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Title: Aides: Bush Aviation Plan Grounded; Fuel Tax Hike Eyed.
Authors: Goode, Darren
Source: CongressDaily; 4/4/2007, p5-5, 1p
Document Type: Article
Subject Terms: *AERONAUTICS, Commercial
*AIR travel
*AIRLINES -- Rates
*FUEL
*TAXATION
Geographic Terms: UNITED States
NAICS/Industry Codes: 481111 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
481219 Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation
488190 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
People: SULLIVAN, Gael
Abstract: The article reports that the U.S. Congress will not approve the U.S. administration's plan to update federal aviation financing through a new user fee but may permit to raise fuel taxes. Gael Sullivan, a senior Democratic aide on the Senate Commerce Aviation Subcommittee said that Senate opposition will derail the plan to put the 7.5 percent tax on domestic passenger tickets and replace it with a user fee coupled with a rise in the fuel tax.
Full Text Word Count: 436
Accession Number: 24608030
Database:  Academic Search Premier

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Aides: Bush Aviation Plan Grounded; Fuel Tax Hike Eyed  
Transportation

Congress will not approve the Bush administration'splan to update federal aviation financing through a new user feebut might raise fuel taxes, congressional aides said today.Senate opposition will derail the administration plan backed byairlines that would replace the 7.5 percent tax on domesticpassenger tickets and replace it with a user fee coupled with arise in the fuel tax for general aviation users from about 21cents per gallon to 70 cents per gallon, said Gael Sullivan, asenior Democratic aide on the Senate Commerce AviationSubcommittee. In part, Sullivan said it will fail because ofopposition from general aviation and the air traffic controllersunion as well as concern that appropriators would lose oversightof FAA funding. Following a panel discussion hosted by the U.S.Chamber of Commerce today, Sullivan said committee Democraticand Republican staff will meet in the next week to determineways to boost the solvency of the trust fund to finance aviationmodernization. This might mean fuel tax increases for allaviation sectors, he said. Sullivan added, "Any time you'retalking about raising taxes, people run from that issue,frankly." He said the goal is "ensuring that the system is asfair as possible — how you get there is difficult."

Jim Coon, a senior aide to House Transportation andInfrastructure ranking member John Mica, R-Fla., who supportsthe administration's proposal, said Democrats have the votes todo what they want in the House. Transportation andInfrastructure Democratic leaders oppose the administration'splan. Coon said regardless of whether Congress adopts theadministration's plan, "those that are paying into the systemwill be paying more." General aviation will continue to pay fueltaxes, which he predicted "will be increased substantially, atleast by $1 billion a year minimum."

Congress is trying to reauthorize FAA before currentexcise taxes expire at the end of September. Coon said the goalis to have a House bill on the floor by June, while Sullivansaid the Senate is aiming to approve a bill before Augustrecess. Backers of the administration's plan say it is needed torestore balance, as airlines contribute more than 90 percent ofthe financing into the federal aviation trust fund while usingabout 70 percent of the national air traffic control system."Our reform bill addresses this inequity," FAA AdministratorMarion Blakey told the Chamber today, noting that generalaviation aircraft "is the fastest growing segment of theaviation industry." She said the financing system is "broken,"and flight delays are expected to increase 62 percent by 2014without modernizing. Critics argue it would be bureaucraticallyburdensome and would unfairly penalize general aviation sincemost of the trust fund is used to pay infrastructure and othercosts for major airports that airlines use.

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Title: Taxpayer tips
Authors: Lee Parker, Vicki
Source: News & Observer, The (Raleigh, NC); 04/04/2007
Document Type: Article
Accession Number: 2W62W6785087035
Database:  Newspaper Source






Taxpayer tips
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Vicki Lee Parker

Apr. 4--The federal government is seeking to shut 125 Jackson Hewitt tax preparation stores, including 34 in the Triangle, suspected of fraud related to last year's tax returns. A lawsuit charges that the branches prepared thousands of returns with inflated refunds. The IRS will seek to recover fraudulent refunds, plus interest and penalties.

In some cases, taxpayers provided false information, the suit charges. In other instances, for taxpayers who had their returns prepared by Jackson Hewitt, here is some advice from Mark Hanson, an IRS spokesman for the Carolinas.

Q: Is there anything the IRS can do to help taxpayers who were misled?

A: The law is pretty clear on this. The taxpayer is ultimately responsible for the tax return. If the IRS finds a false return, the taxpayer, not the tax preparer, must pay the additional taxes, interests and penalties.

Q: What sort of potential problems should a taxpayer look for?

A: In lawsuits filed by the government in several cities, there were several ways refunds were inflated:

--Returns claiming refunds based on phony W-2 forms.

--Using fabricated businesses and business expenses on Schedule C form to claim bogus deductions.

--Claiming fuel tax credits in an absurd amounts for customers clearly not entitled to any credits.

--Fraud related to claiming the federal earned income tax credit. That could include using the identity of other dependents on your tax return, or inaccurate filing status, such as two people who live together both claiming head of household.

Q: What steps should taxpayers take if they discover there is something wrong with their returns?

A: They should file an accurate amended return as soon as possible. Delaying could mean a larger tax bill, including interest and penalties. If taxpayers need help, the IRS recommends they read its tips on how to find a tax preparer at www.irs.gov. Click on 1040 Central in the middle of the page, then click on tips on finding a tax preparer.

Q: What if you can't pay what you owe?

A: Contact the IRS at (800) 829-1040 and work out a payment plan. Avoiding the IRS now will cause bigger problems in the future.

Q: Should people not use Jackson Hewitt franchises?

