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Motor Carrier division seeks an auditor to meet mandated IFTA/IRP audit rates
Summary
Motor Carrier leaders told legislators Nevada must increase audit capacity to meet international fuel and registration audits; vacancies and retirements reduced audit production and DMV requested an additional auditor position to meet a mandated 3% audit rate.
Karen Stoll, administrator of the Motor Carrier Division (BA 4717), told the committee Nevada participates in the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) and International Registration Plan (IRP) and is mandated to audit 3% of registered accounts annually. Stoll said the number of IFTA accounts has grown and that recent retirements and vacancies reduced audit capacity.
"We now have hired and we're fully staffed. But it takes time for training these auditors...we have not been able to meet the percentage of mandated audits because we have 1 seasoned IFTA IRP auditor," Stoll said, explaining the division needs an additional auditor to maintain compliance and avoid potential remedies that range from sanctions to loss of voting rights or, in extreme cases, withheld funds from clearinghouse processes.
The Motor Carrier budget requests an additional auditor (decision unit E300) and proposes transferring business transaction positions into the motor carrier business unit to consolidate fleet, registration and lessor functions. Stoll said the division will provide an audit plan with account selection and monthly production targets and will request temporary assistance from the director’s office if needed to meet audit quotas while new auditors complete training.
Legislators asked about consequences if the 3% audit rate is not met. Stoll said peer review processes include remedies and that DMV would respond with corrective plans, training and an explanation of hiring and prioritization steps to regain compliance.
The committee asked DMV to produce monthly productivity measures and the division’s audit plan so legislators can monitor progress as new auditors complete training.
