CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker has instructed the Illinois Department of Revenue to temporarily suspend the international fuel tax agreement licensing requirements for 30 days, to allow those assisting with Florida’s hurricane relief efforts to provide help without having to register and pay fuel tax in Illinois. IFTA is an agreement among U.S. states and Canadian provinces to simplify the reporting of tax due on fuel use for carriers that operate in more than one state or province. Carriers report miles driven and fuel purchased. IDOR will temporarily waive IFTA registration and motor fuel use tax single trip permitting for qualified vehicles traveling through Illinois responding specifically to power, communications, utilities, and infrastructure restoration to areas or events that have been declared as either a national emergency by the President of the United States or a state of emergency as declared by any Governor of an IFTA jurisdiction.
“To our friends in the Southeastern US: here in Illinois, we are no stranger to the devastating effects of climate change—and we are here to do everything we can to support your relief efforts,” said Governor JB Pritzker.
Additionally, Illinois will also waive IFTA-required credentials and MFUT single trip permits to qualified motor vehicles specifically delivering goods, services, or foods necessary for sustaining life and livestock in those areas covered in the declaration.
This waiver is in effect from September 29 through October 28, 2022. Operators of qualified vehicles in Illinois will not be ticketed or otherwise penalized for non-registration of IFTA/MFUT if the operator of the vehicle can provide proof that the destination of the vehicle is to a point within the emergency/disaster area(s), or the vehicle’s last destination was within the declared area and is returning to or through Illinois from providing essential goods and services to the declared area(s).
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