Section 6-2.5-3.5-19 - Collection of gasoline use tax(a) Except as provided in section 22 of this chapter, at the time of purchase or shipment of gasoline from a refiner or terminal operator to a distributor that is not a qualified distributor, the refiner or terminal operator shall collect and the distributor shall pay to the refiner or terminal operator the gasoline use tax in an amount determined under subsection (d).(b) At the time of purchase or shipment of gasoline from a qualified distributor to a retail merchant, the qualified distributor shall collect and the retail merchant shall pay to the qualified distributor the gasoline use tax in an amount determined under subsection (d).(c) If gasoline is delivered to a retail merchant for resale and the gasoline use tax in the amount determined under subsection (d) has not been paid on the gasoline, the refiner, terminal operator, or qualified distributor making the delivery shall pay to the department the gasoline use tax in an amount determined under subsection (d). For purposes of this chapter, a bulk plant is considered to be a retail merchant, except when the bulk plant is also a qualified distributor.(d) The amount of tax that must be paid under this section equals:(1) the gasoline use tax rate per gallon of gasoline, as determined by the department under section 15 of this chapter; multiplied by(2) the number of invoiced gallons purchased or shipped.(e) A purchaser or receiver of gasoline that purchases the gasoline at retail from a metered pump and makes a payment under this chapter is not subject to any liability to the state for the amount of the payment.Added by P.L. 227-2013, SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2014.