701—261.2(452A) Tax rates—time tax attaches—responsible party—payment of the tax. See 701—subrule 260.2(1) for tax rates. The excise tax on L.P.G. attaches when the special fuel is placed in a fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle. The excise tax on C.N.G. and L.N.G. attaches at the time of delivery into equipment for compressing the gas for subsequent delivery into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle.
	261.2(1) The person responsible for the tax must collect the tax from the purchaser and remit the tax to the department. The person responsible for the tax is:
	a. 	The licensed L.P.G., L.N.G., or C.N.G. dealer, or
	b. 	The licensed L.P.G., L.N.G., or C.N.G. user.
	261.2(2) The person responsible for placing L.P.G. into the fuel supply tank of a vehicle and the person responsible for placing C.N.G. or L.N.G. into compressing equipment must hold a license as a dealer or user as defined in Iowa Code section 452A.4.
	261.2(3) The return and tax are due no later than the last day of the month following the month the L.P.G. was placed in a vehicle or C.N.G. or L.N.G. was placed into compressing equipment. The tax must be remitted by means of electronic funds transfer, unless the licensee can show that this method of payment would cause undue hardship on the licensee. The return must be remitted by means of electronic transmission.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 452A.8.
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