142.842. Precollection of tax and remittal by person removing fuel through supplier.
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142.842. Precollection of tax and remittal by person removing fuel through supplier. — 1. The tax imposed by section 142.803 , measured by motor fuel removed from a terminal or refinery in this state, other than a terminal bulk transfer, shall be precollected and remitted on behalf of the consumers to the state by the person removing the motor fuel from the facility through the supplier of the motor fuel, as shown in the records of the terminal operator, acting as a trustee.
2. The supplier and each reseller shall list the amount of tax as a separate line item on all invoices or billings.
3. All tax to be paid by a supplier with respect to gallons removed on the account of the supplier during a calendar month shall be due and payable on or before the second day of the second succeeding month unless such day falls upon a weekend or state holiday in which case the liability would be due the next succeeding business day.
4. A supplier shall remit any late taxes remitted to the supplier by an eligible purchaser and shall timely notify the director of any late remittances if that supplier has previously given notice to the director that the tax amount was not received pursuant to subsection 1 of section 142.857 .
5. The remittance of all amounts of tax due shall be paid on the basis of the amount invoiced to eligible purchasers or ninety-seven percent for gasoline, gasoline blends and gasoline blend stocks and ninety-eight percent for diesel fuel, diesel blends and diesel blend stocks when the supplier removed the motor fuel for its own account or on sales to noneligible purchasers. At the director's discretion, payment may be made by electronic funds transfer.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 619)
Effective 1-1-99