105-449.121. Record-keeping requirements; inspection authority.
(a) What Must Be Kept. - A person who is subject to audit under subsection (b) of this section must keep a record of all shipping documents or other documents used to determine information the person provides in a return or to determine the person's motor fuel transactions. The records must be kept for three years from the due date of the return to which the records apply or, if the records apply to a transaction not required to be reported in a return, for three years from the date of the transaction.
(b) Inspection. - The Secretary or a person designated by the Secretary may do any of the following to determine tax liability under this Article:
(1) Audit a person who is required to have or elects to have a license under this Article.
(2) Audit a distributor, a retailer, a bulk end-user, or a motor fuel user that is not licensed under this Article.
(3) Examine a tank or other equipment used to make, store, or transport motor fuel, diesel dyes, or diesel markers.
(4) Take a sample of a product from a vehicle, a tank, or another container in a quantity sufficient to determine the composition of the product.
(5) Stop a vehicle for the purpose of taking a sample of motor fuel from the vehicle. (1995, c. 390, s. 3; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 647, s. 43; 2000-173, s. 18; 2008-134, s. 52; 2009-445, s. 37.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 36C - Gasoline, Diesel, and Blends.
§ 105-449.61 - Tax restrictions; administration.
§ 105-449.65 - List of persons who must have a license.
§ 105-449.66 - Importer licensing.
§ 105-449.67 - List of persons who may obtain a license.
§ 105-449.68 - Restrictions on who can get a license as a distributor.
§ 105-449.69 - How to apply for a license.
§ 105-449.69A - Temporary license during disaster response period.
§ 105-449.70 - Supplier election to collect tax on out-of-state removals.
§ 105-449.71 - Permissive supplier election to collect tax on out-of-state removals.
§ 105-449.73 - Denial of license application.
§ 105-449.74 - Issuance of license.
§ 105-449.75 - Licensee must notify the Secretary of discontinuance of business.
§ 105-449.76 - Cancellation or revocation of license.
§ 105-449.77 - Records and lists of license applicants and license holders.
§ 105-449.81 - Excise tax on motor fuel.
§ 105-449.82 - Liability for tax on removals from a refinery or terminal.
§ 105-449.83 - Liability for tax on imports.
§ 105-449.83A - Liability for tax on fuel grade ethanol and biodiesel.
§ 105-449.84 - Liability for tax on blended fuel.
§ 105-449.84A - Liability for tax on behind-the-rack transfers.
§ 105-449.86 - Tax on and liability for dyed diesel fuel used to operate certain highway vehicles.
§ 105-449.87 - Backup tax and liability for the tax.
§ 105-449.88 - Exemptions from the excise tax.
§ 105-449.89 - Restrictions on removal of motor fuel from terminal.
§ 105-449.90 - When tax return and payment are due.
§ 105-449.90A - Payment by supplier of destination state tax collected on exported motor fuel.
§ 105-449.91 - Remittance of tax to supplier.
§ 105-449.93 - Percentage discount for licensed distributors and some licensed importers.
§ 105-449.96 - Information required on return filed by supplier.
§ 105-449.97 - Deductions and discounts allowed a supplier when filing a return.
§ 105-449.98 - Duties of supplier concerning payments by distributors, exporters, and importers.
§ 105-449.99 - Returns and discounts of importers.
§ 105-449.102 - Distributor to file return showing exports from a bulk plant.
§ 105-449.104 - Use of name and account number on return.
§ 105-449.105A - Monthly refunds for kerosene.
§ 105-449.107 - Annual refunds for certain vehicles with power attachments.
§ 105-449.107A - Sales tax due on motor fuel.
§ 105-449.108 - When an application for a refund is due.
§ 105-449.110 - Review of refund application and payment of refund.
§ 105-449.114 - Authority for agreement with Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
§ 105-449.115A - Shipping document required to transport fuel by tank wagon.
§ 105-449.117 - Penalties for highway use of dyed diesel or other non-tax-paid fuel.
§ 105-449.118 - Civil penalty for buying or selling non-tax-paid motor fuel.
§ 105-449.118A - Civil penalty for refusing to allow the taking of a motor fuel sample.
§ 105-449.119 - Review of civil penalty assessment.
§ 105-449.120 - Acts that are misdemeanors.
§ 105-449.121 - Record-keeping requirements; inspection authority.
§ 105-449.122 - Equipment requirements.
§ 105-449.123 - Marking requirements for dyed fuel storage facilities.
§ 105-449.125 - Distribution of tax revenue among various funds and accounts.