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2021 Tennessee Code
Title 67 - Taxes and Licenses
Chapter 3 - Petroleum Products and Alternative Fuels Tax Law
Part 5 - Payment of Tax
§ 67-3-510. Backup Payment by End User — Joint Liability of Ultimate Vendor
Universal Citation: TN Code § 67-3-510 (2021)
- Backup taxes and fees equal to the taxes and fees imposed by part 2 of this chapter are imposed on the end user of taxable petroleum products, and shall be administered in accordance with regulations promulgated by the department. End users, including governmental agencies, the American Red Cross, bus operators, and any other person exempted from the full federal highway tax, unless such person is otherwise exempt under part 4 of this chapter, are liable for the taxes and fees upon the delivery into the fuel supply tank of a highway vehicle:
- Any diesel fuel that contains a dye;
- Any taxable petroleum products on which a claim for refund has been made; or
- Any petroleum products on which taxes and fees have not previously been imposed by this chapter.
- Where taxes and fees imposed by this chapter have not been paid, the wholesaler or end user of taxable petroleum products shall be jointly and severally liable for the backup taxes and fees imposed by subsection (a), if the wholesaler or user knows or has reason to know that the petroleum products are being or will be consumed in a nonexempt use.
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