Section 6423 Of Article 4. Exemption Certificates From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 4.
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. (a) A purchaser certifying under subparagraph (B) of
paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 6011 or subparagraph (B)
of paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 6012 that he or she is
entitled to either a direct refund or credit against his or her
income tax for the federal excise tax paid shall do so in a form
prescribed by the board.
(b) If the purchaser provides the certificate referred to in
subdivision (a) and uses the fuel in a manner that does not entitle
the purchaser to a direct refund or credit against his or her income
tax for the federal excise tax paid or if the purchaser does not
receive such a refund or credit, the purchaser shall be liable for
sales or use tax measured by the amount of federal excise tax paid to
the extent the seller has not remitted sales or use tax measured by
that amount. The certificate shall relieve the seller from liability
for any sales or use tax due only if it is taken in good faith.
(c) Any person, including any officer or employee of a
corporation, who certifies under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of
subdivision (c) of Section 6011 or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4)
of subdivision (c) of Section 6012 that he or she is entitled to
either a direct refund or credit against his or her income tax for
the federal excise tax paid on fuel when that person knows at the
time of purchase that he or she shall not be entitled to the refund
or credit is liable to the state for the amount of sales or use tax
that would be due if he or she had not so certified. In addition to
the tax, interest, and other penalties, the person shall be liable to
the state for a penalty of 10 percent of the tax or five hundred
dollars ($500), whichever is greater, for purchases made for personal
gain or to evade payment of taxes.
(d) Any person, including any officer or employee of a
corporation, who, for the purpose of evading payment to the seller of
a portion of the tax applicable to the transaction, certifies under
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 6011
or subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section
6012 that he or she is entitled to either a direct refund or credit
against his or her income tax for the federal excise tax paid on fuel
when that person knows at the time of purchase that he or she is not
entitled to such a refund or credit is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable as provided in Section 7153.