To make easy reporting the fuel taxes by motor carriers who operate in more than one member jurisdiction, 48 United States and 10 Canadian provinces have reached a fuel agreement called IFTA. According to the provisions of IFTA, a single fuel tax license is adequate to travel in all participating member jurisdictions.
A “Qualified motor vehicle” under IFTA is designed, maintained and intended for use in two or more member jurisdictions for the transportation of persons or property having:
To receive Illinois IFTA license, you must electronically submit Form MFUT-12, Application for Motor Fuel Use Tax IFTA License and Decals, through the Illinois website at mytax.illinois.gov. We will not provide an Illinois IFTA license if you have an active IFTA license in another jurisdiction at present.
You will be issued one IFTA license. Your license is valid from the date of issue through December 31 of each licensing year.
Submit your 2019 Renewal Application (Form MFUT-12) prior to midnight on December 31, 2018, for two purposes:
1. As 2018 IFTA licenses and decals expire on December 31st, you can still operate on your 2018 decals during the grace period (January 1st through the end of February).
2. You can prevent a 'suspended' account status and, thus have operating authority for IFTA & prevent roadside inspections and penalties.
To request decals, electronically pay $3.75-per-set decal fee and submit Form MFUT-12, Application for Motor Fuel Use Tax IFTA License and Decals.
The due dates for the IFTA quarterly fuel tax report are:
| Quarters | Month | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | January - March | April 30 |
| 2nd | April - June | July 31 |
| 3rd | July - September | October 31 |
| 4th | October - December | January 31 |
If the due date falls on a weekend or state holiday, it will be extended to the following business day
You must electronically file your IFTA quarterly tax return.
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| State / Province | Gasoline | Special Diesel | Gasohol | Propane | LNG | CNG | Ethanol | Methanol | E-85 | M-85 | A55 | Biodiesel | Electricity | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILLINOIS (IL) #27 | U.S. Can. |
0.3240 0.1132 |
0.3490 0.1220 |
0.3240 0.1132 |
0.3580 0.1251 |
0.3500 0.1224 |
0.2940 0.1028 |
0.3240 0.1132 |
0.3240 0.1132 |
0.3240 0.1132 |
0.3240 0.1132 |
0.3240 0.1132 |
0.3490 0.1120 |
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If you are found operating in Illinois without a valid form or without proper display of IFTA license, decals or single-trip permit, you must pay a minimum of $1,000 as a penalty and a minimum of $2,000 for each subsequent occurrence. Each vehicle in your fleet qualified for IFTA must carry the original IFTA license, a legible photocopy of the license, or a legible electronic image of the license.
Quarterly fuel tax return must be filed electronically by each IFTA license holder even if you had no operations during the quarter.
An overpayment in one jurisdiction will be applied to liabilities owed to another jurisdiction. A net refund will result only if your total tax-paid purchases are in excess of the total tax due.
Find more details and information here:
http://www.revenue.state.il.us/Publications/MotorFuel/MFUT-53.pdf