Rhode Island General Laws — Title 44 (Taxation)
R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-13-5
Deductions for merchandise sales and alternative fuel
# (a)
In the case of every corporation whose principal business is manufacturing, selling, and distributing to the public illuminating or heating gas, and upon which a tax is imposed under § 44-13-4(5), and in the case of every corporation upon which a tax is imposed under § 44-13-4(2), there shall be allowed as a deduction from the gross earnings from merchandise sales reported by that corporation in its gross earnings tax returns, the net invoice price plus the transportation cost of the merchandise.
# (b)
In the case of every corporation upon which a tax is imposed under § 44-13-4 there shall be allowed as a deduction from the gross earnings from sales reported by the corporation in its gross earnings tax returns, the total of gross earnings from the sale of alternative fuel as defined pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-486, Section 301 (42 U.S.C. § 13211)) when used as a separately metered motor fuel that powers a motor vehicle, from January 1, 1998, until December 31, 2007.
Amendment history
History of Section. P.L. 1942, ch. 1212, art. 6, § 2; P.L. 1947, ch. 1887, art. 6, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 44-13-5; P.L. 1978, ch. 163, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 168, § 3; P.L. 2003, ch. 124, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 135, § 2; P.L. 2003, ch. 137, § 2.
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In this chapter (40 sections)
- 44-13-1 · Domestic corporations subject to tax â âGross earningsâ…
- 44-13-2 · Foreign corporations subject to tax
- 44-13-2.1 · Public service companies subject to tax
- 44-13-2.2 · Gross earnings of certain corporations and public service…
- 44-13-3 · Minimum tax
- 44-13-4 · Rate of taxation
- 44-13-5 · Deductions for merchandise sales and alternative fuel
- 44-13-6 · Due date of annual return
- 44-13-7 · Extension of time for filing of returns
- 44-13-8 · Statements, returns, and rules and regulations
- 44-13-9 · Entire gross earnings of business wholly within state
- 44-13-10 · Apportionment of earnings from business partially within…
- 44-13-11 · Liability of fiduciaries
- 44-13-12 · Intangibles exempt from taxation â Corporation whose…
- 44-13-13 · Taxation of certain tangible personal property
- 44-13-13.1 · Personal property tax â Application of aggrieved party…
- 44-13-13.2 · Personal property tax â Application to recover
- 44-13-14 · Exemption of securities from taxation
- 44-13-15 · Determination and payment of tax
- 44-13-16 · Claim for refund â Hearing upon denial
- 44-13-17 · Interest on delinquent payments
- 44-13-18 · Lien on real estate
- 44-13-19 · Supplemental returns
- 44-13-20 · Power to summon witnesses
- 44-13-21 · Service of summons
- 44-13-22 · Enforcement of summons
- 44-13-23 · Determination of tax without return
- 44-13-24 · Pecuniary penalty for failure to file return
- 44-13-25 · Pecuniary penalty for false return
- 44-13-26 · Collection of pecuniary penalties
- 44-13-27 · Examination of records and witnesses
- 44-13-28 · Penalty for violations by corporation
- 44-13-29 · Penalty for violations by individuals
- 44-13-30 · Penalty for failure to file return or statement
- 44-13-31 · Hearing on application by corporation
- 44-13-32 · Appeals
- 44-13-33 · Collection by writ of execution
- 44-13-34 · Severability
- 44-13-35 · Gross earnings exempt from the public service corporation tax
- 44-13-36 · Public service corporation tax included in utility rates