Reimbursement of petroleum products tax to federal entity

a. A federal government department, agency or instrumentality, that purchases petroleum products other than by the first sale of that product in this State for use in a federal government function or operation, upon which petroleum products the petroleum products gross receipts tax has been paid or is due and payable, shall be reimbursed and paid an amount at the rate or rates of the consideration given or contracted to be given, and the gallonage, determined pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1990, c.42 (C.54:15B-3).

b. The reimbursement shall be claimed by presenting to the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury an application for the reimbursement, on a form prescribed by the director, which application shall be verified by a declaration of the applicant that the statements contained therein are true. Such application for reimbursement shall be supported by an invoice, or invoices, showing the name and address of the person from whom the petroleum products were purchased, the name of the purchaser, the date of purchase, the quantity of the product purchased, the price paid for the purchase of the product, and an acknowledgment by the seller that payment of the cost of the product to the seller, including the petroleum gross receipts tax due thereon, has been made. Such invoice, or invoices, shall be legibly written and shall be void if any corrections or erasures shall appear on the face thereof.

c. If petroleum products are sold to a federal government department, agency or instrumentality that shall be entitled to a reimbursement under this act, the seller of the petroleum products shall supply the purchaser with an invoice that conforms with the requirements of subsection b. of this section.

L.1991, c.19, s.3; amended 2016, c.57, s.16.