***** 205.175 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2017: See 205.175.amended *****
Sec. 5.
(1) There is levied upon and there shall be collected from every person in this state who is an interstate motor carrier a specific tax for the privilege of using or consuming diesel fuel in a qualified commercial motor vehicle in this state at a cents-per-gallon rate equal to 6% of the statewide average retail price of a gallon of self-serve diesel fuel rounded down to the nearest 1/10 of a cent as determined and certified quarterly by the department. This tax on diesel fuel used by interstate motor carriers in a qualified commercial motor vehicle shall be collected under the international fuel tax agreement.
(2) An interstate motor carrier is entitled to a credit for 6% of the price of diesel fuel purchased in this state and used in a qualified commercial motor vehicle. This credit shall be claimed on the returns filed under the international fuel tax agreement.
History: 2004, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004
Last modified: October 10, 2016