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      Sec. 12-483. Payment of tax. The tax hereby imposed shall be paid by each motor carrier quarterly to the Commissioner of Revenue Services on or before the last day of January, April, July and October of each year and calculated upon the amount of gasoline or other motor fuel used in its operations within this state by such carrier during the quarter ending with the last day of the preceding month. The amount of motor fuel used in the operations of any motor carrier within this state shall be such proportion of the total amount of such motor fuel used in its entire operations within and without this state as the total number of miles traveled within this state bears to the total number of miles traveled within and without this state. The commissioner may, at his discretion, allow use of a miles per gallon factor in computing fuel used in operations in lieu of the above formula if evidence is presented to his satisfaction that no loss of revenue will result. The commissioner may hold the lessor and lessee of vehicles used by such motor carrier jointly and severally responsible for the payment of the tax set forth in this section.

      (1961, P.A. 575, S. 6; 1963, P.A. 132; 1967, P.A. 23, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610.)

      History: 1963 act allowed commissioner to permit use of miles per gallon factor in computing fuel used; 1967 act allowed commissioner to hold lessor and lessee of vehicles jointly and severally responsible for payment of tax; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner to hold lessor and lessee of services for tax commissioner, effective January 1, 1979.

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      Sec. 12-483. Payment of tax. The tax hereby imposed shall be paid by each motor carrier quarterly to the Commissioner of Revenue Services on or before the last day of January, April, July and October of each year and calculated upon the amount of gasoline or other motor fuel used in its operations within this state by such carrier during the quarter ending with the last day of the preceding month. The amount of motor fuel used in the operations of any motor carrier within this state shall be such proportion of the total amount of such motor fuel used in its entire operations within and without this state as the total number of miles traveled within this state bears to the total number of miles traveled within and without this state. The commissioner may, at his discretion, allow use of a miles per gallon factor in computing fuel used in operations in lieu of the above formula if evidence is presented to his satisfaction that no loss of revenue will result. The commissioner may hold the lessor and lessee of vehicles used by such motor carrier jointly and severally responsible for the payment of the tax set forth in this section.

      (1961, P.A. 575, S. 6; 1963, P.A. 132; 1967, P.A. 23, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610.)

      History: 1963 act allowed commissioner to permit use of miles per gallon factor in computing fuel used; 1967 act allowed commissioner to hold lessor and lessee of vehicles jointly and severally responsible for payment of tax; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner to hold lessor and lessee of services for tax commissioner, effective January 1, 1979.

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      Sec. 12-483. Payment of tax. The tax hereby imposed shall be paid by each motor carrier quarterly to the Commissioner of Revenue Services on or before the last day of January, April, July and October of each year and calculated upon the amount of gasoline or other motor fuel used in its operations within this state by such carrier during the quarter ending with the last day of the preceding month. The amount of motor fuel used in the operations of any motor carrier within this state shall be such proportion of the total amount of such motor fuel used in its entire operations within and without this state as the total number of miles traveled within this state bears to the total number of miles traveled within and without this state. The commissioner may, at his discretion, allow use of a miles per gallon factor in computing fuel used in operations in lieu of the above formula if evidence is presented to his satisfaction that no loss of revenue will result. The commissioner may hold the lessor and lessee of vehicles used by such motor carrier jointly and severally responsible for the payment of the tax set forth in this section.

      (1961, P.A. 575, S. 6; 1963, P.A. 132; 1967, P.A. 23, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610.)

      History: 1963 act allowed commissioner to permit use of miles per gallon factor in computing fuel used; 1967 act allowed commissioner to hold lessor and lessee of vehicles jointly and severally responsible for payment of tax; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner to hold lessor and lessee of services for tax commissioner, effective January 1, 1979.