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County Panel Takes a Step Against Car Rental Tax in Wisconsin

The acting county executive for Milwaukee County, Wis., vows to go after ‘every single dime we can’ to help transit.

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Florida House Speaker Expects Rental-Car Surcharge to Receive ‘Chilly Reception’

A $2 charge on rental cars is being pushed by Orange County, Fla. Mayor Teresa Jacobs in a effort to help fund road, rail, and transit needs.

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Dollar Thrifty Explains Impact of Recently Passed Tax Legislation

The car rental company says 2011 cash flow from operations, liquidity and cash position to be favorably impacted.

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Rental Car Fee Fails in Charleston, S.C.

Southwest Airlines says it didn’t need the fee as incentive to come to Charleston.

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Enterprise Advocates for Car-sharers on Excise Taxes

The car rental company urges for-profit car-sharing operators to join the broad-based coalition against discriminatory car rental excise taxes.

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TRALA Questions Policy Change in Virginia Vehicle Rental Tax

The DMV rule states that motor vehicle renters should collect 10 percent rental tax on items such as parking tickets, delivery charges, pickup charges, recovery charges, pass through charges, transportation charges and third party service charges, because DMV considers these items to be part of the gross proceeds from the rental.

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Enterprise Offers $9.99 Per Day Rentals

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has announced a special rate for families and individuals renting cars and traveling for weekend getaways. Starting from $9.99 per day, the offer runs through May 24, 2011, at participating neighborhood locations.

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Fourth of July Holiday Travelers Expected to Increase 17.1 Percent, AAA says

Travel by automobile continues to be dominant mode of transportation as AAA expects more emergency roadside assistance calls than any other summer holiday.

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House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Bill to End Discriminatory Car Rental Taxes

H.R. 4175 prohibits states or local governments from levying or collecting a discriminatory tax on motor vehicle rentals.

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Framing the H.R. 4175 Debate

National legislation is needed to eradicate discriminatory excise taxes on motor vehicle rentals.

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How Far Will Cell Phone Bans Go?

The federal government means business with its new law banning cell phone use while driving commercial vehicles. Can the laws go even further, and how should fleets react?

Righting a Wrong in Arizona

Arizona is one of a super minority of states in which auto rental companies are required by statute to pay for the negligent acts of their renters. Look for new legislation in the coming weeks that proposes to change that.

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