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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.25

  • Carrier: means an operator of a pipeline or marine vessel engaged in the business of transporting motor fuel above the terminal rack. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.2
  • 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
  • Export: means to obtain motor fuel in Louisiana for sale or other distribution in another state, territory, or foreign country. 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
  • Import: means to bring motor fuel into this state by motor vehicle, marine vessel, pipeline, or any other means other than in the fuel supply tank of motor vehicles. 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
  • Permissive supplier: means a person who may not be subject to the taxing jurisdiction of this state, but who is registered under Section 4101 of the Internal Revenue Code for transactions in motor fuel in the bulk transfer/terminal system, and is a position holder in motor fuel located only in another state or a person who only receives motor fuel in another state pursuant to a two-party exchange. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.2
  • Person: means and includes, in addition to the definition contained in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.2
  • Rack: means a mechanism for delivering motor fuel from a refinery, terminal, marine vessel, or bulk plant into a transport vehicle, railroad tank car, or other means of transfer that is outside the bulk transfer/terminal system. 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
  • Shipping document: means a delivery document issued by a terminal or bulk plant operator in conjunction with the sale, transfer, or removal of motor fuel from the terminal or bulk plant that discloses the destination state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:818.2
  • Supplier: means a person who is either of the following:

                (a) Subject to the general taxing jurisdiction of this state and is registered under 26 U. 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

A.  The monthly return of each supplier or permissive supplier shall list all of the following information and any other information required by the secretary:

(1)  The number of net gallons of gasoline or diesel fuel removed at a terminal rack in Louisiana during the month from the account of the supplier, sorted by product type, recipient of the product, terminal code, carrier, and date of removal.

(2)  The number of net gallons of tax-paid gasoline or diesel fuel received by the supplier or permissive supplier during the month, sorted by product type, seller, point of origin, carrier, and date of receipt.

(3)  The number of net gallons of gasoline or diesel fuel removed during the month for export, sorted by product type, recipient of the product, terminal code, destination state, carrier, and date of removal.

(4)  The number of net gallons of gasoline or diesel fuel removed during the month from a terminal located in another state for import into Louisiana, as indicated on the shipping document for the product, sorted by product type, recipient of the product, terminal code, carrier, and date of removal.

(5)  Bulk sales to non-registrants.

B.  A supplier or permissive supplier may take credit on the monthly report to be filed with the secretary if:

(1)  On a previous report, the supplier or permissive supplier paid the taxes imposed by this Subpart on gasoline or diesel fuel sold on account.

(2)  The person to whom the supplier or permissive supplier sold the gasoline or diesel fuel has not remitted the tax to the supplier or permissive supplier.

(3)  At the time of the transaction, the person to whom the supplier or permissive supplier sold the gasoline or diesel fuel held a license issued by the secretary.

C.  The return on which the credit is taken must state the license number of the person who failed to remit the tax and any other information required by the secretary.  The amount of the credit that may be claimed under Subsection B of this Section may equal but may not exceed the amount of taxes paid on the gasoline or diesel fuel to which the unpaid taxes apply.

Acts 2005, No. 252, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.