Recent Developments in Indiana Taxation - I.U. School of Law ...
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2007] TAX LAW 1145<br />
biodiesel and blended biodiesel are not alternative fuels. 429<br />
I.C. § 6-6-2.5-1.5 (effective July 1, 2006) was amended to def<strong>in</strong>e biodiesel<br />
as a renewable, biodegradable, mono alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel derived<br />
from agricultural plant oils or animal fats that meets American Society for<br />
Test<strong>in</strong>g and Materials specifications D6751-03a Standard Specification for<br />
Biodiesel Fuel (B100) Blend Stock for Distillate Fuels, as well as other fuels <strong>of</strong><br />
the same derivation capable <strong>of</strong> use <strong>in</strong> the generation <strong>of</strong> power for the propulsion<br />
430<br />
<strong>of</strong> a motor vehicle, airplane or motorboat. This section also def<strong>in</strong>ed blended<br />
biodiesel to be a blend <strong>of</strong> biodiesel with petroleum diesel fuel so that the volume<br />
percentage <strong>of</strong> biodiesel <strong>in</strong> the blend is at least 2%. 431<br />
I.C. § 6-6-2.5-3 (effective July 1, 2006) was amended so that the term<br />
blend<strong>in</strong>g does not <strong>in</strong>clude biodiesel or blended biodiesel. 432<br />
I.C. § 6-6-2.5-22 (effective July 1, 2006) was amended so that biodiesel and<br />
blended biodiesel are <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the def<strong>in</strong>ition <strong>of</strong> special fuel. 433<br />
I.C. § 6-6-2.5-72 (effective July 1, 2006) was added to provide that the<br />
adm<strong>in</strong>istrator may require special fuel tax reports to be filed <strong>in</strong> an electronic<br />
format. 434<br />
I.C. § 6-6-4.1-4.8 (effective July 1, 2006) was amended to provide that <strong>in</strong><br />
order to claim a proportional use credit for motor carrier fuel use taxes, the claim<br />
for the credit must be filed by the due date <strong>of</strong> the quarterly return for which the<br />
credit is be<strong>in</strong>g claimed. 435<br />
7. Tax Adm<strong>in</strong>istration.—I.C. § 6-8.1-1-1 (effective July 1, 2006) was<br />
amended so that the utility services use tax is considered a listed tax-for tax<br />
adm<strong>in</strong>istration purposes. 436<br />
437<br />
I.C. § 6-8.1-3-18 (effective July 1, 2006) was repealed. The section gave<br />
DOR employees full police powers to enforce the charity gam<strong>in</strong>g statutes.<br />
I.C. § 6-8.1-4-4 (effective July 1, 2006) was amended to give the<br />
commissioner <strong>of</strong> the DOR the authority to deny any applications submitted by an<br />
operator <strong>of</strong> a commercial motor vehicle if the person has failed to file all returns<br />
and pay all taxes. 439<br />
I.C. § 6-8.1-8-2 (effective January 1, 2007) was amended to require the DOR<br />
to state on a demand notice the statutory authority for the DOR to levy aga<strong>in</strong>st<br />
429. 2006 Ind. Legis. Serv. P.L. 122-2006 (S.E.A. 353) § 19 (West).<br />
430. Id. § 20.<br />
431. Id.<br />
432. Id. § 21.<br />
433. Id. § 22.<br />
434. 2006 Ind. Legis. Serv. P.L. 176-2006 (H.E.A. 1214) § 4 (West).<br />
435. Id. § 5.<br />
436. 2006 Ind. Legis. Serv. P.L. 162-2006 (H.E.A. 1001) § 35 (West).<br />
437. 2006 Ind. Legis. Serv. P.L. 91-2006 (S.E.A. 100) § 15 (West).<br />
438. IND. CODE § 6-8.1-3-18 (2006), repealed by 2006 Ind. Legis. Serv. P.L. 91-2006 (S.E.A.<br />
100) § 15 (West).<br />
439. 2006 Ind. Legis. Serv. P.L. 176-2006 (H.E.A. 1214) § 6 (West).<br />
438