N.Y. Tax Law 301-D – Utility credit or reimbursement
§ 301-d. Utility credit or reimbursement. (a) Gallonage eligible for credit or reimbursement. An electric corporation, as defined in subdivision thirteen of § 2 of the public service law, subject to the supervision of the department of public service, shall be entitled to a credit against the tax imposed by section three hundred one-a of this article or a reimbursement of such tax with respect to the following gallonage:
Terms Used In N.Y. Tax Law 301-D
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- corporation: includes a corporation, joint-stock company or association and any business conducted by a trustee or trustees wherein interest or ownership is evidenced by certificate or other written instrument. See N.Y. Tax Law 300
- diesel motor fuel: means such term as defined in subdivision fourteen of section two hundred eighty-two of this chapter, and
(2) "highway diesel motor fuel" means such term as defined in subdivision sixteen-a of section two hundred eighty-two of this chapter, and
(3) "non-highway diesel motor fuel" means such term as defined in subdivision sixteen of section two hundred eighty-two of this chapter. See N.Y. Tax Law 300 - motor fuel: means such term as defined in subdivision two of section two hundred eighty-two of this chapter. See N.Y. Tax Law 300
- petroleum business: means : (1) With respect to motor fuel, every corporation and unincorporated business (i) importing motor fuel or causing motor fuel to be imported into the state for use, distribution, storage or sale in the state, or (ii) producing, refining, manufacturing or compounding motor fuel in the state. See N.Y. Tax Law 300
- residual petroleum product: means the topped crude of refinery operations which includes products commonly designated by the petroleum refining industry as "No. See N.Y. Tax Law 300
(1) Credit. Residual petroleum product and non-highway diesel motor fuel (i) imported into this state by such electric corporation which is a petroleum business where the tax liability under section three hundred one-a of this article is imposed on such electric corporation and where the residual petroleum or non-highway diesel product so imported is used by such electric corporation to fuel generators for the purpose of manufacturing or producing electricity or (ii) purchased in this state by such electric corporation by the use of a valid direct payment permit whereby such electric corporation assumed full liability for tax with respect to such product where such product so purchased is used by such electric corporation to fuel generators for the purpose of manufacturing or producing electricity.
(2) Reimbursement. Residual petroleum product and non-highway diesel motor fuel purchased in this state by such electric corporation where the tax imposed by section three hundred one-a of this article with respect to such residual petroleum or diesel product was paid and the utility absorbed such tax in the purchase price of such fuel and where such product is used by such electric corporation to fuel generators for the purpose of manufacturing or producing electricity.
(b) Calculation. The amount of the credit or reimbursement shall be determined by multiplying the gallonage of the residual petroleum product eligible for the credit or reimbursement times the basic credit or reimbursement per gallon of two and ninety-eight hundredths cents and by multiplying the gallonage of all diesel product eligible for credit or reimbursement times the basic credit or reimbursement per gallon of three cents. The basic credit or reimbursement per gallon for residual petroleum product and diesel product shall be adjusted at the same time and in the same manner as set forth in subdivisions (f) and (g) of section three hundred one-a of this article for the motor fuel and diesel motor fuel rate and the residual petroleum product rate. All the provisions of subdivision (h) of such section shall apply to such adjusted credit or reimbursement and such adjusted credit or reimbursement shall be published at the same time and in the same manner as such rates are published. The credit or reimbursement determined pursuant to this section shall be rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent. Provided, however, that on April first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine, there shall be added to the basic credit or reimbursement amount, with respect to both residual petroleum product and diesel product, as then adjusted and in effect, the amount of one-half cent. On the immediately following first day of January and each January thereafter, there shall be added to the basic credit or reimbursement amount, with respect to both residual petroleum product and diesel product, as then adjusted and in effect on such date (determined with respect to the basic credit or reimbursement amount only, without reference to such one-half cent), the amount of one-half cent.
(c) Application of the credit or reimbursement. The credit shall be applied against liability for tax under this article for the same period during which the credit arose. Any excess may then be applied to tax liability under this article for subsequent periods.
(d) Any reimbursement of tax may be applied for not more often than monthly. An electric corporation entitled to reimbursement under this section, in lieu of such reimbursement, may take credit therefor on a return filed under this article.