Fuel Excise Tax in Turbulent Times: What’s Happening and What It Means

  • Thursday, June 18 · 1:00 PM CST
  • ~50 minutes + Live Q&A
  • CPE Credit Available

Global price swings, mid-month tax suspensions, CPI-linked rates, and a workforce in transition — it’s never been harder to know if you’re filing right. Join Bob Donnellan and Kelly Grace for a honest, unscripted conversation about what’s actually going on and how to stay in control.

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Learning Objectives

By attending this webinar, you’ll dive into:

  • The Fuel Market in Chaos
    Understand the macro forces — crude volatility, supply chain pass-through, terminal inventory behavior — and why they make your job harder.
  • Gas Tax Holidays: Behind the Headlines
    Why the political announcement and the operational reality are completely different — and what a mid-month suspension actually does to your filing schedule.
  • CPI-Linked Fuel Tax Rates
    Roughly 5–6 states tie their tax rate to CPI or average wholesale price. Rates auto-adjust without legislation which can cause costly miscalculations on high-volume transactions.
  • Supply Chain Trickle-Down Effect
    Walk through the full chain: crude price spike → refinery costs rise → distributor prices rise → terminal inventory swings → your tax returns impacted. Nobody absorbs the loss — it always flows forward to the consumer.
  • Staying in Control: Best Practices Checklist
    Review month-over-month liability before every payment. Annotate variances contemporaneously. Build team protocols, cross-train, and connect with industry updates before they catch you off guard.
  • Live Q&A
    Bob and Kelly take your toughest questions on audit scenarios, reporting edge cases, and staying compliant when the market won’t hold still.

Meet the Presenters

Bob Donnellan

Bob Donnellan
Motor Fuel Tax Subject Matter Expert at IGEN

With over 40 years of experience in the oil industry, Bob has been teaching the FTA Basic Motor Fuel training for more than 19 years.

Kelly Grace
Director, Advisory – ECS – Motor Fuels and Excise Tax at Weaver

Kelly has more than 14 years of experience in professional accounting with a focus on complex fuel excise and sales and use tax matters, with experience building, testing, and implementing tax logic for Avalara, IGen, Sabrix, SAP, and Right Angle. She is well-versed in planning and directing Federal and State motor fuel and sales tax audits.

Join Us Live – June 18th

Free registration. Get clarity on what’s happening in the fuel market.

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Recommended CPE Credit: 1 Hour • Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based • Program Level: Basic • Prerequisites: None • Advanced Preparation: None • Recommended Field of Study: Accounting • Free to Attend
 
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