Connecticut special fuel distributor bonds.
From $100.
The tax bond a Connecticut special fuel (diesel) distributor files with the Department of Revenue Services on Form OR-131, guaranteeing the fuels tax you collect and owe. The DRS sets the amount, and the premium is 0.75% of that bond amount, $100 minimum — enter your figure and see the exact price at the application.
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How much does a Connecticut special fuel distributor bond cost?
0.75% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard fuel tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the DRS. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the state required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No waiting for most applicants — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the DRS
Submit the executed bond on Form OR-131 to satisfy the Department of Revenue Services. CT fuel bonds run on the July 1–June 30 bond year, so most distributors file the new bond by mid-June.
What it is and who needs it.
What the special fuel bond actually covers
Connecticut taxes special fuels — diesel and similar fuels not taxed as motor vehicle gasoline — under Title 12, Chapter 221, administered by the Department of Revenue Services. A licensed distributor must post a surety bond standing behind the fuels tax it collects and remits.
The bond is filed on Form OR-131, the DRS surety tax bond, and the amount is set by the DRS — generally scaled to your tax liability so larger distributors post larger bonds. Connecticut runs its fuel bonds on a July 1 through June 30 bond year, and a new bond is typically filed each spring.
The bond guarantees payment of the tax, interest, and penalties you owe — if you fail to remit, the state can recover against it, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the DRS set, priced at 0.75% of that amount, $100 minimum, on Form OR-131. No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, June 30, in the year your term ends.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the DRS. Submit the executed bond on Form OR-131 to satisfy the Department of Revenue Services. CT fuel bonds run on the July 1–June 30 bond year, so most distributors file the new bond by mid-June.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.75% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the DRS set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Special fuel bond, issued today.
From $100. Enter the amount the DRS required and file the same day.