You may be eligible to claim a credit on your income tax return for federal excise tax on certain fuels. You may also be eligible to claim a quarterly refund of the fuel taxes during the year, instead of waiting to claim a credit on your income tax return.

Whether you can claim a credit or refund depends on the kind of fuel you purchased, whether it was taxed, and the purpose (nontaxable use) for which you used the fuel. The nontaxable uses of fuel for which a farmer may claim a credit or refund are generally the following.

• Use on a farm for farming purposes.
• Off-highway business use.
• Uses other than as a fuel in a propulsion engine, such as home use.

Table 18-1 presents an overview of credits and refunds that may be claimed for fuels used for the nontaxable uses listed above. See Publication 378 for information about credits and refunds for fuels used for nontaxable uses not discussed in this chapter.

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