Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-6-2.5-38

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • department: means the department of state revenue. See Indiana Code 6-6-2.5-7
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • special fuel: means all combustible gases and liquids that are:

    Indiana Code 6-6-2.5-22

  • supplier: means a person that imports or acquires immediately upon import into Indiana special fuel by pipeline or marine vessel from within a state, territory, or possession of the United States into a terminal or that imports special fuel into Indiana from a foreign country, or that produces, manufactures, or refines special fuel within Indiana, or that owns special fuel in the pipeline and terminal distribution system in Indiana, and is subject to the general taxing or police jurisdiction of Indiana, and in any case is also registered under Section 4101 of the Internal Revenue Code for transactions in taxable motor fuels in the bulk distribution system. See Indiana Code 6-6-2.5-23
   Sec. 38. The tax the supplier collects on the sale of special fuel belongs to the state. A supplier shall hold the money in trust for the state and for payment to the department as provided in this chapter. In the case of a corporation or partnership, each officer, employee, or member of the employer who is in that capacity is under a duty to collect the tax, and is personally liable for the tax, penalty, and interest.

As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.44.