Cal. Code Regs. tit. 18, § 1598
(b) Exceptions.
(c) Measure of Tax.
(1) The measure of tax includes:
(2) The measure of tax does not include:
(A) The use fuel tax, including the annual flat rate fuel tax, imposed by the State of California pursuant to Part 3 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code on the following fuels:
(C) The federal retailer's excise taxes on:
(d) Partial Exemption for Motor Vehicle Fuel. Operative July 1, 2010, section 6357.7 of the Revenue and Taxation Code provides a partial exemption from sales and use tax for the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of motor vehicle fuel. “Motor vehicle fuel” means gasoline and aviation gasoline and does not include jet fuel, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas in liquid or gaseous form, alcohol, or racing fuel, as defined in the Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Law.
For the period commencing on July 1, 2010, and ending on June 30, 2011, the partial exemption applies to the taxes imposed by sections 6051, 6051.3, 6051.7, 6201, 6201.3, and 6201.7 of the Revenue and Taxation Code (cumulative statewide 6% sales and use tax rate), but does not apply to the taxes imposed or administered pursuant to sections 6051.2, 6051.5, 6201.2, or 6201.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law, the Transactions and Use Tax Law, or section 35 of article XIII of the California Constitution.
For the period commencing on July 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2012, the partial exemption applies to the taxes imposed by sections 6051, 6051.3, 6201, and 6201.3 of the Revenue and Taxation Code (5%), but does not apply to the taxes imposed or administered pursuant to sections 6051.2, 6051.5, 6201.2, or 6201.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law, the Transactions and Use Tax Law, or section 35 of article XIII of the California Constitution.
For the period commencing on January 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 2016, the partial exemption applies to the taxes imposed by section 36 of article XIII of the California Constitution and sections 6051, 6051.3, 6201, and 6201.3 of the Revenue and Taxation Code (5.25%), but does not apply to the taxes imposed or administered pursuant to sections 6051.2, 6051.5, 6201.2, or 6201.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law, the Transactions and Use Tax Law, or section 35 of article XIII of the California Constitution.
For the period commencing on January 1, 2017, the partial exemption applies to the taxes imposed by sections 6051, 6051.3, 6201, and 6201.3 of the Revenue and Taxation Code (5%), but does not apply to the taxes imposed or administered pursuant to sections 6051.2, 6051.5, 6201.2, or 6201.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law, the Transactions and Use Tax Law, or section 35 of article XIII of the California Constitution.
(e) Additional Tax on Sale of Diesel Fuel.
(2) The additional state sales and use tax is imposed at the following rates:
(3) Exemptions and Exemption Certificates.
(C) Sellers of diesel fuel for which the purchaser claims exemption from the measure of tax under this subdivision shall secure from the purchaser and retain a certificate in substantially the form prescribed below. The certificate shall relieve the seller from liability for any tax due only if it is timely taken in good faith. A certificate will be considered timely if it is taken at any time before the seller bills the purchaser for the property, or any time within the seller's normal billing and payment cycle, or any time at or prior to delivery of property to the purchaser. The certificate will be valid until revoked in writing by the purchaser.
Certificate for Exemption from the Additional State Sales and Use Tax Imposed Under Sections 6051.8 and 6201.8
This certificate may be issued by a purchaser whose fuel purchase is exempt from the diesel fuel taxes imposed under section 60050 and not subject to the backup tax imposed under section 60058 or the payment requirement specified in section 60108 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
This certificate may be issued by a purchaser whose fuel purchase is subject to the payment requirement specified in section 60502.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
This certificate entitles the seller to exclude the sale amount from the measure of sales subject to the additional state sales and use tax imposed on sales and purchases of diesel fuel under sections 6051.8 and 6201.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
I HEREBY CERTIFY: That the purchase of diesel from
,
is exempt from diesel fuel taxes (e.g., exempt train operators or exempt off-highway use).
The purchase is not subject to the additional state sales and use tax because it is exempt from the diesel fuel taxes imposed under Revenue and Taxation Code section 60050 and not subject to the backup tax imposed by section 60058 or the payment requirement specified in section 60108.
OR
is purchased by an exempt bus operator.
