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KS Notice 10-0525 Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax 2010-05-25

When did Kansas stop collecting the environmental assurance fee in 2010?

Short answer: The Kansas Environmental Assurance Fee of $0.01 per gallon on all petroleum products ceased effective July 1, 2010, and was to remain off until further notice. The notice was directed to all Kansas Environmental Assurance Fee filers.

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Subsequent statutory amendments, regulation changes, court decisions, or later rulings may have changed the analysis. Treat this page as historical context, not current tax advice. Verify current law before relying on any specific rule, rate, or position mentioned here.
Disclaimer: This is an official Kansas Department of Revenue Notice: public guidance the Department issues to explain Kansas tax law, most often a newly enacted statute. It states the Department's general interpretation and administration of the law; it does not have the force of law and is not a private ruling issued to any one taxpayer. It reflects the statutes, regulations, and rates in effect on its issue date and may since have been amended or superseded by a later notice or law change, so confirm it is still current before relying on it. Kansas state and local sales and use taxes are administered centrally by the Department, so there is no self-collected home-rule city tax outside its scope. This summary is informational only and is not legal or tax advice.
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Plain-English summary

Kansas stopped the $0.01-per-gallon Environmental Assurance Fee on all petroleum products effective July 1, 2010. The Department said the fee would cease until further notice.

What this means for you

Environmental Assurance Fee filers were not to collect or remit that fee for periods beginning July 1, 2010 while the suspension remained in effect. Later notices may have resumed or changed the fee.

Common questions

Q: What was the fee amount before it ceased?
A: $0.01 per gallon.

Q: Did the notice give an end date for the pause?
A: No. It said the fee would cease until further notice.

Subject

Environmental Assurance Fee Ceased July 1, 2010

Source

Original ruling text

Notice
Notice Number:
Tax Type: Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax
Brief Description: Notice of Environmental Assurance Fee change.
Keywords:
Approval Date: 05/25/2010

Body:
KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
DIVISION OF TAXATION

                                               NOTICE

TO: All Kansas Environmental Assurance Fee Filers
DATE: May 25, 2010

This is to advise that effective July 1, 2010 the Environmental Assurance Fee of
$.01 per gallon on all petroleum products shall cease until further notice.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter or require additional
information, please contact this office at 785-368-8222 or write the Motor Fuel Tax
Section, Kansas Department of Revenue, 915 SW Harrison St, Topeka, Kansas
66625-8000.

Date Composed: 05/25/2010 Date Modified: 05/25/2010

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