Fuel tax evasion - fuel tracking research

The Washington State Department of Transportation was awarded a $249,600 project grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Fuel Tax Evasion-Intergovernmental Enforcement Effort program (CFDA 20.240). The grant will fund research and investigations to improve detection of potential bulk fuel tax evasion in Washington State. Multiple state agencies will work together under this award to identify reported and unreported fuel shipments, provide additional documentation to support enforcement cases, and begin tracing fuel shipments within and into Washington to determine if bulk fuel tax evasion is occurring. This intergovernmental collaboration aims to strengthen enforcement efforts and reduce federal and state fuel tax evasion, in line with the program's purpose.

Project description

This project will provide funding to improve investigations and detection of fraud, as well as to begin research into the tracing of fuel shipments into and around washington state to determine potential bulk fuel tax evasion. Through this project, multiple state agencies will work cooperatively to identify reported and UN-reported shipments and provide additional data and documentation for enforcement cases which are identified.