The current system of fertilizer tonnage fees/tax reporting from registrants, licensees & dealer to States is cumbersome and inefficient. Today, fertilizer dealers/registrants/licensees have multiple state-specific reporting requirements and formats to understand and use for proper reporting. Reporting is achieved in most states using hard-copy, paper-submitted forms, creating an administrative burden for companies and states alike.

States collect data in various formats:

• By “raw inputs” or by final blend

• By county where distributed/applied (or not)

• By individual dealer license, or by registrant

• With UFTRS coding supplied by registrant, some not

• States may or may not allow dealers to except sales to other dealers

47 states require reporting, with 47 different sets of rules and forms.

A core set of data is common to most states:

• UFTRS code

• County

• Grade

• Liquid/Dry/Packaged

• Farm or non-farm use