The purchase is not subject to the additional state sales and use tax because it is subject to the payment requirement specified in Revenue and Taxation Code section 60502.2.
In the event the diesel fuel is not used in a manner which entitles me to an exemption from the additional state sales and use tax, it is understood that I am required by the Sales and Use Tax Law to report and pay the additional sales tax imposed by Revenue and Taxation Code section 6051.8 on the sales price of the diesel fuel to me, with applicable interest, as if I were a retailer making a retail sale of the diesel fuel at the time the fuel is so used. This certificate is valid until revoked in writing by the purchaser.
Purchaser:
(Company Name)
Address:
Phone Number:
Signature: ________________________________________(Signature of Authorized Agent) Date: ______________________________
Title:
(Owner, Partner, Purchasing Agent, etc.)
License/permit # (if any):
(Exempt bus operator, train operator, fuel registration)
(f) Sales of Motor Vehicle Fuel on Sales Tax-Included Basis. Sales tax reimbursement will be deemed included in the total price per gallon of gasoline dispensed through an apparatus on which there is a price per gallon display including all taxes as required by Business and Professions Code Section 13470. Sales tax reimbursement will be deemed included in the total price per gallon of other motor vehicle fuel if the retailer posts on the premises a notice reading substantially as follows:
“The price per gallon of all motor vehicle fuel includes reimbursement for applicable sales taxes computed to the nearest mill.” Following are examples of prices computed on a tax-included basis:
(A)
Sales price per gallon of gasoline net of all taxes
$2.435
Federal excise tax*
.184
State excise tax*
.353
Total
$2.972
*Sales tax reimbursement computed at 2 1/4%* of $2.972
.067
Total tax-included price per gallon
$3.039
(B)
Sales price per gallon of diesel fuel net of all taxes*
$2.355
Federal excise tax*
.244
Total
$2.599
*Sales tax reimbursement computed at 9%* of $2.599
.234
State excise tax*
.13
Total tax-included price per gallon
$2.963
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* The rates used are for purposes of this example only. The rates in effect at the time of the sale and at the place where the business is located must be used in computing the tax-included selling price of fuel.
(g) Application of Sales or Use Tax to Fuel Furnished With Leased Vehicles or Aircraft. The lessor is the retailer of fuel furnished to a lessee of a vehicle or an aircraft if the sales price of the fuel is separately stated from the rental charge for the vehicle or aircraft. The lessor is also the retailer of fuel furnished to a lessee under a lease which is a “sale” or “purchase” (see Regulations 1660 and 1661) and under which the rental charge includes fuel for the operation of the vehicle or aircraft (such arrangements are sometimes called “wet rentals”). The lessor may purchase such fuel for resale.
The lessor is the consumer of fuel furnished to a lessee of a vehicle or an aircraft under a lease which is not a “sale” or “purchase” (see Regulations 1660 and 1661) and under which the rental charge includes fuel for the operation of the vehicle or aircraft. If a lessor of mobile transportation equipment elects under Regulation 1661 to report and pay use tax measured by the “fair rental value” of the mobile transportation equipment leased, the “fair rental value” does not include the sale price to the lessor of fuel which is furnished under the lease to the lessee.
(h) Refunds of Excise Tax
(1) Federal Excise Taxes.
The refund of the federal excise tax on gasoline, diesel, or jet fuel (either by direct refund or as a credit against income tax) is an adjustment to the sales price of the gasoline, diesel, or jet fuel. Accordingly, the retailer who paid the sales tax or the purchaser who paid use tax measured by the sales price of the gasoline, diesel, or jet fuel which included that federal excise tax may file with the Department a claim for refund of tax measured by the amount of the federal excise tax so refunded or credited. The claim must be supported by proof of the exempt use of the gasoline, diesel, or jet fuel and of the refund or credit of the federal excise tax to the purchaser.
(i) Supporting Data for Aircraft Fuel Exemptions. Sellers of motor vehicle fuel which, at the time of sale, is exempt from sales and use tax under subdivision (b)(1), shall secure and retain documentary evidence to support their exempt sales.
