Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 2.djvu/817

 PUBLIC LAW 97-424—JAN. 6, 1983

96 STAT. 2179

(c) CLARIFICATION OF TRAILERS CUSTOMARILY USED IN CONNECTION WITH HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLES.—

(1) Subsection (c) of section 4482 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(5) CUSTOMARY USE.—A semitrailer or trailer shall be treated as customarily used in connection with a highway motor vehicle if such vehicle is equipped to tow such semitrailer or trailer." (2) The heading for subsection (c) of section 4482 is amended by inserting "AND SPECIAL RULE" after "DEFINITIONS".

26 USC 4482.

(d) PRORATION OF TAX WHERE VEHICLE DESTROYED.—Subsection (c)

of section 4481 (relating to proration of tax) is amended to read as follows: "(c) PRORATION OF TAX.— "(1) WHERE FIRST USE OCCURS AFTER FIRST MONTH.—If in

26 USC 4481.

any

taxable period the first use of the highway motor vehicle is after the first month in such period, the tax shall be reckoned proportionately from the first day of the month in which such use occurs to and including the last day in such taxable period. "(2) WHERE VEHICLE DESTROYED OR STOLEN.—

"(A) IN GENERAL.—If in any taxable period a highway motor vehicle is destroyed or stolen before the first day of the last month in such period and not subsequently used during such taxable period, the tax shall be reckoned proportionately from the first day of the month in such period in which the first use of such highway motor vehicle occurs to and including the last day of the month in which such highway motor vehicle was destroyed or stolen. "(B) DESTROYED.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), a highway motor vehicle is destroyed if such vehicle is damaged by reason of an accident or other casualty to such an extent that it is not economic to rebuild." (e) SPECIAL RULE FOR TAXABLE PERIOD IN WHICH TERMINATION DATE OCCURS.—Section 4482 is amended by adding at the end

26 USC 4482.

thereof the following new subsection: "(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR TAXABLE PERIOD IN WHICH TERMINATION DATE OCCURS.—In the case of the taxable period which ends on

September 30, 1988, the amount of the tax imposed by section 4481 with respect to any highway motor vehicle shall be determined by reducing each dollar amount in the table contained in section 4481(a) by 75 percent." (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 1984. (2) SPECIAL RULE IN THE CASE OF CERTAIN OWNER-OPERATORS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a small owner-operator, paragraph (1) of this subsection and paragraph (2) of section 4481(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (as added by this section) shall be applied by substituting for each date contained in such paragraphs a date which is 1 year after the date so contained. (B) SMALL OWNER-OPERATOR.—For purposes of this paragraph, the term "small owner-operator" means any person who owns and operates at any time during the taxable period no more than 5 highway motor vehicles with respect to which a tax is imposed by section 4481 of such Code for such taxable period.

Ante, p. 2177. 26 USC 4481

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