[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 26, Volume 16]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 26CFR48.4082-7]

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                       TITLE 26--INTERNAL REVENUE
 
    CHAPTER I--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
PART 48_MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS EXCISE TAXES--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart H_Motor Vehicles, Tires, Tubes, Tread Rubber, and Taxable Fuel
 
Sec. 48.4082-7  Kerosene; exemption for feedstock purposes.

    (a) Overview. This section prescribes the conditions under which tax 
does not apply to the removal or entry of kerosene for use for a 
feedstock purpose.
    (b) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this section:
    Feedstock purpose means the use of kerosene for nonfuel purposes in 
the manufacture or production of any substance other than gasoline, 
diesel fuel, or special fuels referred to in section 4041. Thus, for 
example, kerosene is used for a feedstock purpose when it is used as an 
ingredient in the production of paint and is not used for a feedstock 
purpose when it is used to power machinery at a factory where paint is 
produced.
    Feedstock user means a person that uses kerosene for a feedstock 
purpose.
    Registered feedstock user means a feedstock user that is--
    (1) Registered under section 4101 as a feedstock user; or
    (2) With respect to removals and entries before October 1, 2000, a 
taxable fuel registrant.
    (c) Exemption for removals and entries. Tax is not imposed on the 
removal or entry of kerosene if--
    (1) The person otherwise liable for tax is a taxable fuel 
registrant;
    (2) In the case of a removal from a terminal, the terminal is an 
approved terminal; and
    (3)(i) The person otherwise liable for tax uses the kerosene for a 
feedstock purpose; or
    (ii) The kerosene is sold for use by the buyer for a feedstock 
purpose and, at the time of the sale, the person otherwise liable for 
tax has an unexpired certificate (described in paragraph (e) of this 
section) from the buyer and has no reason to believe any information in 
the certificate is false.
    (d) Later sale--(1) In general. Paragraph (c) of this section does 
not apply with respect to kerosene that is sold as described in 
paragraph (c)(3)(ii) of this section if the buyer in that sale (the 
certifying buyer) sells the kerosene.
    (2) Imposition of tax; liability for tax. Notwithstanding Sec. Sec. 
48.4081-2 and 48.4081-3, in any case in which paragraph (d)(1) of this 
section applies, tax with respect to that kerosene is imposed at the 
time of the sale by the certifying buyer and the certifying buyer is 
liable for the tax.
    (3) Rate of tax. For the rate of tax, see section 4081.
    (e) Certificate--(1) In general. The certificate described in this 
paragraph (e) is a statement by a buyer that is signed under penalties 
of perjury by a person with authority to bind the buyer, is in 
substantially the same form as the model certificate provided in 
paragraph (e)(2) of this section, and contains all information necessary 
to complete the model certificate. A new certificate or notice that the 
current certificate is invalid must be given if any information in the 
current certificate changes. The certificate may be included as part of 
any business records normally used to document a sale. The certificate 
expires on the earliest of the following dates:
    (i) The date one year after the effective date of the certificate 
(which may be no earlier than the date it is signed).
    (ii) The date the buyer provides the seller a new certificate or 
notice that the current certificate is invalid.
    (iii) The date the seller is notified by the Internal Revenue 
Service or the buyer that the buyer's registration has been revoked or 
suspended.
    (2) Model certificate.

                CERTIFICATE OF REGISTERED FEEDSTOCK USER

(To support tax-free removals and entries of kerosene under section 4082 
                     of the Internal Revenue Code.)

----------(Buyer) certifies the following
Name of Buyer

    under penalties of perjury:
    Buyer is a registered feedstock user with registration number ------
--. Buyer's registration has not been revoked or suspended.
    The kerosene to which this certificate applies will be used by Buyer 
for a feedstock purpose.
    This certificate applies to -------- percent of Buyer's purchases 
from ------------------------ (name, address, and employer 
identification number of seller as follows (complete as applicable):
    1. A single purchase on invoice or delivery ticket number ----------
--.
    2. All purchases between ------------ (effective date) and --------
---- (expiration date)

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(period not to exceed one year after the effective date) under account 
or order number(s) ------------. If this certificate applies only to 
Buyer's purchases for certain locations, check here -------- and list 
the locations.

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

    If Buyer sells the kerosene to which this certificate relates, Buyer 
will be liable for tax on that sale.
    Buyer will provide a new certificate to the seller if any 
information in this certificate changes.
    If Buyer violates the terms of this certificate, the Internal 
Revenue Service may revoke Buyer's registration.
    Buyer understands that the fraudulent use of this certificate may 
subject Buyer and all parties making any fraudulent use of this 
certificate to a fine or imprisonment, or both, together with the costs 
of prosecution.

________________________________________________________________________
Printed or typed name of person signing
________________________________________________________________________
Title of person signing
________________________________________________________________________
Employer identification number
________________________________________________________________________
Address of Buyer
________________________________________________________________________
Signature and date signed
________________________________________________________________________

    (f) Effective date. This section is applicable after March 30, 2000, 
except that paragraph (d) of this section is applicable after June 30, 
2000.

[T.D. 8879, 65 FR 17158, Mar. 31, 2000]