NOTICE OF CHANGE OF PREPAID GASOLINE SALES TAX RATE

(Replaces RAB 1991-6)

RAB-94-4. This bulletin announces the change to 5.4 cents per gallon in the prepaid gasoline tax rate, effective May 1, 1994.

Section 6a of the General Sales Tax Act, MCL 205.56a; MSA 7.527(1), provides that the rate of prepaid gasoline sales tax shall be determined every six months by the Michigan Department of Treasury unless the Department certifies that the change in the statewide average retail price of a gallon of self-serve unleaded regular gasoline has been less than 10 percent during the six-month period. The rate shall be determined not less than annually.

Effective May 1, 1994, the new rate is 5.4 cents per gallon. This change is necessitated by the increase in the general sales tax rate from 4% to 6%.

The prepayment on all first sales by refiners and terminal operators must be at this new rate. Imported gasoline is also subject to the new rate.

All taxpayers must use the actual rate paid by or charged to them when invoicing other wholesale customers or when taking credit with their sales or gasoline tax returns.

The change in the rate for prepaid gasoline sales tax does not affect the environmental protection regulatory fee which remains at 7/8 of 1 cent per gallon.