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House Passes Financial Reform Bill to Help Curb Excessive Speculation in Energy Commodities

Yesterday, June 30, the United States House of Representatives passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act by a vote of 237-192. The legislation, which emerged from a House-Senate conference late last week, ( Article Continued... )

Health Care Bill Expands Form 1099 Reporting

The new 2,400-page federal health care act has a tax provision that will affect nearly every business and greatly add to the tax compliance burden of many of them. ( Article Continued... )

FMCSA Sets UCRA Fees for 2010

On April 26, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published in the Federal Register the fees that participating states may charge for calendar 2010 under the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement. ( Article Continued... )

Tax Policy Committee

Tax Policy Committee: Is responsible for developing ATA policy relating to federal and state taxes affecting the trucking industry. The Committee addresses business taxes, such as corporate income and franchise taxes, excise taxes, estate taxes, sales and use taxes and license fees. In addition, the Committee considers operating taxes such as fuel taxes, tire taxes, vehicle registration fees and heavy-vehicle use taxes. The Committee coordinates with the Highway Policy Committee on highway user fee and tax issues. The Committee receives support from the National Accounting & Finance Council for research, analysis and policy development. – ATA staff liaison: Bob Pitcher (rpitcher@trucking.org)


Committee Chair John A. Culp Executive Vice President & CFO Maverick USA, Inc. Little Rock, AR		Committee Vice Chair Robert E. Taylor Vice President, Taxation & Corp. Treasury Pitt Ohio Express, LLC Pittsburgh, PA

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Tax & Registration Topics

Unified Carrier Registration Plan Issues

International Fuel Tax Agreement Issues

Tax Credit Available for Propane Used in Forklifts

State Income Tax Nexus & BATSA

International Registration Plan Issues

ATA Challenges State and Local Truck Credentials

Federal Per Diem Payments

Three Percent Withholding for Government

State Business Licenses

Federal Excise Tax Exemption for APUs

Electronic Collection of the HVUT

Federal Tax Credits for Safety Equipment

Weight-Distance Taxes

Fuel Tax Indexing - Is It a Good Idea?

Federal Estate Tax Update

Tax Provisions of the 2009 Federal Stimulus Package

Other Tax and Regulation Materials

IRP Training Video

Here is a training video produced recently by IRP, Inc., the repository of the International Registration Plan. It’s intended as an introduction to the Plan, and especially to IRP’s record-keeping requirements, for motor carriers, state personnel, and anyone else with an interest in commercial vehicle registration. Note that the video gives only a broad view of the Plan. For more detail, or for the rules of a specific Plan member, you may need to get in touch with the state or province. For versions of the video in Spanish and French, visit the IRP website.

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