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June 12, 2024
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Sherman-Pearson Co
May 15, 2025
Excise Tax Enquirer
Resale exemption certificates: Time is everything
We forgot to get a sale for resale exemption certificate when we sold a truck chassis to a dealer. Can we rely on the sale for resale exemption for Internal Revenue Service Internal Revenue Code Section 4051 FET if the...
May 13, 2024
About Overview
June 20, 2024
Excise Tax Enquirer
Is installation labor cost FET excludable?
In connection with our sale of a new body that’s subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 4051 FET, our customer requests that we install the body on a customer-owned chassis. It has been less than six months since the...
March 8, 2022
Tech Connections
NHTSA manufacturer identification registration requirements
A customer said we need to be registered with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under Manufacturer Identification requirements in 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 566. We are a truck equipment...
December 28, 2017
Excise Tax Enquirer
Additional axles on customer-owned chassis within the Six Month Rule
We are a truck body manufacturer that sells bodies at retail. There are times we install a taxable body on a customer-owned chassis on which we also install one or more additional axles. The customer-owned chassis have a...
April 1, 2000
Press Release
NTEA 2025 Executive Leadership Summit registration opens
NTEA – The Work Truck Association will welcome commercial vehicle industry leaders to its Executive Leadership Summit with a full-day program Sept. 23, 2025, and a welcome reception Sept. 22. This year’s event will be...
June 10, 2025
Chassis Manufacturer Directory Technical Contacts
Use this directory to easily find chassis manufacturer technical contacts and body builder resources.
March 25, 2025
Tech Trends
FET taxable resale of a trailer within six months of original purchase
Generally, subsequent sale of a chassis, body or tractor is not subject to FET if it was sold in a prior, taxable sale. However, there is an exception to this rule for trailers and semitrailers, which can be a source of...
September 14, 2020