57-43.1-16. Monthly report by refiner, supplier, distributor, importer, or exporter required

57-43.1-16. Monthly report by refiner, supplier, distributor, importer, or exporter required. 1. A refiner, supplier, distributor, importer, or exporter shall file a monthly report with the commissioner no later than the twenty-fifth day of each calendar month covering motor vehicle fuel sold and used during the preceding calendar month. When the twenty-fifth day of the calendar month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the due date is the first working day after the Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. When the report is filed by mail, the report is timely if the envelope containing the report is postmarked by the United States postal service or other postal carrier service before midnight of the due date. The tax commissioner may, upon request and for good cause shown, grant an extension of time to file a report not to exceed thirty days. 2. The report to the commissioner must be on a form prescribed and furnished by the commissioner. The commissioner may require that all or part of the report be submitted in an electronic format approved by the commissioner, provided the person required to file the report is able to use an electronic format. The report must contain the information as required by the commissioner, including: a. A detailed schedule of motor vehicle fuel refined, purchased, imported, and exported. b. A detailed schedule of motor vehicle fuel sold to a person eligible to purchase the motor vehicle fuel without the tax imposed by this chapter. c. A detailed schedule of motor vehicle fuel sold tax-paid for resale, including a list of persons who purchased the motor vehicle fuel for resale. d. The total number of gallons of motor vehicle fuel sold and used subject to the tax imposed by this chapter. e. The number of gallons of motor vehicle fuel sold tax-exempt to a qualified consumer. f. The number of gallons of motor vehicle fuel in physical inventory at the beginning of the calendar month, the number of gallons in physical inventory at the close of the calendar month, and any gains or losses experienced. 3. The report must be signed by the taxpayer to be valid and must contain a written declaration that it is made and subscribed under penalties of perjury. 4. The tax commissioner may prescribe alternative methods for signing, subscribing, or verifying a return filed by electronic means, including telecommunications, that shall have the same validity and consequence as the actual signature and written declaration for a paper return.