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Start preparing now for April 15, 2014

Overdrive Staff | April 25, 2013

Some of you might have gotten a little sticker shock from your forced donation to the IRS last month. If that’s prompted a midyear resolution to cut costs and get better organized, here are some ...

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State legislatures consider fuel tax increase as highway funding option

Overdrive Staff | April 16, 2013

New Hampshire, Maryland and Massachusetts are all eying potential increases in tax on fuel as a means to increase revenue and support transportation projects in the states. New Hampshire's House passed a piece of legislation recently that would ...

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Minnesota governor wants new tax on trucking

Jill Dunn | March 04, 2013

If Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton gets his way, a 5.5 percent tax would be applied to freight each it time it is transported. New data and opposition to Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton’s proposed budget might ...

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The burden of new taxes after fiscal-cliff negotiations

Todd Dills | January 16, 2013

Owner-operator business services provider ATBS has produced the below infographic and accompanying description of the tax upshot for owner-operator businesses following recent fiscal-cliff negotiations. For most independents, the expiration of the so-called "payroll tax holiday," a ...

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Vehicle miles tax needs to be studied before implemented, GAO says

Jill Dunn | January 11, 2013

This week, the Government Accountability Office recommended creating a pilot program to research mileage fees targeted at creating new revenue for the Highway Trust Fund, echoing recently introduced House legislation that would establish such a ...

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Vehicle Miles Traveled tax proposed in House

Overdrive Staff | December 20, 2012

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) proposed a bill into the House that would, if passed, implement a pilot program to test the feasibility of a tax on miles traveled as a supplemental source of revenue for ...

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IRS system to be down Aug. 31

Jill Dunn | August 30, 2012

With the deadline approaching for the Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax, be warned that the IRS’ e-filing system will be closed for maintenance this weekend. HHVUT, or Form 2290, is due Aug. 31, but the agency’s ...

CSA'S DATA TRAIL

Crashes and interventions: Blitzkrieg probes coming to trucking

The FMCSA's quick-strike sweep through "high-risk" passenger carriers, say officials, will be hitting our industry sooner rather than later. Knowing the agency's definition of a high-risk carrier is your first step in avoiding involuntary shutdown.