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Keep tabs – and keep moving.
Ten provinces, three territories and fifty states, all with different rules and regulations – and it's your job to know them all. As the Sales and Fuel Tax Administrator, you must know when and for how long your drivers are rolling through various jurisdictions so you can meet the tax requirements for each. If this sounds like the right challenge for you, then consider a career as a Sales and Fuel Tax Administrator.
- What would I do?
- Where would I work?
- How much would I get paid?
- How do I get to be a Sales and Fuel Tax Administrator?
- Where would I go from here?
- How do I get started?
What would I do?
As a Sales and Fuel Tax Administrator, you'll make sure that each jurisdiction's tax requirements are met, and that the company's records are up to date and accurate, in case the company has to undergo a compliance audit.
Why is record keeping so important? Because the industry's assets – its vehicles – are always on the move. Carriers do business in each state, province or territory that they travel in. Trucking companies are responsible for meeting the different tax requirements imposed on them by each jurisdiction they visit.
This can include remitting sales tax, based on the value of the vehicles, and fuel tax, based on how much fuel is consumed by vehicles in each jurisdiction. Some jurisdictions impose other business taxes, which are based on the extent of a trucking company's operations in a particular state, province or territory.
As a result, you'll be responsible for understanding provincial, territorial and state tax policies. You'll ultimately pay taxes on behalf of the company you're working for.
