1. IFTA, INC. STRATEGIC PLAN

2. Vision Statement
The model organization striving for full partner cooperation and member compliance.

3. Mission Statement
To foster trust and cooperation among the jurisdictions through efficient and effective planning and coordination and oversight of activities necessary to
administer the International Fuel Tax
Agreement for the betterment of the
members and our partners.

4. IFTA’s Strengths
Jurisdictions have few fears regarding receipt of tax revenues
Industry support
Good governing documents
Financially sound

5. IFTA’s Opportunities
Clearinghouse – paperless transmittals and funds netting
Partnering with IRP and other governmental units
Strengthen committees
Increase enforcement
Pursue federal funding

6. IFTA’s Threats
Court decision that determines IFTA practices unconstitutional.
Jurisdiction action that contradicts IFTA.
Alternate fuels which complicate taxation.

7. Goals
To promote confidence and stability through partnerships between jurisdictions, industries, and other governments.
To continuously plan, manage, and review IFTA, Inc.’s existing resources and new opportunities to ensure that organizational purposes are achieved.
To meet the needs of customers and stakeholders by utilizing technology.

8. Goals cont.
To enhance confidence in the agreement by assertively pursuing enforcement and compliance.
To expand the knowledge base regarding IFTA through education and awareness.

9. To promote confidence and stability through partnerships between jurisdictions, industries, and other governments.
Develop joint IFTA-IRP compliance reviews
Identify jurisdictions operating IFTA and IRP in the same agency interested in combined compliance reviews
Establish guidelines, standards and worksheets
Schedule and conduct test review
Feedback from test jurisdiction and Program Compliance Review teams

10. To continuously plan, manage, and review IFTA, Inc
To continuously plan, manage, and review IFTA, Inc.’s existing resources and new opportunities to ensure that organizational purposes are achieved.
Complete a 5 year budget
Establish a minimum cash reserve
Monitor operations to ensure not-for-profit status
Pursue innovative funding sources
Review IFTA, Inc.’s staffing needs to achieve goals
Create contingency plan for business disruptions
Create succession plan

11. To meet the needs of customers and stakeholders by utilizing technology.
Evaluate technological needs of the membership
Create a Technology Committee
Funds netting through the Clearinghouse
Research and evaluation by Clearinghouse Advisory Committee
Identify technology opportunities
Identifying new ways to utilize the IFTA Web site

12. To enhance confidence in the agreement by assertively pursuing enforcement and compliance.
Promote enforcement through creation of a Marketing Plan
Agreement (was) silent on enforcement
Make contact with person in each jurisdiction responsible for enforcement issues
Populate IFTA Clearinghouse with DOT Numbers
Develop Best Practices Guide
Include enforcement in the IFTA Agreement
Develop standards to include in the Program Compliance Reviews
Include in the Annual Report

13. To expand the knowledge base regarding IFTA through education and awareness.
Promote Education & Awareness
Develop Best Practices Guides
Use website as educational tool
Enhance the Annual Report and exemption databases on IFTA Web site for clarity and usefulness
Strengthen Committees
Enhance Participation

14. Future Challenges Federal or tribal entities may join IFTA
Technological changes
Tax Issues
Alternate fuels;
multi-fuels
Institutional Memory
Legislative/legal challenges
Adverse court decisions
Congressional action