The End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act would impose a moratorium on discriminatory new car rental excise taxes on state and local rentals.
Bill Plamondon, president of the American Car Rental Association explains how the FAA bill’s car rental excise tax amendment does not put an end to all discriminatory taxes and how results of a pending government study could bring new challenges.
The amendment ensures that taxes and fees generated at federally-funded airports are reinvested in airport-related projects.
Revenue collected through the ordinance would be allocated for industry, trade, commerce, tourism, and capital projects.
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association’s report has found that the U.K.’s new vehicle excise duty (VED) regime is going to hit the car rental industry with a 400% tax increase.
The UK government plans to roll out a vehicle excise tax in 2017 that will result in an increase for car rental companies.
Members of the American Car Rental Association met with U.S. senators, representatives, and their aides last week. Here’s why bringing the message to this forum matters.
A court in Hawaii ruled that online travel companies such as Expedia and Priceline must pay Hawaii’s general excise tax on certain rental car transactions.
The Curb Auto Rental Taxes (CART) Coalition, a group of national organizations dedicated to protecting consumers from discriminatory car rental excise taxes, has announced that U.S. Representatives Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) have reintroduced HR 1528, the End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act (EDSTAR).
Carsharing customers in Florida are now paying a $1 per-use tax versus the previous $2 surcharge. According to Enterprise Holdings, it supports this tax cut because it helps draw attention to unfair excise taxes.
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