Title 6, TAXATION

Sec. 414. A license issued under this chapter is not assignable and is valid only for the distributor in whose name it is issued. If there is a change in name or ownership, the distributor shall apply for a new license. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.79, SEC.1.

Sec. 415. (a) The administrator may, after fifteen (15) days written notice, cancel a distributor's license if the distributor: (1) files a false monthly report of the information required by this chapter; (2) fails or refuses to file the monthly report required by this chapter; …

Sec. 416. A distributor may make a written request to the administrator to cancel his license, and the administrator may cancel the license effective sixty (60) days from receipt of the request if prior to cancellation the distributor has paid all tax, penalty, and interest accru…

Sec. 417. If the administrator determines that a distributor has not received, used, or sold gasoline for a period of six (6) months, and is no longer engaged as a distributor, the administrator may cancel the license by giving sixty (60) days' notice mailed to that person's last…

Sec. 418. The administrator shall keep a file and alphabetical index of all applications and bonds, and shall keep a record of all licensed distributors. The administrator shall furnish to each licensed distributor, before August 16 of each year, a complete list of all licensed d…

Sec. 501. To determine his tax liability under this chapter, each distributor shall file a sworn report with the administrator by the twentieth day of each calendar month. The administrator may require the following information to be included in the report: (1) An itemized statem…

Sec. 502. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), at the time of filing each monthly report, each distributor shall pay to the administrator the full amount of tax due under this chapter for the preceding calendar month, computed as follows: (1) Enter the total number of invoic…

Sec. 504. Every person other than a licensed distributor who purchases or otherwise acquires taxable gasoline and unknowingly fails to pay the gasoline tax to either a licensed Indiana distributor or Indiana dealer shall make the same reports and payment required of distributors …

Sec. 512. If a distributor intends to discontinue, sell, or transfer his business, he must give written notice to the administrator at least ten (10) days prior to his ceasing business. The notice shall give the date of discontinuance or the date of sale or transfer and the name …

Sec. 513. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any tax, penalty, and interest which have accrued under this chapter are due and payable at the time a distributor discontinues, sells, or transfers his business. The distributor shall file a report and pay any tax, p…

Sec. 514. If a distributor fails to give notice to the administrator as required by section 512 of this chapter, the purchaser or transferee of his business is liable to the state for all unpaid tax, penalty, and interest accrued under this chapter against the distributor through…

Sec. 515. The administrator may require that all reports required to be filed under section 209, 501, 502, 504, or 606 of this chapter must be filed in an electronic format prescribed by the administrator. As added by P.L.176-2006, SEC.3.

Sec. 606. (a) Every person, including persons engaged in for-hire interstate or intrastate commerce, who: (1) transports gasoline by any manner from a point outside Indiana to a point in Indiana; and (2) is not a licensed distributor; shall report to the administrator on forms pr…

manifests; legitimate diversion Sec. 606.5. (a) Every person included within the terms of section 606(a) and 606(c) of this chapter shall register with the administrator before engaging in those activities. The administrator shall issue a transportation license to a person who re…

Sec. 606.6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), every person included within the terms of section 606(a) of this chapter who transports gasoline in a vehicle on the highways of Indiana in a vehicle having a total tank capacity of less than eight hundred fifty (850) gallons …

Sec. 607. (a) Every person owning or operating a refinery or terminal in Indiana shall, on forms prescribed by the administrator, make a monthly accounting to the administrator of all gasoline withdrawn from a refinery or terminal, and all gasoline delivered to and withdrawn from…

Sec. 608. The reports required by sections 606 and 607 of this chapter are for information purposes only and the administrator may waive their filing if they are unnecessary for the proper administration of this chapter. Persons required to file reports under this chapter shall f…

Sec. 701. A licensed distributor who receives gasoline that qualifies for an exemption under section 301 of this chapter is entitled to a deduction for that gasoline after furnishing such proof as the administrator may require. The deduction must be claimed on the report covering…

Sec. 702. A licensed distributor who receives gasoline in Indiana and then delivers it to or for the account of another licensed distributor in Indiana under a sale or exchange agreement is entitled to a deduction for that gasoline. The deduction must be claimed on the report cov…

