New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
PT-301
Residual Petroleum Product
(2/04)
Exemption Certificate
Purchasers and sellers: Read carefully before giving or accepting this certificate.
Purchaser: You must complete this certificate and give it to the seller. Please type or print.
Seller: Your sales are subject to the applicable tax on residual petroleum product unless the purchaser gives you a properly completed
certificate no later than 90 days after delivery of the product sold. Keep this certificate for at least three years.
Name of seller
Name of purchaser
Street address
Street address
City
State
ZIP code
City
State
ZIP code
Seller’s certificate of authority number
Purchaser’s certificate of authority number
NYS residual petroleum product business registration number
NYS residual petroleum product business registration number (if applicable)
Check the applicable box:
Single-purchase certificate
Date of delivery
Invoice or delivery ticket number
Gallons purchased
Blanket certificate — will be considered part of any order given to you and will remain in force until revoked by written notice.
Check the applicable box:
I certify that I am currently registered with the state of New York as a residual petroleum product business and that the residual petroleum
product being purchased will be resold by me (exempt from the petroleum business tax and the state and local retail sales taxes).
I certify that I am currently registered with the state of New York as a residual petroleum product business and that the residual
petroleum product being purchased is for use by me as an electric corporation for the production of electricity for sale (exempt from the
petroleum business tax and the state and local retail sales taxes, but not exempt from the local sales tax if the product is delivered in
New York City).
I certify that I am purchasing residual petroleum product from you and that such product will be consumed by me as bunker fuel in my
vessels (exempt from the petroleum business tax).
I further certify that these vessels are engaged in interstate or foreign commerce (exempt from the petroleum business tax and the
state and local retail sales taxes).
Signature of purchaser or authorized representative
Title
Date
Sign
Here
Any person who attempts to use this certificate to evade the tax on residual petroleum product will be subject to penalties as provided by the
New York State Tax Law. Under sections 1812-f and 1817(m), this person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; however, if the tax liability evaded
is equal to or greater than $1,000, such person would be guilty of a class E felony.
General information
This certificate is to be used only by purchasers claiming exemption from
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the petroleum business tax and sales tax on purchases of residual
petroleum product by registered residual petroleum product businesses for
Internet access:
resale, by electric corporations with a direct pay permit for the production of
(for information, forms, and publications)
electricity for sale, or by consumers for use as bunker fuel in vessels.
Fax-on-demand forms: 1 800 748-3676
Electric corporations are those subject to the supervision of the
Department of Public Service and defined in section 2(13) of the Public
Business Tax Information Center:
1 800 972-1233
Service Law.
From areas outside the U.S. and outside Canada:
(518) 485-6800
When this certificate is properly completed and presented to a registered
Hearing and speech impaired (telecommunications device for the deaf
residual petroleum product business, the seller may exclude from the sale
(TDD) callers only): 1 800 634-2110
the tax(es) indicated above. Accordingly, the seller shall exclude any
residual petroleum product sold above from the petroleum business tax
imposed under Article 13-A of the New York State Tax Law.