| Car and truck renters today are frequently asking | | | | Association. Apart from fighting against legislation on |
| themselves the question "Can I deduct rental car costs | | | | taxes they also educate consumers on the taxes. |
| on my income tax?" The reason for this is that | | | | 5% tax is what you will pay when you hire a car in |
| legislation is going crazy in the implementation of taxes | | | | New Jersey. This very tough as they are already |
| on car & truck rentals. This has made the car rental | | | | paying five dollars daily in various types of taxes. |
| companies most unhappy to say the least. | | | | Wisconsin charge more than three times their New |
| There is a group that has been formed, it is called the | | | | Jersey counterparts. They have a mass transit project |
| Coalition against Discriminatory Car Rental Excise | | | | that needs funding and this is the reason for the |
| Taxes. In over 80% of the states in the USA there are | | | | exorbitant taxes. |
| more than one hundred different types of taxes | | | | It is reported by the coalition that the they want to |
| relating to car and truck rental. Way back in the 1990's | | | | increase tax by two and a half dollars in Michigan. The |
| there was a only a tenth of such taxes. | | | | taxing just seems to go on and on. |
| In Maine, the inhabitants there were able to for a while | | | | Rail projects need funding in the state of Florida. They |
| prevent an increase of 10-12.5 % increase in the taxes | | | | are trying to increase taxes there by two dollars and |
| when renting a car or truck. This suited all parties | | | | this would increase the current tax levied by a |
| associated with car rental, obviously not the law | | | | whopping fifty percent! |
| makers as they did not receive their taxes. | | | | It is generally accepted by people outside of the |
| Taxes can be as high as twenty percent imposed on | | | | coalition and consumers that the taxes are needed for |
| rentals. Large corporations are paying amounts close | | | | all the various projects. The coalition fiercely fights |
| to $5 million annually in car rental taxes. | | | | against the taxes. |
| These taxes are legislated so that cities can meet | | | | Like the rest of the world the USA has been |
| their budgets. There is widening hole in the budget and | | | | devastated by the world recession. The state of the |
| deficit forces theses taxes to be imposed. Whilst this | | | | economy in the USA is in tatters and this is the main |
| is understandable it does not make sales for car rental | | | | reason for all these taxes. |
| companies any easier. They do not want to perceived | | | | Sometimes money is allocated to a certain project and |
| as in the tax collection business and the increased | | | | when the project is completed that money is no longer |
| prices due to the tax has reduced sales. The Coalition | | | | available for the project. It all of a sudden gets |
| against Discriminatory Car Rental Excise Taxes was | | | | allocated elsewhere. No wonder consumers ask " can |
| formed three years ago and consists of eight car | | | | I deduct car rental costs on my income tax? |
| rental groups and the National Business Travel | | | | |