return online with ExpressIFTA, is that our system automatically calculates the amount due based on all of the previous data entered. There is no need to get frustrated over complicated tax calculations.
To get started today go to ExpressIFTA.com or contact our friendly Express Tax Support Center in Rock Hill, SC at 704.234.6005 between the hours of 8am – 6pm EST, Monday through Friday or email us at support@expressIFTA.com.
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