Are certain states bad to fuel in?
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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.Bean Jr., magoo68 and IrreverentCrawfish Thank this. -
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.CorsairFanboy, otherhalftw and IrreverentCrawfish Thank this. -
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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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