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PMAA Regulatory Report - January 8, 2014

*SUBJECT*:	*IRS - Federal Motor Fuel Excise Tax Rates*
*ISSUE*:	*2014 Federal Motor Fuel Excise Tax Rates*
*PMAA CONTACT*:	Mark S. Morgan, Regulatory Counsel - mmorgan@pmaa.org
*DATE*:	*January 8, 2014*

2014 FEDERAL MOTOR FUEL EXCISE TAX RATES

What’s New: The federal $1.00 per gallon biodiesel blender’s credit expired at midnight on December 31, 2013. Biodiesel blends created before midnight December 31, 2013 are still eligible for the credit upon a timely return made pursuant to established filing procedures. Biodiesel blends created after midnight December 31, 2013 are not eligible for the $1.00 per gallon credit. Currently, lawmakers are working to reinstate the biodiesel blender’s credit. Whether these efforts will be successful is not known at this point. However, in the event that Congress reinstates the biodiesel credit retroactive to January 1, blenders should continue to maintain detailed blending records. All other federal motor fuel excise tax rates remain the same as 2013 rates.

The following federal motor fuel excise tax rates apply for 2014:

Product	Rate*	Cents Per/Gal
Gasoline	$.184	18.4 cpg
Gasoline (removed for gasohol blending)	$.184	18.4 cpg
Alcohol (for use in downstream gasohol blending)	$.184	18.4 cpg
Aviation Gasoline	$.194	19.4 cpg

The volume of alcohol and biodiesel blended into gasoline or clear diesel are taxed at full federal rate.

Alcohol Blender’s Credit	(Expired 12/31/11)
Biodiesel Blender’s Credit	(Expired 12/31/13)

Diesel (clear)	$.244	24.4 cpg
Diesel (dyed)	$.001	1/10th cpg
Diesel (used in trains)(dyed)**	$.001	1/10th cpg
Diesel (removed for blending with biodiesel)	$.244	24.4 cpg
Biodiesel (removed for blending with diesel)	$.244	24.4 cpg

Kerosene (clear)	$.244	24.4 cpg
Kerosene (dyed)	$.001	1/10th cpg
Kerosene (clear - non-commercial aviation)***	$.219	21.9 cpg
Kerosene (clear - for use in non-taxable aviation)	$.001	1/10th cpg
Kerosene (clear - for use in commercial aviation)	$.044	4.4 cpg
Propane	$.183	18.3 cpg
Compressed Natural Gas	$.183	18.3 cpg
Liquefied Natural Gas	$.243	24.3 cpg

* Rates include the $.001 cpg federal Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) tax. The LUST tax is non-refundable.
**This tax is paid by the railroads, NOT by petroleum marketers.
*** Marketers pay $.244 cpg at the rack, user’s rate is $.219. Ultimate vendor claim is $.025 cpg. The ultimate vendor is the only party that can make the claim for 2.5 cpg. Ultimate vendor must have a certificate from the ultimate purchaser verifying the fuel is used for non-commercial aviation. Ultimate vendor must have an IRS 637 UA registration to file claim.

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