Fuel price and IFTA

Not necessarily. I drive NC, SC, VA, TN, FL, MD with 48 state apportioned plates and have always received a refund after filing IFTA.

I get fuel when I need it but I tend to fill up in NC (mostly). Of course, I have fuel receipts from all those other states, but most of my fuel taxes are from NC.

Granted, I'm paying for 42 states I will never go to.

I don't know if I'm credited back for not running in those states, but I know that the last four times I've filed, I do get a refund.

I just got my plate renewed and I had to pay for 48 again. They said next time I will only be paying for the states I run in.

Watching this post to learn what to expect next year...

Edit: GA and WV too

 

Subtract each state's tax and then compare them.

 

Apportioned tags and ifta are two different things.

Apportioned plates you're paying for road use as a percentage of total mikes driven.
Ifta you're paying for fuel burned in each state, whether you purchased fuel there or not.

 

Same here. I print every quarter new tax table in two rows and stick it on my sun visor. You can save some money by fueling in right places.

 

Always fuel at the cheapest place ( less ifta)
Get an app like FUELBOOK which allows you to see what the actual cost of fuel is minus ifta.

 

Correct , you can save a minimum of $60.00 a week just paying attention to ifta tax.

60 × 4 = 240
Now for those of you reading this , times that 240 by how many months a year you run. 10 months a year? well that's a minimum of $ 2.400 .

Think about it for just a minute.......
What could you do with $ 2.400 .

 

I thought everything was based on fuel bought and consumed per state. If you don’t drive in a particular state all fiscal year then you have nothing to worry about for that state. Where am I confused?

 

Kentucky will only apply 50% of overpayment on KY miles to other states and Indiana has a total screwed up system best not fuel more than you need in KY or in ..... Oregon has a mileage tax and no fuel tax now some guys will fill up there and not turn in the receipt with the ifta but still claim it on the income tax what this does is raise your monthly fuel mileage and that will lower your overall fuel tax ... it's best to subtract the fuel tax from the pump price. the good atlases have the tax table in the front. ... new Jersey is a trap state has low fuel tax but surrounded by high tax states so there fuel seems cheaper but actual cost is higher. ..... also watch some of the bargain fuel prices at Indian Reservation as some are untaxed ( unless you don't turn it in )