KY special fuels dealer bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
A Kentucky special fuels dealer receives and sells special fuels (diesel and similar) and remits the motor fuels tax to the Department of Revenue. The Department can require a bond standing behind that tax as a condition of the dealer license, under KRS 138.220 et seq. The premium on the amount the Department set is 0.75% of that bond amount, with a $100 minimum — your exact price appears in the on-page calculator as soon as you enter the Department's figure.
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No underwriting queue for the standard special fuels bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
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Your business details, the bond amount the Department set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
The application collects no credit information, so most applicants are approved and the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your special fuels dealer license. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the special fuels bond actually covers
Kentucky imposes the motor fuels tax under KRS 138.220, and the dealer who receives the gasoline or special fuel is the party who pays that tax to the State Treasurer. A special fuels dealer handles diesel and similar fuels, and the Department of Revenue administers the tax under KRS 138.210 to 138.490.
Because the dealer collects and owes the tax, the Department can require a bond, line of credit, or compensating-balance account as financial security tied to the license. When a surety bond is the chosen form, it guarantees the dealer will remit the special fuels tax it owes.
If a dealer fails to remit, the Department can recover the tax against the bond — and if the surety pays, the dealer repays the surety. The amount is set by the Department, generally in proportion to your tax liability; enter that figure and pricing reflects it at 0.75% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.
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One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Premiums from $100. Enter the amount the Department set and file the same day.