(a) Credit. – Every motor carrier subject to the tax levied by this Article is entitled to a credit for tax paid by the carrier on fuel purchased in the State. The amount of the credit is determined using the tax rate in effect under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-449.80 for the date the fuel is placed into the qualified motor vehicle. To obtain a credit, the motor carrier must furnish evidence satisfactory to the Secretary that the tax for which the credit is claimed has been paid.

(b) Refund. – If the amount of a credit to which a motor carrier is entitled for a quarter exceeds the motor carrier’s liability for that quarter, the excess is refundable in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-241.7 (1955, c. 823, s. 3; 1969, c. 600, s. 22; c. 1098; 1973, c. 476, s. 193; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1098; 1981, c. 690, s. 3; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 982, s. 17; 1987, c. 315; 1989, c. 692, s. 5.7; 1991, c. 182, s. 3; c. 487, s. 3; 1998-146, s. 1; 1999-337, s. 37; 2005-435, s. 3; 2007-491, s. 40; 2010-95, s. 26(a); 2016-5, s. 4.10(a); 2023-12, s. 3.10.)