Sec. 703. A licensed distributor who sells tax exempt gasoline described in section 302 of this chapter is entitled to a deduction for that gasoline. The deduction must be claimed on the report covering the month of sale. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.79, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1980…

Sec. 704. A licensed distributor who pays any gasoline tax in error, or who is entitled to a refund or credit under this chapter, may, upon authorization by the administrator, take a deduction in lieu of a refund on subsequent monthly reports for the amount of gasoline on which t…

Sec. 705. (a) If a monthly report is filed and the amount due is remitted at or before the time required by this chapter, a distributor is entitled to a deduction equal to one and six-tenths percent (1.6%) of the remainder of: (1) the number of invoiced gallons of gasoline he rec…

Sec. 801. Until a distributor pays the license tax on gasoline he receives, the tax money he collects on the sale of gasoline is state money. A distributor who collects such license tax money shall hold it in trust for the state and for payment to the department as provided in th…

Sec. 801.5. The administrator shall transfer the first seventy million dollars ($70,000,000) of the taxes that are collected under this chapter during a state fiscal year to the state highway road construction and improvement fund. As added by Acts 1981, P.L.88, SEC.6. Amended by…

Sec. 802. The administrator shall, after the transfer specified in section 801.5 of this chapter, deposit the remainder of the revenues collected under this chapter in the following manner: (1) The taxes collected with respect to gasoline delivered to a taxable marine facility sh…

Sec. 803. All receipts of the motor fuel tax fund are available for payment of refunds authorized by this chapter and payment of the costs of administering and enforcing of this chapter. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.79, SEC.1.

Sec. 805. Any balance remaining in the motor fuel tax fund after making the payments required by section 803 of this chapter shall be transferred to the motor vehicle highway account for distribution as provided by law. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.79, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1979, …

Sec. 901. A person, except a distributor, who has purchased gasoline in Indiana and has paid the tax imposed on it by this chapter is entitled to a refund (without interest) of the amount of tax paid on gasoline in excess of one hundred (100) gallons which is lost or destroyed, e…

Sec. 902. (a) A local transit system is entitled to a refund of tax paid on gasoline used: (1) for transporting persons for compensation by means of a motor vehicle or trackless trolley; or (2) in a maintenance or an administrative vehicle that is used by the local transit system…

Sec. 902.5. (a) A rural transit system is entitled to a refund of tax paid on gasoline used for transporting persons for compensation by means of a motor vehicle or trackless trolley. However, the transporting must be done: (1) within a service area that is not larger than the ru…

Sec. 903. (a) A person is entitled to a refund of gasoline tax paid on gasoline purchased or used for the following purposes: (1) Operating stationary gas engines. (2) Operating equipment mounted on motor vehicles, whether or not operated by the engine propelling the motor vehicl…

Sec. 904.1. (a) To claim a refund under section 902, 902.5, or 903, of this chapter, a person must present to the administrator a statement that contains a written verification that it is made under penalties of perjury and that sets forth the total amount of gasoline purchased a…

Sec. 906. The department shall adopt necessary rules and regulations consistent with this chapter for the filing of refund or credit claims and for the granting of refunds or credits. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.79, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2010, SEC.35.

Sec. 907. (a) If the administrator determines that a licensed distributor has paid gasoline tax in error or is entitled to a refund or deduction, the administrator may issue a warrant in favor of that person. The treasurer of state shall accept the warrant and make payment out of…

Sec. 908. In lieu of issuing the warrant prescribed by section 907(a) of this chapter, the administrator may elect to permit the deduction authorized by section 704 of this chapter. As added by Acts 1979, P.L.79, SEC.1.

Sec. 909. The administrator shall establish a revolving fund known as the gasoline tax refund account. The amount in the fund may not exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), and the administrator shall maintain the fund in a public depository designated by the state board…

Sec. 910. A class action for the refund of a tax subject to this chapter may not be maintained in any court, including the Indiana tax court, on behalf of any person who has not complied with the requirements of sections 901 through 908 of this chapter before the certification of…