Category: Taxes
April 27, 2016
STATES MOVING TO GPS-BASED WEIGHT AND MILE TAX
Vehicles are becoming more and more fuel efficient, meaning state and federal governments are beginning to look at alternative funding mechanisms to shore up their fuel tax revenues. For instance, the Congressional Budget Office recently proposed that Congress pass legislation that would charge drivers a tax for every mile they drive. Some states are not…
October 28, 2013
DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES AND UCR
Few things disgust me or get my blood boiling more than seeing other companies using deceptive business practices to prey on the unsuspecting. And it is so common in the Transportation Industry to see businesses take advantage of people by playing on their fears; using scare tactics and making themselves appear to be the US…
September 13, 2013
HEAVY VEHICLE USE TAX
It’s the time of year when trucking companies are filling out Form 2290 and writing out big checks to pay the HVUT (Heavy Vehicle Use Tax) for all their trucks registered at 55,000 lbs. and over. For most companies, that is an additional tax of $550.00 per truck, on top of all the other taxes…