Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 35 - Tax Commission, State
Rule 35.01.05 - IDAHO MOTOR FUELS TAX ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Section 35.01.05.510 - APPLICATION AND REPORTING OF THE TRANSFER FEE

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 35.01.05.510

Current through August 31, 2023

Section 41-4909, Idaho Code

01. Application. (3-31-22)

a. The Transfer Fee applies to the first receipt of any petroleum or petroleum product within this state. The amount of the fee is one cent ($0.01) for each gallon of petroleum or petroleum product received. The fee is paid by the distributor who receives any petroleum or petroleum product not excluded from the fee, unless the fee has previously been paid on the same petroleum or petroleum product. Only licensed Idaho fuel distributors may receive refunds or credits of the transfer fee. The refunds or credits must be claimed on the distributor report required in Section 63-2406, Idaho Code, according to Rule 180. (3-31-22)

b. The legal incidence of the fee is on the first distributor which receives any petroleum or petroleum product. This distributor is required to report and pay the transfer fee to the Tax Commission. The fee is not required to be separately stated on any invoice, receipt, or other billing document. A choice to state separately the fee does not change its legal incidence or its nature. (3-31-22)

02. Receipt of Petroleum Products. Receipt of petroleum or petroleum products is determined according to Section 63-2403, Idaho Code. Receipt is determined by the movement of petroleum or petroleum products from permanent storage facility (terminal) or crossing the border of this state. Storage of petroleum or petroleum products is incidental to the movement of the petroleum or petroleum products. (3-31-22)

03. Exemption to Application of the Transfer Fee. The Transfer Fee does not apply to petroleum or petroleum products that are: (3-31-22)

a. Returned to the refinery or pipeline terminal. (3-31-22)

b. Exported from this state. No fuel is considered exported, unless the distributor can prove the export by documentation required by Rule 130 of these rules. (3-31-22)

c. Received by a railroad or railroad corporation or any employee of them. Petroleum or petroleum products sold by a licensed distributor to a railroad or railroad corporation or any employee of them is subject to the Transfer Fee unless the petroleum or petroleum products are "received" by the railroad or railroad corporation as defined in Section 63-2403, Idaho Code. The exclusion for railroad employees applies only when the activity relating to the fuel is part of their employment with the railroad or railroad corporation. (3-31-22)

d. Received in retail containers of fifty-five (55) gallons or less or petroleum products to be packaged or repackaged into retail containers of fifty-five (55) gallons or less, if such containers are intended to be transferred to the ultimate consumer of the petroleum or petroleum products. (3-31-22)

04. Casualty Loss and Two Percent (2%) Allowance Not Deductible. All petroleum and petroleum products received in this state that are not within an exemption or exclusion listed in this rule are subject to the fee, without further deductions or discounts despite the product's use. Deductions allowed to motor fuel distributors in Section 63-2407, Idaho Code, for casualty loss and the two percent (2%) allowance are not deductions applicable to the Transfer Fee. (3-31-22)

05. Petroleum and Petroleum Products. The products subject to the Transfer Fee are crude oil or any fraction of it that is liquid at a temperature of sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit and a pressure of fourteen and seven tenths (14 7/10) psi. These products are all products refined from crude oil including but not limited to motor gasoline, alcohol blended fuels, such as E-10 and E-85, including the alcohol content of blended fuel, diesel fuel (#1 - #6), biodiesel blended fuels, such as B-20, including the biodiesel content of the blended fuel, heating oil, aviation fuel, naphtha, naphtha-type jet fuel, kerosene-type jet fuel (JP#1 - #8), motor oil, brake fluid, tractor fuel, distillate fuel oil, stove fuel, unfinished oils, turpentine substitutes, lamp fuel, diesel oils (#1 - #6), engine oils, railroad oils, kerosene, commercial solvents, lubricating oils, fuel oil, boiler fuel, refinery fuel, industrial fuel, bunker fuel, residual fuel oil, road oils, and transmission fluids. Ethanol (E00), natural gasoline, and biodiesel (B00) are also defined as petroleum and petroleum products that are subject to the Transfer Fee. (3-31-22)

06. Exclusion of Petroleum and Petroleum Products on Which the Fee Has Previously Been Paid. Used oil as defined by 40 CFR Part 279 (July 1, 2000) is presumed to be comprised of petroleum or petroleum products on which the transfer fee has previously been paid when generated in Idaho. The distributor will not report used oil generated in Idaho on the distributor report nor pay or receive a credit of the transfer fee on used oil generated in Idaho. When used oil is not generated in Idaho it is presumed to be subject to the transfer fee. The distributor must report and pay the transfer fee unless an exemption or exclusion applies. (3-31-22)

07. Motor Fuel Distributor License and Limited Distributor License. Any person holding a motor fuel distributor license issued by the Commission under Chapter 24, Title 63, Idaho Code, is also licensed for the Transfer Fee. No additional license is required. Any person who receives any petroleum or petroleum product in this state, but who is not a licensed distributor nor required to obtain a motor fuel distributor license applies to the Commission for a limited distributor license. The limited distributor license is only for reporting the Transfer Fee. (3-31-22)

08. Reporting Requirements. (3-31-22)

a. A motor fuel distributor will report and pay the Transfer Fee with the distributor's report required by Section 63-2406, Idaho Code. For fuel subject to the taxes imposed by Sections 63-2402 and 63-2408, Idaho Code, the Transfer Fee is included in the report in which the distributor is required to report the tax on the same fuel. (3-31-22)

b. Persons holding a limited distributor license will file a monthly report with the Commission on forms prescribed by the Commission on or before the last day of the month following the month to which the report relates. (3-31-22)

c. The Transfer Fee must be reported according to Rule 130 of these rules. (3-31-22)

09. Payment. (3-31-22)

a. Payment of the fee is due on the due date of the report. For method of payment, including required use of electronic funds transfer, see Rule 010 of these rules. (3-31-22)

b. Any partial payment or collection of amounts shown due or required to be shown due on a distributor's report, plus any additional amount of penalty or interest due, is allocated between the motor fuels tax and the Transfer Fee in the same proportion that the liability for the tax and the fee bear to the total liability. (3-31-22)

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