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• Why Your Taxable Gallons Don't Match What You Bought

  You bought 310 gallons in Texas and the worksheet says 184. Nothing is broken — here is how fleet MPG turns miles into taxable gallons, and what to check when the number looks wrong.

  • How the math works
  • IFTA basics
  • Miles and trips

  WheelsAndAxle TeamOctober 11, 20264 min read

• Which Miles Count for IFTA: Deadhead, Personal and Off-Highway

  Empty miles count. So do personal miles and shop runs. Leaving them out does not lower your bill — it distorts your MPG and usually raises it.

  • Miles and trips
  • Records and receipts
  • IFTA basics

  WheelsAndAxle TeamOctober 11, 20265 min read

• Non-IFTA Miles: Alaska, Hawaii, DC, Mexico and the Territories on an IFTA Report

  IFTA's members are the 48 contiguous US states and the 10 Canadian provinces. Here is how miles and fuel from Alaska, Hawaii, DC, Mexico and Canada's territories show up on a base state's quarterly form, and what this post leaves to those governments.

  • Miles and trips
  • IFTA basics

  WheelsAndAxle TeamJuly 15, 20268 min read