Tennessee(TN) IFTA Fuel Taxes Back
Who Is Required To Register for Tennessee IFTA?
A qualified motor vehicle is a motor vehicle used, designed, or maintained for transportation of persons or property having:
- Two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding 26,000 pounds or 11,797 kilograms; or
- Having three or more axles regardless of weight; or
- Is used in combination, when the weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds or 11,797 kilograms gross vehicle or registered gross vehicle weight.
Qualified Motor Vehicles do not include recreational vehicles unless they are used in conjunction with any business endeavor. Recreational vehicles are vehicles such as motor homes, pickup trucks with attached campers and buses when used exclusively for personal pleasure by an individual.
New Tennessee IFTA Fuel Tax Accounts
You can submit a Tennessee application by mail or in person to the Department of Revenue. Incomplete applications will be returned, which will delay processing. There is no fee for decals. You will need one set per qualified vehicle. You should receive your decals in 1-2 weeks. Same day decals are available when you apply in person.
TSNAmerica can assist you with the application process .
Tennessee IFTA Renewals
Renewal applications can be completed by mail or in person. Let TSNAmerica renew your Tennessee IFTA decals today.
Quarterly Tennessee IFTA Returns
A Tennessee quarterly IFTA return must be filed by the due date:
| Tennessee Reporting Periods | Tennessee IFTA Filing Deadlines |
|---|---|
| January - March | April 30 |
| April - June | July 31 |
| July - September | October 31 |
| October - December | January 31 |
* If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the next business day is considered the tax reporting filing due date.
Note: A Tennessee IFTA fuel tax report must be filed even if no fuel was used.
Tennessee IFTA Penalties
A late penalty of $50 or 10% of the net tax liability, whichever is greater, is assessed on returns received after the filing deadline. Interest is computed on all delinquent taxes due to each jurisdiction at a rate of .4167% per month. Even if you have a net refund, interest still applies to each jurisdiction for any underpayment of fuels use tax due and is calculated beginning the day after the due date of the return for each month, or fraction of a month, until paid.
Tennessee IFTA Audits
Filing Tennessee IFTA fuel tax can be tedious and time consuming. For more details, see www.tn.gov or let TSNAmerica take the paperwork out of your way by using our Tennessee Quarterly IFTA Filing Services! Our quarterly filing packages start at $75. (Contact us for multiple vehicle pricing.)
