Truck or tractor?

April 27, 2018
Rose-Michele Nardi
Baker & Miller PLLC
We sell completed vehicles that can both carry a load and tow a trailer. For purposes of Section 4051 tax (FET), does it matter whether we treat these vehicles as trucks or tractors?
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