Re: Gas without road taxes?

Posted by Paul in Mich on April 14, 2004 at 20:14:03 from (68.188.227.110):

In Reply to: Gas without road taxes? posted by Oliver farmer on April 14, 2004 at 15:32:59:

Oliver farmer, Some areas still have tax free gasoline, but not many as most farmers have gone to diesel for their farming equipment. If you do use a gasoline tractor for farming, then you can I believe fill out a form declaring how much gasoline you use, and have the road tax portion refunded back to you, however, brush hoging the meadow does not qualify for this tax break, as it is considered property maintainance and not farming, just like mowing your lawn. The tractor has to be used for actual farming, whether it is in growing crops or feeding cattle or hauling hay. These are farming activities, and not property maintainance. Trucks, if driven on the roads even though they may be carrying farm products, are not allowed tax free fuel. Its a big temptation to use tax free diesel fuel when hauling grain to the elevator since it is so expensive, but the penalty for getting caught with red diesel fuel far outweighs any benefit of cheating. The government doesn't allow for much leeway in the way of us not paying "our fair share."

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