A: The lawsuits are limited to specific franchises in Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago and the Raleigh area. The action does not apply to Jackson Hewitt's corporate parent or to thousands of other franchises across the country.


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Title: Fuel tax picks up steam: 2 lawmakers to offer plan
Authors: Bell, Dawson
Source: Detroit Free Press (MI); 04/03/2007
Document Type: Article
Accession Number: 2W62W62257449818
Database:  Newspaper Source

  
Fuel tax picks up steam: 2 lawmakers to offer plan
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Dawson Bell

Apr. 3--A new push to fix Michigan roads and transportation infrastructure by raising fuel taxes is expected to be announced at the Capitol today.

State Reps. Hoon-Yung Hopgood, D-Taylor, and Craig DeRoche, R-Novi, have scheduled a news conference this afternoon to launch the proposal that would, among other things, raise the state's gas tax by 9 cents over three years. The current state tax is 19 cents per gallon.

The lawmakers will be joined by business leaders and representatives of unions and local government who have been urging action to raise more revenue for road construction, bridge repair and mass transit.

"It's obvious our system is in dire need of an infusion of investment," said Mike Nystrom of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association. Any delay, he said, means that "the deterioration continues and costs escalate."

Bipartisan support from lawmakers like Hopgood, who heads the House Transportation Committee, and DeRoche, the House minority leader, is critical. Recent polls indicate the public is leery of fuel tax hikes because of recent price increases at the pump.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm did not include a gas tax increase in her 2008 budget proposal, but has indicated she would consider one in the context of discussions over the state's overall budget crisis.

Contact DAWSON BELL at 313-222-6604 or dbell@freepress

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Title: Higher gas tax would help highways
Authors: and Martha Stoddard, Michael O'Connor
Source: Omaha World-Herald (NE); 04/11/2007
Document Type: Article
Accession Number: 2W62W61158484279
Database:  Newspaper Source

  
Higher gas tax would help highways
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Michael O'Connor and Martha Stoddard

Apr. 11--LINCOLN -- A road-building budget proposal approved by the Legislature's Appropriations Committee would mean more money for widening Interstate 80, completing the state's expressway system and other highway projects, a state roads official said today.

Steve Maraman, an administrator with the Nebraska Roads Department, said the proposal would provide a boost to the state's construction budget.

The trade-off is that Nebraska drivers would have to pay higher fuel taxes.

The proposal, approved on a 6-3 vote Tuesday, would spend $20 million more on road construction than this year's budget. It is $22 million higher than the governor had recommended for each year of the new budget.

Under the plan, the state would spend $370 million annually for the two-year state budget that begins July 1.

That means an additional $40 million for road projects during the two-year period.

The fuel tax increase would be about 1.2 cents per gallon the first year and 0.6 cents more per gallon in the second year. With the proposed increase, Nebraska would rank as the state with the 15th highest taxes on fuel, up from its current ranking of 16th highest.

Nebraska's gas tax now is 28 cents per gallon.

The federal fuel tax is 18.4 cents per gallon.

Maraman said the Roads Department would have to decide how to spend the additional funds. That decision wouldn't be made until late spring or early summer, he said.

But options include spending the money to widen I-80 west of Lincoln.

Completion of the section between Lincoln and the Minden interchange tentatively had been scheduled for 2030 but was pushed back to 2037 because of tight funding. The Minden interchange is 10 miles east of Kearney.

Maraman said the extra money could be used to reduce the delay in completing the construction.

The state already is widening I-80 between Omaha and Lincoln.

He said the money also could be used to complete the 600 miles of expressways throughout Nebraska that were started in the late 1980s.

Another option is using the money for maintenance work on the existing state highway system, he said.

State Sen. John Wightman of Lexington said the committee's proposal would cover only some of the state's highway needs.

"We're nowhere near covering inflation," he said. "We're running about 10 percent per year behind."

Projections show a growing gap between the revenue available and the state's road-building plans. In November, State Roads Director John Craig estimated the gap at an annual average of $285 million.

Sen. Tony Fulton of Lincoln voted against the increase because he said it would not address the larger question of paying for highway construction. That may require sources of revenue beyond the traditional fuel taxes and motor vehicle sales taxes.

"What we risk here is the perception we can address the lack of funding for roads, the roads deficit, with an increase in the gas tax," Fulton said.

But Sen. Danielle Nantkes of Lincoln supported the proposal, saying the state needs both short-term and long-term approaches to the problem.

Craig said road funds have suffered as drivers try to save on gas when prices rise, as people buy fewer motor vehicles and as congressional earmarks cut into federal funds for basic highway needs. Meanwhile, oil, steel and concrete prices have driven up the cost of road construction faster than general inflation.

Nebraska's average price for regular unleaded was $2.81 per gallon today, according to AAA.

Maraman said he doesn't believe that a small increase in the fuel tax would cause drivers to cut back on their gas purchases more than they already have.

He said the increase is too small to have an effect.

For example, if the fuel tax increased 1.2 cents per gallon, that would mean an additional 19 cents on a 16-gallon fill-up. For a person who fills up every week, that additional tax would add up to about $10 over a year.

Appropriations Committee members may revisit their decision on the roads issue before sending their proposed budget to the full Legislature. The budget proposal is due by April 25.

Increasing fuel taxes is not the only approach state lawmakers are looking at this year to boost state and local highway funds.

Sen. Deb Fischer of Valentine has proposed shifting an estimated $9 million in sales taxes on leased vehicles from the state general fund into roads. Her proposal, Legislative Bill 305, is at the second stage of debate.

The Iowa Legislature has discussed raising the state gas tax to provide more money for roadwork but has not made a decision.

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Item: 2W62W61158484279

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