Tax differents for off road and on road

[Leejohn]

I had a gut feeling they were getting into our pants around here.

Lee

 

[thatguy]

Boy you get off cheap on Sales ~ Sales tax here is 7 percent.

*You probably pay the (VA = 5%)sales tax on both the on and off road fuel.

We do have cheap sales tax compared to most states... it just went up from 4.5 to 5.0 a few years ago..

We do not pay sales tax on on-road (highway) fuel, sales tax is only on non-highway fuel (heating oil, kero, off road diesel, alternative fuels CNG)..

Brian

 

[LBrown59]

I had a gut feeling they were getting into our pants around here.

Lee

You should get both the state and Fed tax off on off road.

 

[thatguy]

Here in VA if you purchase highway/on-road fuel for an off road purpose you can apply for a refund with the DMV for the state tax back.. You have 5 gal or more and apply for the refund within 1 yr of the purchase date.. I think most state probably have a similar program

I have heard, not sure how true it is, you can deduct the Federal tax on your income taxes for taxed fueled used off highway..

Brian

 

[mjdtexan]

Where would one go to buy fuel for off road use?

 

[thatguy]

Where would one go to buy fuel for off road use?

You can check with a fuel distributor (ie local oil company), BUT some retail stations (typically not your chain exxon/citgo etc from my observations) have off road fuel.. You may also check with your local Southern States/Farm Bureau..

Brian

 

[LBrown59]

You can check with a fuel distributor (ie local oil company), BUT some retail stations (typically not your chain exxon/citgo etc from my observations) have off road fuel.. You may also check with your local Southern States/Farm Bureau..

Brian

Another place to check is;
Home heating oil suppliers or fuel oil suppliers.

 

[LBrown59]

IF you arent charged fuels tax, you are charged sales tax (VA = 5%) on the off road fuel..

Brian

You pay this on Both on road and off road.

 

[thatguy]

You pay this on Both on road and off road.

As I stated twice previously - here in VA, you pay either fuels tax (on highway fuels) or sales tax (on non highway fuels)... NOT both..

I am absolutely, positively sure of this... Wanna know how??? Im a fuels tax auditor for the DMV, the agency that is resposible for the collection of fuels tax..

Brian

 

[LBrown59]

As I stated twice previously - here in VA, you pay either fuels tax (on highway fuels) or sales tax (on non highway fuels)... NOT both..

I am absolutely, positively sure of this... Wanna know how??? Im a fuels tax auditor for the DMV, the agency that is resposible for the collection of fuels tax..

Brian

Ok since you hold that position perhaps you can tell me the logc in charging sales tax on off road and not charging it on the on road fuel.