(2) The exemption with respect to retail sales of motor vehicle fuel delivered into the purchaser's storage facilities or receptacles other than the fuel tanks of aircraft, for use in propelling aircraft shall be supported by an aircraft fuel exemption certificate and an invoice. An exemption certificate in substantially the following form and signed by the purchaser shall be retained by the seller as evidence to support such exempt sales. The exemption certificate will be valid until revoked in writing by the purchaser.
Exemption Certificate for Motor Vehicle Fuel for Propelling Aircraft
This certificate may be issued by a purchaser for purchases of motor vehicle fuel (other than aircraft jet fuel) for use in propelling aircraft.
I HEREBY CERTIFY: That I am the owner or operator of the aircraft identified below; that the motor vehicle fuel which I shall purchase from ______________________________, will be used in propelling aircraft: and that the distribution of this fuel is subject to the tax imposed by the Motor Vehicle Fuel License Tax Law (Revenue and Taxation Code section 7301 et seq.) and not subject to refund.
In the event that any of this motor vehicle fuel is used for purposes other than propelling aircraft, it is understood that I am required by the Sales and Use Tax Law to report and pay tax measured by the purchase price of such fuel. This certificate is valid until revoked in writing by the purchaser.
Purchaser:
(Company Name)
Address:
Phone Number:
Signature: ________________________________________(Signature of Authorized Agent) Date: ______________________________
Title:
(Owner, Partner, Purchasing Agent, etc.)
Seller's Permit No. (if any):
Identification Numbers of Aircraft Owned or Operated
(j) Certificate for Exclusion of Federal Excise Taxes from Measure of Tax. Sellers of gasoline, diesel, or jet fuel for which the purchaser claims exclusion from the measure of tax under subdivision (c)(2)(D) or (c)(2)(E) shall secure from the purchaser and retain a certificate in substantially the form prescribed in subdivision (j)(1).
(1) The certificate prescribed below shall relieve the seller from liability for any tax due only if it is timely taken in good faith. A certificate will be considered timely if it is taken at any time before the seller bills the purchaser for the property, or any time within the seller's normal billing and payment cycle, or any time at or prior to delivery of property to the purchaser. The certificate will be valid until revoked in writing by the purchaser.
Certificate for the Exclusion of Sales and Use Tax on Federal Excise Taxes
This certificate may be issued by a purchaser whose entire fuel purchase is entitled to a direct refund or credit for the federal excise taxes for income tax purposes. This certificate entitles the seller to exclude the amount of federal excise taxes imposed on fuel purchases from the measure of sales and use tax.
I HEREBY CERTIFY: That I am entitled to either a direct refund or credit against my income tax for the federal excise tax paid pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 4081 or 4091 for the gasoline/diesel/jet fuel I shall purchase from
.
In the event the fuel is not used in a manner which entitles me to a direct refund or credit against my income tax or if I do not receive such refund or credit, it is understood I am required by the Sales and Use Tax Law to report and pay tax measured by the amount of federal excise tax paid to the extent the seller has not remitted sales or use tax measured by that amount. This certificate is valid until revoked in writing by the purchaser.
Purchaser:
(Company Name)
Address:
Phone Number:
Signature: ________________________________________(Signature of Authorized Agent) Date: ______________________________
Title:
(Owner, Partner, Purchasing Agent, etc.)
Seller's Permit No. (if any):
(k) Alternate Certificate for Exclusion of Federal Excise Taxes from Measure of Tax. On and after January 1, 2001, a purchaser of gasoline, diesel, or jet fuel who is qualified under subdivision (k)(1) may issue a certificate in substantially the form set forth in subdivision (k)(3) to the seller of that fuel. A seller who takes and retains such certificate shall be relieved of liability for tax due measured by the federal excise taxes imposed pursuant to Section 4081 or 4091 of the Internal Revenue Code on the fuel sold under the certificate, provided the certificate is timely taken in good faith. A certificate will be considered timely if it is taken at any time before the seller bills the purchaser for the property, or any time within the seller's normal billing and payment cycle, or any time at or prior to delivery of property to the purchaser. The certificate will be valid until revoked in writing by the purchaser.
