Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.30 – Returns required of terminal operators
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.30
- Destination state: means the state, territory, or foreign country to which motor fuel is directed for delivery into a storage facility, a receptacle, a container, or a type of transportation equipment for the purpose of resale or use. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.2
- Diesel fuel: means any liquid or a combination of liquids blended together that is suitable for or used for the propulsion of diesel-powered engines. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.2
- Gasoline: means any liquid or combination of liquids blended together, offered for sale, sold, or used as the fuel for a gasoline-powered engine. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.2
- Net gallons: means the amount of motor fuel measured in gallons when adjusted to a temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit and a pressure of fourteen and seven-tenths pounds of pressure per square inch. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.2
- Position holder: means the person who holds the inventory position in motor fuel in a terminal, as reflected on the records of the terminal operator. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.2
- Removal: means a physical transfer other than by evaporation, loss, or destruction. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.2
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Revenue or an authorized designee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.2
- Terminal: means a motor fuel storage and distribution facility to which a terminal control number has been assigned by the Internal Revenue Service, to which motor fuel is supplied by pipeline or marine vessel, and from which motor fuel may be removed at a rack. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.2
- Terminal operator: means a person who owns, operates, or otherwise controls a terminal. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.2
A. A terminal operator shall file with the secretary a monthly information return showing the amount of gasoline or diesel fuel received and removed from the terminal during the month. The return shall contain the following information and any other information required by the secretary:
(1) The beginning and ending inventory which pertains to the applicable reporting month.
(2) The number of net gallons received in inventory at the terminal during the month and each position holder for the gasoline or diesel fuel.
(3) The number of net gallons removed from inventory at the terminal during the month and, for each removal, the position holder for the gasoline or diesel fuel and the destination state of the product.
(4) The number of net gallons gained or lost at the terminal during the month.
B. The secretary may accept the Federal ExSTARS terminal operator report provided to the Internal Revenue Service in lieu of the required state terminal operator report.
C. The terminal operator shall also file with the secretary an annual report of unaccounted for losses and pay applicable taxes due pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 47:818.16. The report shall be filed on a calendar basis and shall be due the last day of February following the end of the calendar year.
Acts 2005, No. 252, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.