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VideoMotor Fuels Tax Minute Episode 106: Georgia & Utah Fuel State Suspensions
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In this episode of Motor Fuels Tax Minute, Leanne Sobel and Kelly Grace break down recent state fuel tax changes and what they mean for motor fuel taxpayers. The episode focuses on Georgia’s mid‑month fuel tax suspension, the challenges it creates for invoicing and return reporting and how Utah’s temporary fuel tax reduction offers a cleaner approach. The discussion highlights practical considerations for staying compliant as states adjust motor fuel tax policy.
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Detailed Description of Weaver’s Motor Fuels Tax Minute, Episode 106
00:00:00
Leanne: Welcome to Weaver’s Motor Fuel Tax Minute, the vlog where we talk all things motor fuel.
As you’ve probably seen recently, there’s been quite a lot of legislation introduced, or actions by governors, related to fuel taxes.
00:00:15
Leanne: One of the most interesting ones is Georgia. Kelly, tell us about that tricky Georgia not making it easy.
00:00:21
Kelly: Oh, sweet Georgia. Sweet Georgia. They’re trying to help their people out. They’re trying to move quickly.
They’re not thinking about us tax people, though, in all of this.
00:00:29
Kelly: This isn’t the first time they did this. We saw they enacted a 60-day suspension in the middle of the day on a Friday.
Literally, the minute the governor signed that bill, it was enacted. It will be expiring around May 18, 2026, if they do not decide to renew it. Really important to note because prepaid sales tax on the local level gets tied up in there as well. That’s separate. This is only for our classic motor fuel gasoline and diesel taxes.
00:00:57
Kelly: Now where it gets tricky — why it’s so important, why you see our LinkedIn messages, and why we also love seeing other consulting firms bringing awareness to it and talking to industry — is because this has a huge impact on invoicing and, of course, return preparation. On invoicing, a lot of software is like, you got to turn it on or off.
If it’s happening in the middle of the day, you’ve got to get in there right away and turn it off so you’re not taxing your customers, and you are also not paying tax to your suppliers.
00:01:26
Kelly: That involves knowing that it’s happening right away because if you don’t do it, in theory, your customers can come back and say, “Hey, you charged this tax, but the governor decided to suspend it at 12 Eastern this random Friday.” It creates a lot of credit and rebills into headaches.
00:01:41
Kelly: That goes back to my other point. Why we like working with everyone is the more we share knowledge, the more that we’re on the same page.
Everyone’s doing things correctly, and it’s getting fixed correctly.
00:01:51
Kelly: This also hits reporting in such an interesting way, I’ll put it, because you’re going to have your return where you collect it and have to remit tax for half the month, and the other half of the month, you don’t.
So Georgia and other states will sometimes send out supplemental forms that you can use that take this into account. Getting that into your tax software can be a lift.
00:02:17
Kelly: Sometimes they don’t. You’re just going to have to do your best, which gets messy. All around: middle of the day, middle of the month — not an ideal time to pass this kind of legislation.
00:02:28
Leanne: Keeps us on our toes. Keeping us on our toes, Georgia. There is a useful Q&A on that, and reach out to us with any questions. We’ll just see what happens.
But very interested to see how reporting goes for March and for May if it sticks with the 60 days.
00:02:47
Kelly: Yes. Absolutely. And Utah, Leanne, you can speak to that a little bit. They did not do a suspension, but, boy, did they do us all a favor. How did that one look?
00:02:55
Leanne: Yes, unlike Georgia, our friends over in Utah made it nice and clean. They are reducing their fuel tax for the period July 1 to Dec. 31 of this year, and it’s being reduced by 6 cents.
00:03:10
Leanne: Now does this have anything to do with anything going on in the world that has led to increased gas prices?
I don’t know. I’ll be honest. I haven’t spoken to anyone in the Utah legislature.
00:03:20
Leanne: It could be a coincidence, something that was moving through and just happened to get enacted very timely
But it is an interesting juxtaposition to see a clean six months starting on July 1 versus always keep them on their toes — 60 days, maybe longer — starting in the middle of the month.
00:03:36
Kelly: Absolutely. Definitely a nice contrast to look to, and we are monitoring all these suspensions coming out.
We wouldn’t be surprised if a few more states move. Depending on the state, it might be another middle-of-the-day, middle-of-the-month kind of deal. We hope not. We are asking — if you see this, different states, please: end of month, the first. Either one works for us.
00:03:57
Kelly: But that is this week’s Motor Fuel Tax Minute. Thank you so much for joining us.
If you have any fun topics that you would like us to address, feel free to send them over. Thanks again.
