July 31st Quarterly Filing Deadlines

Are you ready, Truckers? Just four days from today is the deadline for FOUR quarterly tax filings! All you interstate truckers already know that the second quarter IFTA is due, but is there something else you may need to file? Find out which states have additional tax requirements below:

New York Highway Use Tax

• A tax based on vehicle weight and distance traveled on public highways, it excludes miles traveled on
  
  toll-paid portions of the N.Y. State Thruway.
• This quarterly filing is for vehicles with a gross weight of more than 18,000 pounds.
• An unloaded truck/tractor weighing more than 8,000 or 4,000 lbs respectively must also file. 
• If you travel through N.Y. only occasionally, you may obtain a Trip Permit in lieu of annual registry and filing of NY HUT. TSNAmerica can obtain this permit for you!
• No more than 10 trip permits may be used per year. 

Kentucky Highway Use Tax

• This quarterly tax is determined by the mileage traveled by the heavy truck within the state of Kentucky. 
• Taxable vehicles have a combined gross weight or licensed weight 60,000 pounds and up (Buses are an exception).
• This requirement excludes farm-licensed vehicles.
• Before you can file, you must obtain a tax license called the KYU number.

New Mexico Weight-Distance Tax

• A quarterly-filed tax based on weight of the vehicle and number of miles traveled on New Mexico roads. 
• For heavy vehicles with a gross weight in excess of 26,000 lbs. 
• Each year, companies must obtain the New Mexico Weight Distance Tax permit for each vehicle.
• The tax rate is graduated, increasing the heavier the vehicle.

Between yearly & quarterly filings, permits, registrations, and more, staying compliant can be a confusing, complicated mess! That’s why we at Truck Services of North America are always working to stay up-to-date on trucking regulations. We pride ourselves on knowing the answers to all of your questions. And if we don’t know the answer, then we'll use our extensive network of resources to find it for you– fast.

Send us a Service Request Form, email us at support@TSNAmerica.com or call 803.386.0320. See what we can do for your business!