Tires: Tax credit for new and used tires

May 1, 1999
Rose-Michele Nardi
Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC
Our truck dealership sells both new and used vehicles. We understand that, effective Jan. 1, 1998, a credit is available against the tax due on a taxable truck, in the amount of the tax imposed on the tires under Internal Revenue Code Section 4071. As a dealer, what steps, if any, must we take in order to claim the credit? Can we take the credit for the vehicles we sell with used tires?
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