KY watercraft fuel refund bonds.
$100 flat.
Kentucky lets a watercraft (marine) fuel seller claim a refund of the motor fuels tax on fuel sold for use in boats — and the Department of Revenue conditions that refund permit on a $1,000 surety bond under KRS 138.344 to 138.355. Ours is $100 flat, and this fixed bond issues fast.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Small fixed-amount tax bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application — no financials, no credit section.
Pay & e-sign
Fixed-amount bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the Department of Revenue
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your motor fuels watercraft refund permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Kentucky taxes gasoline and special fuels at the pump, then lets certain users claim a refund of that tax when the fuel is used off-highway — including fuel sold through a public boat dock for use in watercraft. To get a refund permit, the Department of Revenue requires a $1,000 surety bond under KRS 138.344 to 138.355.
The bond guarantees that the permit holder will faithfully comply with the refund statutes — and protects the state if a refund is claimed and paid that the permit holder was not entitled to. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Kentucky Department of Revenue (the obligee).
It is not insurance for you — if the Department recovers an improper refund against the bond, you repay the surety. For most marine fuel sellers the bond is a small, fixed formality that lets the refund money flow.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application collects no credit information, because this bond doesn't need one.
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Watercraft refund bond, issued today.
$100 flat, no credit review, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.