Is the mobile machinery exemption for FET still valid?

May 1, 2020
Rose-Michele Nardi
Baker & Miller PLLC
Does the so-called mobile machinery exemption for Section 4051 tax (Federal Excise Tax or FET) still exist for certain vehicles on which job-site machinery is permanently mounted?
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