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Business Taxes Law Guide—Revision 2024
Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Regulations
Title 18. Public Revenues
Division 2. California Department of Tax and Fee Administration—Business Taxes (State Board of Equalization – Business Taxes, See Chapters 6 and 9.9)
Chapter 1. Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax
Article 6. Records
Regulation 1177. Records of Aircraft Jet Fuel Dealer.
Reference: Sections 7385–7398, and 8301, Revenue and Taxation Code.
(a) General. An aircraft jet fuel dealer shall maintain and make available for examination on request by the board or its authorized representatives, records in the manner set forth at California Code of Regulations, Title 18, Section 4901.
(b) Specific Applications. In addition to the record keeping requirements set forth in subdivision (a), aircraft jet fuel dealers shall comply with the following requirements.
Aircraft jet fuel dealers shall maintain the following:
(1) A complete record of all sales or other dispositions of jet fuel including fuel used by the aircraft jet fuel dealer.
(2) A record of inventories, purchases, and tank gaugings or meter readings of jet fuel.
(3) Sales Invoices.
(A) The aircraft jet fuel dealer shall prepare a serially numbered paper or electronic invoice for each sale of jet fuel. A single invoice covering multiple deliveries of fuel to the same purchaser made during a period of time not to exceed a calendar month shall constitute an invoice for each sale.
(B) If a multiple delivery invoice includes both taxable and nontaxable sales, the invoice must show a segregation of the taxable and nontaxable gallonage sold.
(C) A copy of the invoice shall be delivered to the purchaser, and a copy retained by the aircraft jet fuel dealer.
(D) A sales invoice shall contain the following information:
1. The name and address of the aircraft jet fuel dealer,
2. The name of the purchaser,
3. The date of the sale,
4. The number of gallons sold, the price per gallon and the total amount of the sale, and
5. The amount of jet fuel tax, in the case of a taxable delivery. The tax need not be separately stated if the invoice bears the notation that the price includes tax.
History—Adopted November 5, 1969, effective November 10, 1969.
Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed June 5, 2002.
Amended February 5, 2003, effective May 28, 2003. The underscored citation indicates an electronic hyperlink to the cite. Common administrative provisions for special taxes programs have been consolidated in Chapter 9.9 Special Taxes Administration. General record keeping requirements can be found at the cite referenced in subdivision (a). Subdivision (b) has been added to identify additional record keeping requirements for aircraft jet fuel dealers.
Regulation 1178. Records.
Reference: Sections 7403.2, 7651, 7652.5, 7652.7, 8253, 8301, 8302, and 8303, Revenue and Taxation Code.
(a) General. A taxpayer shall maintain and make available for examination on request by the board or its authorized representatives, records in the manner set forth at California Code of Regulations, Title 18, Section 4901.
(b) Specific Applications. In addition to the record keeping requirements set forth in subdivision (a), suppliers shall comply with the following requirements.
A supplier shall maintain complete records of all rack removals, sales, imports and exempt dispositions including exemption certificates, self-consumed fuel, inventories, purchases, receipts, and tank gaugings or meter readings, of motor vehicle and any other fuel that is required to be accounted for on the supplier's return or report. Such records include but are not limited to:
(1) Refinery Reports related to the production of motor vehicle fuel.
(2) Inventory reconciliation by location.
(3) Storage inventory reports.
(4) List of storage locations.
(5) Tax returns from other states to support export claims.
(6) Cardlock statements.
(7) Calculations or formulas to support off-highway exempt usage.
(8) First Taxpayer Reports.
History—Adopted March 27, 2002, effective July 11, 2002.
Amended February 5, 2003, effective May 28, 2003. The underscored citation indicates an electronic hyperlink to the cite. Common administrative provisions for special taxes programs have been consolidated in Chapter 9.9 Special Taxes Administration. General record keeping requirements can be found at the cite referenced in subdivision (a). Subdivision (b) has been added to identify additional record keeping requirements for motor vehicle fuel suppliers.