TN petroleum & fuels tax bonds.
1% of bond amount, $100 min. Enter your amount.
The bond the Tennessee Department of Revenue requires from anyone licensed to deal in, transport, or use petroleum products or alternative fuels. It secures the fuel tax you collect or owe under T.C.A. 67-3-609 — the premium is 1% of your bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information.
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No underwriting queue for the standard fuel tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the state required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information, so most bonds issue as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick underwriter review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond on the Department’s Petroleum Products and Alternative Fuels Bond form with your license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fuel tax bond actually covers
Tennessee taxes petroleum products and alternative fuels under the Petroleum Products and Alternative Fuels Tax Law (T.C.A. Title 67, Chapter 3). Anyone applying to deal in, transport, or use those fuels must give the Department of Revenue a bond securing the tax, interest, and fees that arise under the chapter.
The bond amount is the greater of $1,000 or three times the tax required to be paid monthly by the licensee. The Commissioner can require an increase if needed to safeguard state revenue, but the bond may never exceed $1,000,000. The amount on your notice reflects your expected monthly volume.
The bond stands behind the fuel tax you collect or 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 Department set, with premiums from $100 and no credit information collected on the application, on the Department’s bond form.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department of Revenue set — most bonds are issued instantly, ready to file.
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Fuel tax bond, issued today.
1% of your bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount the state required and file the same day.