A. In computing the amount of motor fuel tax due, the supplier shall be entitled to a credit against the tax payable the amount of tax paid by the supplier that has become uncollectible from an eligible purchaser.
B. The supplier shall provide notice to the Commission of a failure to collect tax within ten (10) business days following the date on which the supplier was earliest entitled to collect the tax from the eligible purchaser under Section 22 of this act.
C. The Commission shall adopt rules establishing the evidence a supplier must provide to receive the credit.
D. The credit shall be claimed on the first return following the expiration of the ten-day period as provided in this section if the payment remains unpaid as of the filing date of that return or the credit shall be disallowed.
E. The claim for credit shall identify the defaulting eligible purchaser and any tax liability that remains unpaid.
F. If an eligible purchaser fails to make a timely payment of the amount of tax due, the credit of the supplier shall be limited to the amount due from the purchaser, plus any tax that accrues from that purchaser for a period of ten (10) days following the date of failure to pay.
G. No additional credit shall be allowed to a supplier under this section until the Commission has authorized the purchaser to make a new election under Section 23 of this act.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 345, § 24, eff. Oct. 1, 1996.
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