Small Gas Tax Refund Year

Descant · 10-20-2023, 05:41 PM

You can also get a refund for your snowmobile, chainsaw, lawnmower.
I check the box that donates some of my refund to either Marine Patrol or lake protection. We don't gat many chances to actually SAY where our tax dollars go and I think those are both good services that are underfunded.

John Mercier · 10-20-2023, 07:45 PM

Does the form have a space for lawnmower and chainsaws any more?

I always wondered, and never asked.
Since the gas taxes paid by motorized trail users go half to BoT and half to F&G, is that amount reduced by the amount that is refunded?

They used to estimate the usage at 100 gallons per registration and transfer 50/50 to those general funds.

Descant · 10-21-2023, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by John Mercier

Does the form have a space for lawnmower and chainsaws any more?

I always wondered, and never asked.
Since the gas taxes paid by motorized trail users go half to BoT and half to F&G, is that amount reduced by the amount that is refunded?

They used to estimate the usage at 100 gallons per registration and transfer 50/50 to those general funds.

As far as I know, the refund applies to any off road use and you just fill out the form. Tractors and lawnmowers would mostly apply to contractors who use more gas, but you can fill your 5 gallon can and use it for several off road purposes. The form says no refunds less than $10, so for most home users it doesn't matter. My recollection is that 30% of the estimate of non-refunded road tax goes to F & G and the rest goes to the state general fund. Bureau of Trails is part of F & G, and I think they have some internal latitude as to how the money is split up.

John Mercier · 10-21-2023, 02:14 PM

BoT is part of NH Parks... which was a division of DRED(name has been changed). We went to 50/50 BoT and F&G on snowmobile and OHRV around 2007. Before that it had been BoT and DoT.

I believe the increase from 18.4 cents to the 22 cents all went to the DoT.
But it was all based on an estimated usage of 100 gallons multiplied by the number of registrations.

I just never knew if they took that estimate, and then reduced the amount by the refunded portion... the RSA didn't make it seem so. I believe the actual wording of the RSA transferred $9.20 to each the Bureau and Department general funds.

10-20-2023, 05:41 PM	#1
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,400 Thanks: 1,360 Thanked 1,632 Times in 1,064 Posts	You can also get a refund for your snowmobile, chainsaw, lawnmower. I check the box that donates some of my refund to either Marine Patrol or lake protection. We don't gat many chances to actually SAY where our tax dollars go and I think those are both good services that are underfunded.

10-20-2023, 07:45 PM	#2
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,459 Thanks: 3 Thanked 609 Times in 503 Posts	Does the form have a space for lawnmower and chainsaws any more? I always wondered, and never asked. Since the gas taxes paid by motorized trail users go half to BoT and half to F&G, is that amount reduced by the amount that is refunded? They used to estimate the usage at 100 gallons per registration and transfer 50/50 to those general funds.

10-21-2023, 02:14 PM	#4
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,459 Thanks: 3 Thanked 609 Times in 503 Posts	BoT is part of NH Parks... which was a division of DRED(name has been changed). We went to 50/50 BoT and F&G on snowmobile and OHRV around 2007. Before that it had been BoT and DoT. I believe the increase from 18.4 cents to the 22 cents all went to the DoT. But it was all based on an estimated usage of 100 gallons multiplied by the number of registrations. I just never knew if they took that estimate, and then reduced the amount by the refunded portion... the RSA didn't make it seem so. I believe the actual wording of the RSA transferred $9.20 to each the Bureau and Department general funds.