(1) Except as provided in KRS § 138.240(2)(e), any person who buys any liquid fuel for the purpose of dispensing it directly into fuel tanks installed in or attached to watercraft, for the purpose of operating or propelling watercraft, shall be reimbursed for the tax paid by him pursuant to the provisions of KRS § 138.220 to KRS § 138.340 upon presenting to the department an application accompanied by the original invoices showing the payment of the purchases, including the liquid fuel tax. The application shall set forth the total amount of the liquid fuel purchased and used by the applicant in the operation or propulsion of watercraft.
(2) (a) When liquid fuel on which the tax has been paid pursuant to the provisions of KRS § 138.220 to KRS § 138.340 has been used for the purpose of operating any watercraft and was delivered directly to the fuel tanks installed in or attached to the watercraft, the purchaser of the liquid fuel so used shall be reimbursed for the tax paid. No tax shall be refunded except that paid upon the fuel used exclusively in watercraft motors; and

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 138.445

  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(b) No person shall be entitled to a refund hereunder unless he shall have first filed with the department a bond with approved surety in the amount of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) to be determined by the department and upon the payment to the Commonwealth of any refunds to which he was not entitled.
(3) All refund claims authorized by this section shall be filed with the department on a calendar quarter or calendar year basis on forms and in the manner prescribed by it for refund of the tax paid on the fuel. If the application for refund is mailed to the department, the date of mailing as shown by the postmark shall be taken as the time and date of filing with the department.
(4) Refunds shall be made only on gasoline and special fuels purchased by locations designated by the department. The tax shall be refunded with interest at the tax interest rate as defined in KRS § 131.010(6).
Effective: June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 381, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 65, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1994. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch.
98, sec. 13, effective January 1, 1991. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 285, sec. 27, effective August 1, 1988. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 496, sec. 17, effective August 1, 1986. — Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 214, secs. 1 and 3, effective June 16,
1960.