Your 4th Quarter IFTA Return Is Due Next Week

Ready or not, the 4th quarter IFTA deadline is here! That means you need to file your IFTA return with your base jurisdiction (home state) by midnight tonight or you will have expensive penalties to face. This may seem like a hassle since IFTA can take hours of figuring out complicated calculations to complete.

However, with the help of our sister product, ExpressIFTA, you can actually quickly and easily prepare your IFTA report and use it to instantly complete your return. Plus, we’re going to go over the IFTA basics so you’ll have everything you need to know.

The IFTA Deadline Basics

First of all, IFTA is the International Fuel Tax Agreement. It was put in place for the purpose of simplifying fuel reporting by those who operate qualifying motor vehicles in two or more jurisdictions. This agreement includes the lower 48 United States and 1 Canadian provinces.

IFTA reporting actually makes a major difference, because before it was put into place each state had their own complicated rules and regulations for fuel use reporting. Now the quarterly IFTA return is used to easily determine the net tax refund due to and redistribute taxes from collecting states to states that are due.

Your vehicle qualifies for IFTA if you travel between two or more jurisdictions and:

• Has two axles and a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more
• Has a gross registered vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more 
• Has three or more axles, regardless of weight and/or 
• Is used in combination when the weight of the combination exceeds 26,000 pounds in gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight. 

To comply with IFTA you will need to apply for your IFTA license with your base jurisdiction (home state). Be sure to keep it in your cab at all times. You will also receive two IFTA decals that you need to place on your driver door. Then you will need to complete your IFTA return four times a year.

In order to complete your return you will need to provide the following information:

• Total miles traveled per jurisdiction 
• Total gallons of fuel consumed per jurisdiction 
• The total tax-paid gallons of fuel purchased per jurisdiction, and 
• The current tax rate per jurisdiction 

Online IFTA Reporting With ExpressIFTA 

ExpressIFTA has streamlined the IFTA reporting process to be incredibly quick and convenient in one online location. You can easily import all of your information then they will automatically calculate all of your IFTA calculations with 100% accuracy.

The IFTA totals will all be listed in an easy to read IFTA report that can be downloaded, printed, and emailed. Best of all, the report can be used to instantly complete your IFTA return!

After creating your free ExpressIFTA account you can import your IFTA records at your own pace. For example, you can import your data per trip with the trip sheet entries feature, or upload all your information for the month with the quick entry screen.

You can also use the bulk upload feature to import all of your information at once, or directly pull your mileage records from your GPS. Plus, ExpressIFTA even accepts ELD data!

There’s no better way to prepare for IFTA, so why wait? Get started and avoid penalties now! If you need any assistance please don’t hesitate to contact the live TSNAmerica US-based support team. We’re standing by to help.