So I owed $380 this quarter. Most prior was $200. Granted I've been running more than I like due to rates being high. My question is, is it really better to go by net state price or discount price? Is it better to owe a few hundred each quarter and be paying more at the pump at times? Or to save at the pump? I've just been finding the cheapest discount price and buying that. $380 was 25k miles average 6.10 mpg
Understanding ifta and where to buy fuel
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Wespipes, Jul 6, 2021.
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Go with the net price, avoid high toll/high infra states if you can.
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Pay the lowest base price for the fuel . You're paying ifta for the miles you drive in each state whether you buy fuel there or not, so whether you get a refund of ifta paid or have to pay in to balance the account its exactly the same amount of money, it's all down to state miles driven. There's an app called fuelbooks that if you program your route and select price less ifta will give you a good idea of the cheapest fuel on route, although company discounts might change things about a bit.
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Net..the price before state tax is added.
Personally I can care less what my ifta bill is each quarter..it’s due every quarter and I don’t need any states holding my money.
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Take the price of fuel and subtract the amount IFTA takes from that state. When you compare that to another state, whichever is the lowest will save you the most money. You might save $500 at the pump and owe $475 on your IFTA, meaning you saved $25 for that quarter.
I kept track of tax rates using this site.
https://www.iftach.org/taxmatrix4/Taxmatrix.php
I saved a little bit of money, but eventually opted to just fuel more often. If you run the same routes a lot, you can plan your fuel stops to save you the most money, though. -
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It just hit me what you mean. $3.38 a gallon w/.38 Ifta= $3.00 net cost. $3.38 a gallon w/ .20 Ifta,- .18 discount= 3.00 net cost. One way you put out $338 for 100 gallons. The other way you put out $320 for 100 gallons. One way you’ll have $38 in credits towards you’re Quarterly settlement, The other way, you’ll have $20 in credits. Either way, each State will charge what’s owed for the quarter. So it’s a wash. Either pay now or pay later. Just include the discount when available into the net ( minus Ifta per State ) price. Buy the lower net price fuel. You’ll come out ahead, all said and done.
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Toll roads have nothing to do with fuel tax and its a pay now or pay later system based on miles traveled and fuel burned in each state and is one reason carriers love qaulcomn.
I'm Nebraska based and mostly run ny , NJ and Penn and back ...if I want to owe the least amount per quarter I hog up on fuel in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania and New York but in the long run you are going to pay either way ...now or later.bryan21384 and Rideandrepair Thank this.
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