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2006 IFTA BALLOTS

2006 IFTA BALLOTS. BALLOT SPONSORS:. Ballots 1 thru 11 & 13 – IFTA, Inc. Board of Trustees - The general intent of these ballots was to eliminate insignificant compliance issues. Ballot 12 – IFTA, Inc. Board of Trustees & IFTA Program Compliance Review Committee Ballot 14 – Idaho

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2006 IFTA BALLOTS

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  1. 2006 IFTA BALLOTS

  2. BALLOT SPONSORS: • Ballots 1 thru 11 & 13 – IFTA, Inc. Board of Trustees - The general intent of these ballots was to eliminate insignificant compliance issues. • Ballot 12 – IFTA, Inc. Board of Trustees & IFTA Program Compliance Review Committee • Ballot 14 – Idaho • Ballot 15 – Kansas and Maine

  3. Current status • Ballots FTPBP #3 – 2006, FTPBP #7 – 2006, FTPBP #10 – 2006, FTPBP #13 – 2006 & STPBP #14 HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN!!

  4. FTPBP #1 – 2006 • Intent: Section R330 requires a jurisdiction to issue credentials upon being satisfied that the application is complete. Recognizing that many jurisdictions will hold the issuance of credentials for legitimate reasons, this ballot eliminates the requirement that credentials be issued solely if the application is complete. A change to this provision allows jurisdictions more flexibility with the application process and issuance of credentials. ANNUAL MEETING DISCUSSION • Industry opposes because they feel this change could prevent taxpayers from re-registering, operating and therefore, paying their taxes. • Kim Craig (IFTA, Inc. Board of Trustees) explained that the language was written to allow jurisdictions to operate within their own laws. RESULTS: BALLOT #1 REMAINS FULL TRACK! NO REVISIONS WERE MADE FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MTG

  5. FTPBP #2 – 2006 • Intent – Section R345 currently requires a license and decals to be issued if the license has not been revoked or canceled, all returns have been filed and all motor fuels use taxes, penalties and interest due have been paid. Recognizing that many jurisdictions withhold the issuance of renewal credentials for other legitimate reasons, this ballot eliminates the requirement that credentials be issued solely if the above requirements are met. ANNUAL MEETING DISCUSSION • As with Ballot #1, Industry opposes because they feel this change could prevent taxpayers from re-registering, operating and therefore, paying their taxes. RESULTS: BALLOT #2 REMAINS FULL TRACK! REVISIONS FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING: A proposed amendment has been added to change the phrase “license has not been revoked” to “license is not revoked”.

  6. FTPBP #4 – 2006 • Intent – The intent of this ballot is to separate the requirement for payment by guaranteed funds from the requirement to post a bond. ANNUAL MEETING DISCUSSION • Short discussion of language RESULTS: BALLOT #4 MOVED TO SHORT TRACK! NO REVISIONS WERE MADE FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MTG

  7. FTPBP #5 – 2006 • Intent– The intent of this ballot is to eliminate the requirement for the base jurisdiction to request permission of other jurisdictions to allow a licensee to report on an annual basis. This does not change the criteria for a licensee to qualify for annual filing status. ANNUAL MEETING DISCUSSION • No opposition RESULTS: BALLOT #5 MOVED TO SHORT TRACK! NO REVISIONS WERE MADE FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MTG

  8. FTPBP #6 – 2006 • Intent – The intent of this ballot is to allow jurisdictions discretion to accept tax return information on a non-prescribed form. ANNUAL MEETING DISCUSSION • Mr. Tom Klingman (United Parcel Service, Inc.) strongly disagrees with this ballot. He feels it is unfair to taxpayers RESULTS: BALLOT #5 MOVED TO SHORT TRACK! NO REVISIONS WERE MADE FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MTG

  9. FTPBP #8 – 2006 • Intent – The intent of this ballot is to eliminate the requirement that licensees make requests for refunds in writing if the base jurisdiction has an automatic refund policy. Additionally this ballot eliminates the requirement that refunds be issued in cash. Recognizing that most jurisdictions have laws governing refunds this ballot effectively defers to the laws of the base jurisdiction. ANNUAL MEETING DISCUSSION • Discussion of how refunds are handled in different jurisdictions RESULTS: BALLOT #8 MOVED TO SHORT TRACK! NO REVISIONS WERE MADE FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MTG

  10. FTPBP #9 – 2006 • Intent – The intent of this ballot is to remove the requirement for jurisdictions to provide a total on their tax return form for the tax rate column. Totaling this column provides no value and most jurisdictions do not currently provide for this column to be totaled. Eliminating this requirement will ensure that no jurisdiction is held out of compliance for this provision. ANNUAL MEETING DISCUSSION • No opposition RESULTS: BALLOT #9 MOVED TO SHORT TRACK! NO REVISIONS WERE MADE FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MTG

  11. FTPBP #11 – 2006 • Intent – The intent of this ballot is to make A690.500 consistent with P1040 ANNUAL MEETING DISCUSSION • No opposition RESULTS: BALLOT #11 MOVED TO SHORT TRACK! NO REVISIONS WERE MADE FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MTG

  12. FTPBP #12 – 2006 • Intent – The intent of this ballot is to amend the IFTA Articles of Agreement to allow the Program Compliance Review Committee to initiate a compliance matter under R1555 against a jurisdiction that remains out of compliance with the IFTA following a Program Compliance Review and Reassessment. ANNUAL MEETING DISCUSSION • A straw vote was taken RESULTS: BALLOT #12 REMAINS FULL TRACK! NO REVISIONS WERE MADE FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MTG

  13. FTPBP #15 – 2006 • Intent – To ensure that by the distribution of Interjurisdictional Audit Reports to participating jurisdictions via the IFTA, Inc. Clearinghouse, a jurisdiction is in compliance with the applicable provisions of the IFTA Audit Manual. ANNUAL MEETING DISCUSSION • No opposition RESULTS: BALLOT #15 MOVED TO SHORT TRACK! NO REVISIONS WERE MADE FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MTG

  14. 2nd COMMENT PERIOD ENDS: • SHORT TRACK BALLOTS – OCTOBER 6, 2006 • 30 DAYS AFTER COMMENT PERIOD ENDS TO REVIEW AND VOTE • FULL TRACK BALLOTS – OCTOBER 16, 2006 • 60 DAYS AFTER COMMENT PERIOD ENDS TO REVIEWAND VOTE • An affirmative vote in writing of three-fourths of the total member jurisdictions is required to amend the Agreement, Procedures Manual or Audit Manual. (For purposes of this section, a vote submitted electronically through a mechanism provided by the International Fuel Tax Association, Inc. is deemed a vote in writing.)

  15. WHAT TIME IS IT?? ITS TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT BALLOT PROPOSALS FOR 2007!!!!!

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