Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 48.4061(a)-1. Imposition of tax; exclusion for light-duty trucks, etc.
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Cite as 26 CFR § 48.4061(a)-1
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- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued
- January 13, 1977 by T.D. 7461
- Last amended
- September 18, 1978 by T.D. 7566
- Length
- 4,964 words · about 22 min to read
- Defines
- 4 terms
- Cross-references
- cites 10 Code sections and 3 regulations; cited by 9
For purposes of this section, a sale of an automobile truck or bus, or a truck or bus trailer or semitrailer, shall be considered to be a sale of a chassis and of a body enumerated in this paragraph (a)(1).
| Percent | |
|---|---|
| (i) For articles sold during the period beginning on January 1, 1959, and ending on September 30, 1979 | 10 |
| (ii) For articles sold on or after October 1, 1979 | 5 |
Under the penalty of perjury, the undersigned certifies that he, or the ____________________________, (Name of purchaser if other than the undersigned) of which he is __________________ (Title), is in the business of ______________________ (State nature of business), and that the chassis and/or bodies covered by the accompanying order or contract for purchase from ____________________ (Name and address of seller) are purchased for (check One) ____ ☐ use, or for ☐ resale for use, as components of the following type or types of nonhighway vehicles:
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The undersigned understands that he must be prepared to establish by satisfactory evidence the actual use or disposition of such chassis or bodies and that, upon their use or disposition other than use as components of a nonhighway vehicle, he consents to be treated as the manufacturer of any such chassis or body purchased by him free of the tax imposed by section 4061(a).
The undersigned also understands that he and all guilty parties will, for use of this statement to willfully attempt to evade or defeat the tax imposed under section 4061, be subject, under section 7201, to a fine of not more than $10,000, or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.
The undersigned agrees to retain in his possession a copy of this statement for at least 3 years from its date.
(Signature) (Address)[T.D. 7461, 42 FR 2672, Jan. 13, 1977, as amended by T.D. 7461, 42 FR 5695, Jan. 31, 1977; T.D. 7566, 43 FR 41389, Sept. 18, 1978]
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Cross-references
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Code sections it cites
- § 4216 Definition of price
- § 4041 Imposition of tax
- § 4071 Imposition of tax
- § 4481 Imposition of tax
- § 6416 Certain taxes on sales and services
- § 6421 Gasoline used for certain nonhighway purposes, used by local transit systems, or sold for certain exempt purposes
- § 6424 Repealed
- § 6427 Fuels not used for taxable purposes
- § 7201 Attempt to evade or defeat tax
- § 6402 Authority to make credits or refunds
Regulations it cites
- § 48.4061(a)-5 Sale of automobile truck bodies and chassis.
- § 48.4061(a)-4 Parts or accessories sold on or in connection with chasis, bodies, etc.
- § 48.6416(a)-1 Claims for credit or refund of overpayments of taxes on special fuels and manufacturers taxes.
Cited by 9 other regulations
- § 41.4482(a)-1 Definition of highway motor vehicle.
- § 48.4061(a)-5 Sale of automobile truck bodies and chassis.
- § 48.4063-1 Tax-free sales of bodies to chassis manufacturers.
- § 48.4072-1 Definitions.
- § 48.4081-1 Taxable fuel; definitions.
- § 48.6412-1 Floor stocks credit or refund.
- § 48.6421-4 Meaning of terms.
- § 145.4051-1 Imposition of tax on heavy trucks and trailers sold at retail.
- § 145.4061-1 Application to manufacturers tax.
Amendment history
From the source citation at the end of the section, newest first. T.D. is a Treasury decision; FR is the Federal Register.
- Amended by T.D. 7566 (43 FR 41389)
- Amended by T.D. 7461 (42 FR 5695)
- Issued by T.D. 7461 (42 FR 2672)
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter D Miscellaneous excise taxes
- Part 48 Manufacturers and retailers excise taxes
- Subpart H Motor Vehicles, Tires, Tubes, Tread Rubber, and Taxable Fuel
- Motor vehicles
Nearby sections
- § 48.4052-1 Heavy trucks and trailers; certification requirement.
- § 48.4061(a)-1 Imposition of tax; exclusion for light-duty trucks, etc.
- § 48.4061(a)-2 Bonding of importers.
- § 48.4061(a)-3 Definitions.
- § 48.4061(a)-4 Parts or accessories sold on or in connection with chasis, bodies, etc.
- § 48.4061(a)-5 Sale of automobile truck bodies and chassis.