If you did not operate in Georgia or Maryland in the first quarter of 2022, you can disregard this message. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORDOT/bulletins/314fcec For the jurisdictions and periods below, IFTA-licensed motor carriers were able to purchase tax-free fuel and travel non-taxable miles. Note: All mileage and fuel records must be maintained during the tax-free periods. Georgia (GA): All fuel types and…

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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is providing approximately $8 million in grant funding for diesel equipment owners to replace older and more polluting diesel engines with new, cleaner technologies and exhaust control retrofits. The program is designed to help address health and environmental impacts from diesel emissions in Oregon. Business, government and tribal diesel equipment owners across the…

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In response to feedback from tax practitioners the department has posted the OR-CAT-EXT form in the Forms and Publications Library on our website. Short-year CAT return deadline approaching For tax years 2021 and forward, returns for taxpayers that use a federal tax year other than a calendar year are due on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the…

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Automakers have pivoted to selling higher-priced models Dealers add their own hikes on top of manufacturer increases For decades, transactions in U.S. car dealerships went something like this: A couple walks into a showroom, expresses interest in buying a sedan, the sales rep says, great, our MSRP is $26,000, and the two sides sit down to negotiate the price…

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NEWS RELEASE: March 22, 2022  PORTLAND, Ore. – “Get Ready!” is the message the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Driver & Motor Vehicle Services Division and Commerce and Compliance Division want to convey to motor carriers and owners of certain diesel-powered vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 lbs. DEQ’s new Diesel Retrofit Compliance Program provides an option…

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HB 4079 creates a three percent “luxury tax” on many items, including: L  New or used motor vehicle above $80,000 L  New recreational vehicle above $125,000 L  New all-terrain vehicle above $7,500 L  New snowmobile above $15,000 L  New motorized recreational watercraft above $125,000 An amendment with more details can be found here. The -4 (dash four) amendment basically replaces the…

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A luxury sales tax being proposed by Rep. Brad Witt, D-Clatskanie, could fund a new program offering monthly stipends for low-income pregnant women and youth leaving the foster care system. House Bill 4079 would create a 3% sales tax on snowmobiles, handbags, jewelry, and firearms, among other items, over a certain price point. Oregon is one of five states with…

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