Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 222 - Motor Carrier Road Tax
Section 12-484. - Reports by motor carriers. Regulations.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every motor carrier subject to the tax imposed by this chapter shall, on or before the last day of January, April, July and October, annually, make to the commissioner such reports of its operations during the quarter ending the last day of the preceding month as the commissioner may require and such other reports from time to time as the commissioner may deem necessary.

(b) The commissioner shall exempt from the reporting requirements of subsection (a) of this section, those motor carriers operating solely within this state and purchasing motor fuel solely within this state.
(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 relating to the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
(1961, P.A. 575, S. 7; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610; P.A. 87-33; P.A. 89-9, S. 1, 2; P.A. 10-188, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of revenue services for tax commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 87-33 required commissioner to adopt and enforce regulations relating to administration and enforcement of chapter; P.A. 89-9 enabled the commissioner, by regulation, to allow reports of operations for periods other than quarterly and to exempt as a class motor carriers purchasing motor fuel solely within this state, requiring an annual report in such cases in lieu of any other reporting period; P.A. 10-188 divided existing provisions into Subsecs. (a) and (b), amended Subsec. (a) to eliminate alternative reporting periods and remove regulations provisions, amended Subsec. (b) to require that exemption from reporting requirements be provided to motor carriers operating and purchasing fuel solely within the state and to remove regulations provisions, and added Subsec. (c) re regulations, effective July 1, 2010, and applicable to quarterly periods commencing on or after January 1, 2011.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 12 - Taxation

Chapter 222 - Motor Carrier Road Tax

Section 12-478. - Definitions.

Section 12-479. - Tax rate.

Section 12-479a. - Tax rate increase.

Section 12-480. - Credit on tax. Refund. Challenging legality of registration fee.

Section 12-480a. - Certain motor fuel dealers permitted to purchase diesel fuel without payment of tax when purchased for sale to motor carriers who pay the tax as provided in this chapter.

Section 12-481. - Bond for payment of tax.

Section 12-482. - Penalties for wilful violations of requirements of this chapter.

Section 12-483. - Payment of tax.

Section 12-484. - Reports by motor carriers. Regulations.

Section 12-484a. - Charter or special operations omitted from quarterly reports.

Section 12-485. - Joint reports.

Section 12-486. - Inspection of books and records by the commissioner. Agreements with other jurisdictions for cooperative audits. International fuel tax agreement.

Section 12-486a. - Deficiency assessments by commissioner.

Section 12-487. - Registration of vehicles for purposes of the motor carrier road tax. Use of dyed diesel fuel.

Section 12-488. - Failure to file report or pay tax. Collection procedure and state lien against real estate as security for tax.

Section 12-489. - Hearings before commissioner related to tax, penalty or interest under this chapter. Appeal to Superior Court from determinations of commissioner.

Section 12-490. - Tax in addition to other taxes; payment to State Treasurer.

Section 12-491. - Use of services of other departments. Investigation or hearing procedures.

Section 12-492. - Fine payable for violation of requirements in section 12-487.

Section 12-493. - Government vehicles and school buses excepted.