Every motor carrier shall keep such records, in such form as the department reasonably may prescribe, as will enable the carrier to report and enable the department to determine the total number of miles traveled by its entire fleet of qualified motor vehicles, the total number of miles traveled in this Commonwealth by the entire fleet, the total number of gallons of motor fuel used by the entire fleet and the total number of gallons of motor fuel purchased in this Commonwealth for the entire fleet. All such records shall be safely preserved for a period of four years in such manner as to insure their security and availability for inspection by the secretary or any authorized employee engaged in the administration of this chapter. Upon application in writing, stating the reasons therefor, the department may, in its discretion, consent to the destruction of any such records at any time within that period if the records pertain to a period which has been audited by the department. Every taxpayer shall retain records required by this chapter at a place within this Commonwealth, but a taxpayer who elects to retain records outside of this Commonwealth shall assume reasonable out-of-State audit expenses.
(Dec. 20, 1995, P.L.669, No.75, eff. Jan. 1, 1996)
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 96 - Motor Carriers Road Tax
Section 9601 - Short title of chapter
Section 9603 - Imposition of tax
Section 9604 - Credit for motor fuel tax payment
Section 9606 - Tax revenue to Motor License Fund
Section 9607 - Calculation of amount of fuel used in Commonwealth
Section 9608 - Report requirements
Section 9609 - Average consumption
Section 9611 - Surety bond for payment of taxes
Section 9612 - Arbitrary assessment to prevent tax avoidance
Section 9613 - Penalty and interest for failure to report or pay tax
Section 9614 - Time for payment of taxes, penalties and interest
Section 9615 - Manner of payment and recovery of taxes, penalties and interest
Section 9615.1 - Examination of records
Section 9616 - Determination, redetermination and review
Section 9617 - Timely mailing treated as timely filing and payment
Section 9618 - Availability of records of other agencies
Section 9619 - Highway Bridge Improvement Restricted Account