Are certain states bad to fuel in?

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  1. Cheezy_smile

    Cheezy_smile Medium Load Member

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    I have been filling my on IFTA for 4 years never had issues with overages
     
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  3. tnevin225

    tnevin225 Road Train Member

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    Yea I should have worded that different.
     
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  4. Snailexpress

    Snailexpress Road Train Member

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    This is about posted fuel price.
    Posted fuel price is fuel + state tax.
    For example posted fuel price in PA is 3.50. PA tax rate is 0.7410 Fuel price is 2.759
    OK posted fuel price is 3.10. OK tax rate is 0.19 Fuel price is 2.91
    You will get refund from PA for all non driven miles.
     
  5. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    Fuel purchasing is not that hard.
    One thing is to get a solid understanding of IFTA, and the states that do not participate.
    Oregon and New Mexico are a couple that do not use IFTA. You will need to get fuel/milage permits for them. It is not unusual to hear of having to make deposits in those states. If your leased on to a company, they may get your permit for you, so you may not have to make a big deposit. Both states are around 10 or 12 dollars annual permit fee.

    Tracking state miles and fuel milage, thats what your going to pay each state on.

    if you drive 250 in a state, and your fuel milage is 6.5 mpg, you will pay that state based on you fuel usage. Get better MPG, pay less

    Fuel prices at the pump are all inclusive, they have all the taxes added in. The actual price would be taking the IFTA out of the pump price. Each state has its own rate. You can find a listing of each state on a number of web sites. Just do a search for IFTA.

    Sticking to low rate states can cause you to have to pay into the IFTA. When you file your report, you may end up having to write a check too. Sometimes it is better to buy in a high tax state. Also, just because that state has a low IFTA rate does not make it the lowest priced fuel.

    Getting on a fuel card like NASTC can help reduce you fuel expense. In most cases, the annual fee will be made up in a month of fuel discounts.
     
  6. driverdriver

    driverdriver Road Train Member

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    I posted about ky. Due to another who is not a nitwit posted the 50% thing about ky.
     
  7. IrreverentCrawfish

    IrreverentCrawfish Light Load Member

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    thank you!
     
  8. driverdriver

    driverdriver Road Train Member

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    See........ Rabit hole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lmao.
     
  9. d281833

    d281833 Heavy Load Member

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    Yessir, ol' Dr Kev will tell you where to buy, what to buy, how to buy AND what kind of bum wipe to use whilst you're dieting!
     
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  10. Buckeye 60

    Buckeye 60 Road Train Member

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    Oregon tax you by the mile so no tax on fuel . some Indian Reservations also don't charge tax ... Kentucky does only give you a 50% credit on overpay so just don't buy more fuel than the miles you run ..... easy way is there is a tax chart in front of your atlas that gives the tax rate and just subtract that from the pump price that will be the actual price for fuel .... I buy my fuel in medium tax states and my monthly tax bill is under $100. Avoid Indiana. ... there system is screwed up
     
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  11. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    New Mexico does do IFTA and their current fuel tax is .21 a gallon. But New Mexico also has a weight/distance tax and that is where the permit that they ask for at the ports comes in. A rip off, for sure But they aern't the only ones. New York and Kentucky also have this weight/distance tax in addition to the IFTA.l. As far as Oregon goes, they don't do IFTA so no tax at the pump. But they have a significant weight/distance tax on every mile you run there.
     
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