Missouri IFTA Tax Rate — 2026

How Missouri IFTA tax is calculated

For every gallon of diesel your truck "burned" inside Missouri during the quarter, you owe $0.2950 in IFTA tax. The number of taxable gallons isn't the gallons you bought there — it's the miles you drove inside Missouri divided by your fleet's average miles-per-gallon for the whole quarter.

Your IFTA return then nets that against the Missouri fuel-tax you already paid at the pump on gallons purchased inside the state. If you ran more Missouri miles than you bought Missouri fuel, you owe the difference. If you bought more Missouri fuel than you ran Missouri miles, you get a refund or credit.

Common Missouri IFTA filing questions

• Do I file IFTA in Missouri if my home base is here? If your IFTA base jurisdiction is Missouri, you file your quarterly return with the Missouri Department of Revenue (or equivalent). Your filing covers every IFTA jurisdiction you ran in, not just Missouri.
• What if I only drove a few miles through Missouri? Every IFTA mile counts, even if you only crossed the state. Track them on your trip sheet or ELD report — you'll owe (or get refunded) Missouri's share whether you bought fuel here or not.
• What if Missouri fuel is cheaper than the IFTA tax? The IFTA rate above is what you owe per gallon "consumed" in Missouri. The pump price already includes Missouri's state fuel tax — that's what gets credited on your return. If you bought all your fuel in a low-tax state and drove all your miles in Missouri, you'll owe the full Missouri rate on those gallons at filing time.

Missouri IFTA filing deadlines

IFTA returns are due quarterly across all 48 contiguous U.S. states, including Missouri:

• Q1 (Jan–Mar): due April 30
• Q2 (Apr–Jun): due July 31
• Q3 (Jul–Sep): due October 31
• Q4 (Oct–Dec): due January 31

Late filings collect penalties even if you owe nothing — some states charge $50 minimum per late return. File on time even if your net due is $0.