Georgia Code
Article 2 - Road Tax on Motor Carriers
§ 48-9-32. Payment of Road Tax; Time; Calculation on Amount of Motor Fuel Used in State; Formula

For the purposes of making payment of taxes and filing reports pursuant to this article, the year is divided into four quarters of three consecutive months each. The first quarter of the year shall consist of the months of January, February, and March. The road tax shall be paid by each motor carrier to the commissioner on or before the last day of the month immediately following the quarter with respect to which tax liability under this article accrues and shall be calculated upon the amount of motor fuel used by the motor carrier in its operations within this state during the quarter ending on the last day of the preceding month. The amount of motor fuel used in the operations of any motor carrier within this state shall be the proportion of the total amount of motor fuel used in its entire operations within and outside this state which the total number of miles traveled within this state bears to the total number of miles traveled within and outside this state.
History. Ga. L. 1968, p. 360, § 3; Code 1933, § 91A-5103, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 309, § 2.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 48 - Revenue and Taxation

Chapter 9 - Motor Fuel and Road Taxes

Article 2 - Road Tax on Motor Carriers

§ 48-9-30. Definitions

§ 48-9-31. Road Tax on Motor Carriers; Rate; Basis of Calculation; Additional Tax

§ 48-9-32. Payment of Road Tax; Time; Calculation on Amount of Motor Fuel Used in State; Formula

§ 48-9-33. Reports of Motor Carriers; Time; Exemption

§ 48-9-34. Joint Reports by Passenger Motor Carriers; Basis of Calculation of Taxes Due; Liability; Contents of Reports; Credits and Refunds; Required Inclusion of Certain Motor Carriers

§ 48-9-35. Credit Against Road Tax for Payment of Motor Fuel Tax; Evidence of Payments; Subsequent Application of Credit Exceeding Amount of Road Tax; Limit

§ 48-9-36. Refunds to Motor Carriers; Minimum Credit Refundable; Applications; Procedure; Bond; Audit of Applicant’s Records; Procedure for Issuance of Refunds; Interest

§ 48-9-37. Lessee and Lessor of Motor Vehicles as Motor Carriers; Determination of Status; Primary Liability; Effect of Failure to Discharge Liability

§ 48-9-38. Requirement of Motor Vehicle Registration Card and Identification Marker; Validity; Renewal; Fee; Temporary Authorizations; Temporary Permits; Fee

§ 48-9-39. Violation of Code Section 48-9-38; Penalty

§ 48-9-40. Keeping and Preservation of Records; Inspection; Estimate of Amount of Road Tax Due; Prima-Facie Evidence; Burden of Proof; Agreements With Certain Jurisdictions for Cooperative Audits

§ 48-9-41. Assessment of Deficiencies; Time Limits; Timely Report; False or Fraudulent Report; No Report; Procedures for Collection

§ 48-9-42. Secretary of State as Agent of Nonresident Motor Carriers for Service of Process or Notice

§ 48-9-43. Assistance by Department of Public Safety in Administration and Enforcement of Article; Powers

§ 48-9-44. Powers of Revenue Agents in Enforcement of Article

§ 48-9-45. Penalties; Violation of Registration Provisions; Untimely Reports; Failure to Pay; Interest; Other Punitive Measures

§ 48-9-46. Making False Statement for Purpose of Obtaining Credit, Refund, or Reduction of Liability for Tax Imposed by Article; Willful Failure to File Report; Penalty