2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 207.214 Tax credit; refund; receipt required; false statement as misdemeanor; penalty.
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Act 119 of 1980 207.214 Tax credit; refund; receipt required; false statement as misdemeanor; penalty. Sec. 4. (1) A person filing a return pursuant to section 2 who purchased motor fuel in this state upon which a tax was imposed and not refunded pursuant to the motor fuel tax act, shall be entitled to a credit against the tax imposed by this act equal to the tax paid when purchasing the motor fuel pursuant to the motor fuel tax act. The excess of a credit allowed by this subsection over tax liabilities imposed by this act shall be refunded to the taxpayer. (2) In order to secure credit under subsection (1) for motor fuel purchased in this state the motor carrier shall secure a receipt showing the seller's name, the number of gallons of motor fuel, the type of motor fuel, the address of the seller, the license number or unit number of the commercial motor vehicle, and the date of sale. (3) A refund, when approved by the department, shall be payable from the revenue received under this act. (4) A person, or an agent, employee, or representative of the person, who makes a false statement in any return under this act or who submits or provides an invoice or invoices in support of the false statement upon which alterations or changes exist in the date, name of seller or purchaser, number of gallons, identity of the qualified commercial motor vehicle into which fuel was delivered or the amount of tax that was paid, or who knowingly presents any return or invoice containing a false statement, or who collects or causes to be paid a refund without being entitled to the refund, forfeits the full amount of the claim and is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
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