{"id":1003871,"date":"2019-03-01T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T19:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1003871"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:08:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:08:35","slug":"truckers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/truckers\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Pitched His Tax Law As A Boon To Truckers, Now They Worry It Will Cause Them To \u2018Go Broke\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump pitched his tax plan as a win for middle-class Americans, including truckers, but now truckers across the country are learning that the changes in deductions and withholding are leaving them with significantly lower tax refunds, and some even owe money. Instead of fulfilling his promise to put more money in the pockets of working families, Trump\u2019s tax plan has enriched big corporations and their wealthy shareholders, while the truckers he promised to help say they\u2019re worried it will make them \u201cgo broke\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Trump repeatedly touted his tax law as a boon to truck drivers.<\/p>\n

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Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cPresident Donald Trump pitched his tax plan as a boost for truckers at an event Wednesday in Pennsylvania, saying, \u2018America first means putting American truckers first.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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TRUMP<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019d like to invite a few of you up here \u2014 and you\u2019re already up for the most part \u2014 to share with the American people and with all of the folks that are here how the tax cuts have improved your lives.\u00a0 And we\u2019ve had some incredible \u2014 we\u2019ve had some incredible stories, actually. Joining us today are Derek Leathers and Quinton Ward with Werner Trucking in Omaha, Nebraska.\u201d<\/p>\n

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But in reality, truckers aren\u2019t feeling the benefits, and now they\u2019re worried the Trump tax law will make them go broke.<\/p>\n

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KFVS<\/a>: \u201cBoth Holland and Henson says one particular group concerns them the most during the tax season. \u2018It\u2019s changed for a lot of people, but yes. People are noticing the truck drivers the most,\u2019 Henson said. \u2018A lot of our truckers that work for a company and get a W-2, used to be able to take off their per diem per day. Fees, supplies they buy for their truck, that\u2019s went away,\u2019 Holland said. \u2018That\u2019s a big change for them. It\u2019s going to lower a lot of refunds. for the most part they are going to be impacted pretty hard\u2019 \u2018If you do that to me, I\u2019m going to go broke,\u2019 Todd Petro, a truck driver gassing up at the Pilot in Marion said.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reading Eagle<\/a>: \u201cIronically, smaller refunds and unplanned tax bills are a side effect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in 2018, which reduced the tax burden for millions. Jeff Hummel, a 57-year-old veteran truck driver from Fleetwood and Metzger’s client for nearly 20 years, met with Metzger on Tuesday, then called his wife, Beverly, right after the meeting to say he had good news and bad news. The good news was that the taxes were done, he said. \u2018And before I could even say what the bad news was, she said, \u2018Oh, no.’\u2019 The modest annual tax refund that the Hummels enjoyed for the past couple of decades now was what Hummel called a substantial tax bill. Without disclosing the amount, Hummel said, \u2018I never had a bill like this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cNancy Bay, a 65-year-old bookkeeper from Garrett, Ind., was disheartened to learn how the new rules would affect her and her husband, a truck driver. While they usually receive a refund of about $1,500, they will have to pay about $400 this year.Ms. Bay blamed the withholding issue, and the loss of her husband\u2019s ability to deduct his business expenses, which are not reimbursed by the trucking company he works for. Even the larger standard deduction did not make up for it, Ms. Bay said. \u2018He cannot come home to eat each night to save money,\u2019 she said. \u2018He has to pay for showers. He has a cellphone that he used for business \u2014 we used to be able to deduct part of that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump pitched his tax plan as a win for middle-class Americans, including truckers, but now truckers across the country are learning that the changes in deductions and withholding are leaving them with significantly lower tax refunds, and some even owe money. 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