NY motor fuel distributor bonds.
3% flat. $275 minimum.
The bond the Department of Taxation and Finance requires before it registers you as a distributor of motor fuel or diesel motor fuel. It secures the fuel taxes you collect. The Tax Department sets the amount — we charge a flat 3% of it, $275 minimum.
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This form has no credit-check section, so most applications move straight through. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details and the bond amount the Tax Department set on your registration notice. That is the application — there is no credit-check section on this form.
Issued without a credit pull
Because this form carries no credit-check section, most distributor bonds issue quickly once you pay. Larger penal sums may get a quick underwriter review — these bonds can run well into six figures.
File with the Tax Department
Submit the executed bond with your distributor registration to the Department of Taxation and Finance. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. The amount is whatever the Tax Department fixed for you — these bonds are often large, so the premium scales with it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the distributor bond actually covers
New York requires anyone registering as a distributor of motor fuel or diesel motor fuel to file a surety bond with the Department of Taxation and Finance. It guarantees you will pay the fuel taxes you are responsible for — the motor fuel and diesel excise under Tax Law Article 12-A, the petroleum business tax under Article 13-A, and the related sales and use taxes under Articles 28 and 29.
The Tax Department sets the penal sum — it is not a fixed figure. The bond commonly starts at $50,000 and is set in proportion to your estimated tax liability, typically around three months' worth, so high-volume distributors carry much larger amounts. Enter the figure on your Tax Department notice and the quote updates.
This particular form carries no credit-check section, so most applications move through quickly. We charge a flat 3% of whatever amount the state set, with a $275 minimum — larger penal sums simply scale the premium up.
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Submit the application with the amount the Tax Department set. This form has no credit pull, so most distributor bonds issue quickly — larger amounts may get a brief review.
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Five-minute application, no credit-check section, 3% flat of the amount the Tax Department set — $275 minimum. File with the Department of Taxation and Finance.