Vermont § 3020 - Credits and refunds

§ 3020. Credits and refunds

• (a) Credits. (1) A user who purchased fuel within this State from a dealer or distributor upon which
  the user paid the tax at the time of purchase, or a user exempt from the payment of
  the tax under subsection 3003(d) of this title who purchased fuel within this State upon which the user paid tax at the time of
  purchase, shall be entitled to a credit equal to the amount of tax per gallon in effect
  when the fuel was purchased. When the amount of the credit to which any user is entitled
  for any reporting period exceeds the amount of the user’s tax for the same period,
  the excess shall be credited to the user’s tax account and the user shall be notified
  of the date and amount of the credit by mail. (2) If the Commissioner determines that a tax, penalty, interest, or fee required by this
  chapter has been paid more than once by a user, or has been illegally or erroneously
  collected or computed, the excess amount paid or collected shall be credited to the
  user’s tax account and the user shall be notified of the date and amount of the credit
  by mail. (3) A user who also sells or delivers fuel subject to the tax imposed by 32 V.S.A. chapter 233 upon which the tax imposed by this chapter has been paid shall be entitled to a credit
  equal to the amount of such tax paid pursuant to this chapter. When the amount of
  the credit to which any user is entitled for any reporting period exceeds the amount
  of the user’s tax for the same period, the excess shall be credited to the user’s
  tax account and the user shall be notified of the date and amount of the credit by
  mail. (4) Any credits in the user’s tax account shall be allowed as a credit against either
  the tax for which the user otherwise would be liable for in a succeeding reporting
  period or any registration fees assessed pursuant to chapter 35 of this title. (b) Refunds. A user may request, in writing by mail, a refund of any credits in the user’s tax
  account, but in no case may a user collect a refund requested more than 12 months
  following the date the amount was credited to the user’s tax account. (c) [Repealed.] (Added 1981, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1983, No. 44, § 4, eff. April 21, 1983; 1985, No. 58, § 5; 1987, No. 98, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1988; 1993, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1999, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2019, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. July 13, 2020; 2025, No. 66, § 26, eff. July 1, 2025.)