Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-587 Definitions. Imposition of Tax. Rate. Returns and Filing; Due Date

LibraryConnecticut Statutes
Edition2023
CurrencyCurrent with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
Year2023
CitationConn. Gen. Stat. § 12-587

(a)

(1) As used in this chapter:

(A) "Company" includes a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association, individual or any fiduciary thereof;

(B) "quarterly period" means a period of three calendar months commencing on the first day of January, April, July or October and ending on the last day of March, June, September or December, respectively;

(C) except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, "gross earnings" means all consideration received from the first sale within this state of a petroleum product;

(D) "petroleum products" means those products which contain or are made from petroleum or a petroleum derivative;

(E) "first sale of petroleum products within this state" means the initial sale of a petroleum product delivered to a location in this state;

(F) "export" or "exportation" means the conveyance of petroleum products from within this state to a location outside this state for the purpose of sale or use outside this state; and

(G) "sale for exportation" means a sale of petroleum products to a purchaser which itself exports such products.

(2) For purposes of this chapter, "gross earnings" means gross earnings as defined in subdivision (1) of this subsection, except, with respect to the first sale of gasoline or gasohol within this state, if the consideration received from such first sale reflects a price of gasoline or gasohol sold or used in this state in excess of three dollars per gallon, gross earnings from such first sale shall be deemed to be three dollars per gallon, and any consideration received that is derived from that portion of the price of such gasoline or gasohol in excess of three dollars per gallon shall be disregarded in the calculation of gross earnings. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner of Revenue Services may suspend enforcement activities with respect to this subdivision until all policies and procedures necessary to implement the provision of this subdivision are in place, but in no event shall such suspension extend beyond April 15, 2012.

(b)

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, any company [which] that is engaged in the refining or distribution, or both, of petroleum products and which distributes such products in this state shall pay a quarterly tax on its gross earnings derived from the first sale of petroleum products within this state. Each company shall on or before the last day of the month next succeeding each quarterly period render to the commissioner a return on forms prescribed or furnished by the commissioner and signed by the person performing the duties of treasurer or an authorized agent or officer, including the amount of gross earnings derived from the first sale of petroleum products within this state for the quarterly period and such other facts as the commissioner may require for the purpose of making any computation required by this chapter. [Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, the] The rate of tax shall be (A) [five per cent with respect to calendar quarters prior to July 1, 2005; (B) five and eight-tenths per cent with respect to calendar quarters commencing on or after July 1, 2005, and prior to July 1, 2006; (C) six and three-tenths per cent with respect to calendar quarters commencing on or after July 1, 2006, and prior to July 1, 2007; (D)] seven per cent with respect to calendar quarters commencing on or after July 1, 2007, and prior to July 1, 2013; and [(E)] (B) eight and one-tenth per cent with respect to calendar quarters commencing on or after July 1, 2013.

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