(1) A purchaser is qualified and may issue a certificate under subdivision (k) if satisfying all the following requirements:
(3) A certificate issued under this subdivision shall be in substantially the following form:
Revenue and Taxation Code Section 6245.5 Certificate for the Exclusion of Sales and Use Tax on Federal Excise Taxes
This certificate may be issued for purchases of gasoline, diesel, or jet fuel by a purchaser who meets all the required conditions. This certificate entitles the seller to exclude the amount of federal excise taxes imposed on such fuel purchases from the measure of sales and use tax.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I satisfy all of the following conditions:
3. I hold a valid California seller's permit, the number for which is set forth below.
With respect to any fuel that is not used in a manner which entitles me to a direct refund or credit against my income tax of the federal excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 4081 or 4091 of the Internal Revenue Code, or if I do not receive such refund or credit, I will report and pay tax, measured by the amount of the federal excise tax that had been paid in connection with that fuel, with my return for the period on which the fuel is used. This certificate is valid until revoked in writing by the purchaser.
Purchaser:
(Company Name)
Address:
Signature: ________________________________________(Signature of Authorized Agent) Date: ______________________________
Phone Number:
Title:
(Owner, Partner, Purchasing Agent, etc.)
Seller's Permit No. (if any):
Note: Authority cited: Section 7051, Revenue and Taxation Code. Reference: Sections 6011, 6012, 6051.8, 6201.8, 6245.5, 6357, 6357.3, 6357.5, 6357.7 and 6423, Revenue and Taxation Code.
1. Amendment of subsections (b), (c)(2)(A) and (d)(1) filed 12-2-75; designated effective 1-1-76 (Register 75, No. 49). For prior history, see Register 73, No. 20.
2. Amendment of subsections (d)(1) and (g) filed 6-25-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 26).
3. Amendment of subsections (d) and (f)(1) filed 12-29-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 52).
4. Amendment filed 12-22-80 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 80, No. 52). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 4-21-81.
5. Order of Repeal of 12-22-80 order filed 12-26-80 by OAL pursuant to Government Code section 11349.6 (Register 80, No. 52).
6. Amendment filed 7-20-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 30).
7. Amendment of subsections (d) and (e) and repealer of subsection (i) filed 11-8-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 45).
8. Amendment filed 10-14-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 42).
9. Editorial correction of subsection (c)(2)(B)1. filed 4-24-84 (Register 84, No. 17).
10. Amendment filed 5-1-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 18).
11. Amendment filed 6-7-90; operative 7-7-90 (Register 90, No. 30).
12. Editorial correction of printing error in subsections (d), (g) and (h) (Register 91, No. 45).
13. Amendment of subsections (b) and (d) filed 8-29-91 as an emergency; operative 8-29-91 (Register 92, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 12-27-91.
14. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-29-91 order, including editorial correction of subsection (d), transmitted to OAL 12-12-91 and filed 1-3-92 (Register 92, No. 12).
15. Amendment of subsections (b)(1)-(2) and (d)-(f)(1)(B) filed 9-13-93; operative 10-13-93 (Register 93, No. 38).
16. Editorial correction of subsection (e) (Register 95, No. 48).
17. Amendment filed 2-27-96; operative 3-28-96 (Register 96, No. 9).
18. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (c)(A) and (c)(2)(D), adding subsection (c)(2)(E), and amending subsection (h) filed 7-24-96 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 30).
19. Amendment of section and Note filed 11-1-2001; operative 12-1-2001 (Register 2001, No. 44).
20. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b)(1), adding new subsection (d), relettering subsections and amending newly designated subsections (e)(A)-(B), (h)(1), (i), (i)(2), (j) and (j)(1) and Note filed 8-26-2010 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2010, No. 35).
21. Amendment of subsections (b)(1) and (c)(2)(D)-(F), new subsections (e)-(e)(3)(C), subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsections (f)(B), (i)(1), (j), (j)(2)-(k)(1) and (k)(3) and amendment of Note filed 9-26-2011; operative 10-26-2011 (Register 2011, No. 39).
22. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (d) filed 7-11-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2013, No. 28).
23. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (d) filed 3-9-2017 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2017, No. 10).
24. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (e)(2)(C)-(D), adopting subsection (e)(2)(E) and amending subsection (h)(1) filed 1-3-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 1).