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Gov. Sonny Perdue suspended collection of motor fuel taxes in Georgia on all fuels except jet fuel. But the governor could not suspend the tax obligation for anyone using the fuels, according to the Georgia Trucking Association President Ed Cole.
“What it means is that somewhere on down the road, you could be asked to pay that tax,” Cole said.
For truckers that would have happened on their quarterly International Fuel Tax Agreement reports.
However, the Georgia General Assembly suspended the tax obligation, including the IFTA obligation when it passed a special session bill Saturday, Sept. 10.
There will be no tax due on IFTA miles from Sept. 3 through Sept. 30 this year. Truckers will owe the normal tax due on miles run Sept. 1 and 2.
Truckers will still have to report their IFTA miles, but there will be no tax obligation on the Sept. 3 through 30 miles run – which may lead to some confusion around the quarterly report deadline.
9/9/05-A bill moving through the General Assembly would temporarily remove the IFTA obligation on the miles truckers run in Georgia.
Gov. Sonny Perdue has suspended collection of motor fuel taxes in Georgia on all fuels except jet fuel. But the governor could not suspend the tax obligation for anyone using the fuels.
For truckers that would happen on their quarterly International Fuel Tax Agreement reports.
If approved, there would be no tax due on IFTA miles traveled in Georgia from Sept. 3 through Sept. 30 this year. Truckers would owe the normal tax due on miles run Sept. 1 and 2.
Truckers would still have to report their IFTA miles, but there would be no tax obligation on the Georgia miles they run from Sept. 3 through Sept. 30 – which may lead to some confusion around the quarterly report deadline.