Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Credit
2001
ARIZONA FORM
313
For the calendar year 2001. Fiscal year taxpayers with taxable years ending during 2001 must use the 2000
Form 313 to compute the AFV credit. No AFV credit (except for carryovers from taxable years 1999 and
prior) is allowed for taxable years ending after December 31, 2001.
Attach to your return and mail to
Arizona Department of Revenue, P.O. Box 29206, Phoenix, AZ, 85038-9206
Name(s) as shown on Form 140, 140PY, 140NR, 140X, 120, 120A, 120S, 120X or 165
Your Social Security Number or Federal Employer ID Number
Do not use this form to claim a credit or a credit carryover for a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV). Use Form 328 to claim a credit or a credit
carryover for a NEV.
NOTE: There may be a compliance audit when the department processes this credit form. This will cause a longer than normal processing time for your return.
Part I
Credit Eligibility
Only individuals, corporations, and S corporations may take this credit. A partnership may pass this credit through to its partners. An estate or a trust cannot take
this credit. To be eligible for a tax credit, all of the following must apply:
• The taxpayer must have placed the order to lease, purchase and/or convert the vehicle before October 20, 2000. Purchases made, orders placed, or
contracts entered into after October 19, 2000 are not eligible for a tax credit.
• The taxpayer must have fi led Arizona Form, Notice of Intent to Claim Alternative Fuel Tax Credit or Opt Out Payment, to the Offi ce of Alternative Fuel
Recovery/Department of Revenue by January 2, 2001.
• The taxpayer must have paid in full for the vehicle before December 1, 2000.
• The taxpayer must apply for a grant from the Arizona Department of Commerce/Department of Revenue before claiming a credit for an AFV. In the case
of a leased vehicle, the lessee must apply for a grant unless the lessee is a governmental agency. The lessee must apply for a grant if the lessee
and lessor are sharing the credit.
• The vehicle must be registered in Arizona for 36 months.
• The taxpayer cannot transfer the vehicle to any person, other than a member of the taxpayer’s immediate family or a person who resides in the same
household as the taxpayer, for 36 months after the initial registration of the vehicle as an AFV.
• If the vehicle is a bi-fuel vehicle that operates on liquefi ed petroleum gas, the vehicle must use liquefi ed petroleum gas for at least 50% of the fuel used in the
vehicle for 36 months from the date the vehicle was initially registered as an AFV. For the fi rst 12 months, the vehicle must use liquefi ed petroleum gas for
at least 50% of the fuel used in the vehicle. For months 13 through 24, the vehicle must use liquefi ed petroleum gas for at least 50% of the fuel used in the
vehicle. For months 25 through 36, the vehicle must use liquefi ed petroleum gas for at least 50% of the fuel used in the vehicle.
• If the vehicle is a bi-fuel vehicle that operates on compressed natural gas (CNG), the vehicle must use a certain percentage of CNG for at least 36 months
from the date the vehicle was initially registered as an AFV. The vehicle must use at least 25% CNG during the fi rst 12 months. During months 13 through
24, the vehicle must use at least 33 1/3% CNG. During months 25 through 36, the vehicle must use at least 50% CNG.
• The vehicle must comply with the emissions inspection requirements for alternative fuel vehicles prescribed in Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 49, Chapter 3,
Article 5, for a period of 36 months. Contact the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality for vehicle emissions requirements in your area.
Part II
Credit Intent Notice
Yes
No
1 Did you fi le Arizona Form, Notice of Intent to Claim Alternative Fuel Tax Credit or Opt Out Payment, to the Offi ce of Alternative Fuel
Recovery/Department of Revenue by January 2, 2001?....................................................................................................................
If you did not fi le this form by January 2, 2001, you may complete Form 313 and attach an explanation of why you did not fi le the
intent form by the deadline. For more information, see page 3 of the instructions.
Part III
Grant Information
Yes
No
2 Have you applied for a grant from the Arizona Department of Commerce/Department of Revenue for each vehicle for which a
credit is claimed? ................................................................................................................................................................................
If you checked “No”, STOP; you do not qualify. You must apply for a grant from the Arizona Department of Commerce/
Department of Revenue before you can claim an AFV credit. In the case of a leased vehicle, the lessee must apply for a grant
from the Arizona Department of Commerce/Department of Revenue before the lessee or the lessor can claim an AFV credit
unless the lessee is a governmental agency.
Verifi -
Grant Affi davit cation
3 If you checked “Yes”, did you receive an affi davit, a notice, or in the case of a leased vehicle, an AFV Verifi cation? .......................
If you did not receive an affi davit, a notice, or in the case of a leased vehicle, an AFV Verifi cation, STOP; you do not qualify. If the
vehicle is not a leased vehicle and you received an affi davit or a notice, complete Form 313 and attach a copy of that affi davit or
notice to Form 313. If the vehicle is a leased vehicle and you received an AFV Verifi cation from the Arizona Department of
Commerce/Department of Revenue, complete Form 313 and attach a copy of the AFV Verifi cation to Form 313.
Yes
No
4 If the vehicle is a leased vehicle, has the lessor applied for a grant?.................................................................................................
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