Emilda Santiesteban
Director, Motor Fuels and Excise Tax Services
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In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts give an overview of fuel tax credits.
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts fill us in on a recent Florida case.
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts go back to the basics of Texas dyed diesel fuel requirements.
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts give an overview of dyed diesel fuel requirements for federal tax purposes.
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts give an update on 45Z clean fuel production credits. Tune in now.
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts introduce senior associate and Motor Fuels team member Christie Smith.
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts are on vacation, but still have your most recent motor fuels update!
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts are going back to the basics to explain the difference in definitions between “Above the Rack” and “Below the Rack.”
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts answer a listener’s question and discuss the harbor maintenance fee.
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts are going back to the basics to discuss the federal employer identification number (FEIN).
This week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute features a question from a viewer and a discussion of the taxes behind E99 and B99.
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts introduce a key team member to the Motor Fuels team, Bryan Ruwaldt, Senior Tax Associate.
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts go back to the basics in a discussion about Form 637 Notification Certificates.
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts spoke with Tashiana Briggs about her background in Motor Fuels.
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts will discuss the second-generation biofuel credit.
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts will discuss the Cook County, Illinois court case and what it means for motor fuels tax.
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our hosts will discuss the tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act.
In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, we continue our Motor Fuel Basics series with an overview on motor fuel reporting.
Sales and use tax compliance is the topic for this week’s Motor Fuels Tax Minute as our hosts interview Steven Scarborough in a deep dive on how to navigate these tax requirements.
Happy New Year! In this week’s episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, we are headed back to the basics. Join our hosts for an overview of motor fuels basics, and a chance to win some Weaver swag!
An introduction to transfer pricing is the topic for this week’s Motor Fuels Tax Minute. Join our hosts for an interview with Josh Finfrock, Director, International Tax, as he provides an overview and inside look at transfer pricing.
An introduction to our three hosts is the topic for this week’s Motor Fuels Tax Minute. Join our hosts for an overview of their roles at Weaver, and a look into their lives outside of Weaver.
Updates in the oil spill tax constitutionality case are the topics for this week’s Motor Fuels Tax Minute. Join our hosts for an overview of the new updates from congress, and an introduction from new Senior Manager, Kelly Grace.
Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act are the topics for this week’s Motor Fuels Tax Minute. Join our hosts for an overview of the newly enacted non-refundable income tax credit for biofuel production.
Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act are the topics for this week’s Motor Fuels Tax Minute. Join our hosts for an overview of the new credit for sustainable aviation fuel.
Changes to special rule for September’s federal excise tax deposits is the topic for this week’s Motor Fuels Tax Minute.
Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act are the topics for this week’s Motor Fuels Tax Minute.
Changes to the Internal Revenue Manual is the topic for this week’s Motor Fuels Tax Minute.
We continue to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act this week. Join our MFT team for an overview of the fuel tax provisions, specifically, the reinstatement of the hazardous Superfund financing fee.
The recently signed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 reinstates Superfund excise taxes on crude oil and imported petroleum products for the first time since 1995.
The Inflation Reduction Act extends the biodiesel & alternative fuel credits, provides a new credit for sustainable aviation fuel and much more.
The Inflation Reduction Act is the topic for this week’s Motor Fuels Tax Minute. Join our hosts for an overview of the new legislation and its impact on the fuel taxes and credits.
This week on the Motor Fuels Tax Minute our team discusses the gasoline blendstock certificate which identifies products that are taxed similar to gasoline.
On this episode, Leanne Sobel and Emilda Santiesteban discuss products that are defined as gasoline blendstocks for the purpose of the federal excise tax as well as those defined as taxable chemicals subject to the Superfund tax.
On this episode, Leanne Sobel and Emilda Santiesteban discuss Form 8849, Schedule 3, specifically the time limits for claiming the biodiesel mixture excise tax credit as a refund payment.
Join Weaver's professionals as they provide valuable insight on tax compliance for companies that manufacture, produce, or import any of the impacted chemicals
This week on the Motor Fuels Tax Minute, we discuss federal motor fuels tax payments and how best to apply tax credits when submitting your semi-monthly deposits.
This week on the Motor Fuels Tax Minute, our team continues discussing the Superfund tax and reviews the requirements for semi-monthly deposits.
The IRS recently issued guidance on the procedure to request that a substance be added, or removed, from the list subject to the Superfund excise tax.
On this inaugural episode of the Weaver Motor Fuels Tax Minute, we share details on the Superfund chemical excise tax.
The IRS has published Superfund tax rates for 121 taxable substances subject to the tax under section 4671 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Tune in for a discussion on motor fuels taxation dynamics and insight on a constitutional challenge to the federal oil spill liability tax.
On March 24, 2022, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found the federal oil spill tax under IRC Section 4611(b) unconstitutional when imposed on exports of crude oil from the United States.
Join Weaver’s tax professional for a discussion and overview of motor fuels tax.
The Internal Revenue Services (IRS) issued an initial list of 101 chemicals subject to the recently reinstated Superfund excise tax under IRC Section 4661 and Section 4671.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which President Biden signed into law on November 15, 2021, reinstates Superfund excise taxes on the sale and import of certain chemicals as part of the law’s revenue raising provisions.
The Alabama Department of Revenue issued three executive orders to ease the availability of automobile fuel after Hurricane Ida.
The recently passed $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes a proposal to reinstate Superfund excise taxes on the sale and import of certain chemicals as an offset to the bill’s spending provisions.
A recent appeals court decision affirmed that butane is not an alternative fuel and that a mixture of butane and gasoline does not qualify for the alternative fuel mixture tax credit under IRC Section 6426(e).