Conn. Tax Agency Waives Fuel Compact Rules Amid Virus

Credentialing rules for a fuel tax multistate compact governing tax collection and reporting will be waived in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services has announced.

The department on Monday issued a temporary waiver of credentialing rules under the International Fuel Tax Agreement, a multistate compact that simplifies collecting and reporting fuel use tax by interstate commercial motor vehicles, according to a news release.

The waiver applies to commercial motor vehicles based outside Connecticut and will ensure that emergency relief supplies, including medical and sanitary supplies, food and fuel, can be transported to the state, the department said. The waiver, it said, is consistent with emergency declarations signed by Gov. Ned Lamont in response to the outbreak of the virus, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19.

--Editing by John Oudens.

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