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Information for entities that are or will be exporting fuel from Alberta.
Starting April 1, 2022, Albertans will not pay the provincial fuel tax, including for the following:
Albertans will see these savings at the pump.
The government will review the collection of the fuel tax on a quarterly basis and, if required, consider reinstating collection in stages. The government will not start to reinstate collection before July 1.
For additional information including how fuel sellers can apply for a refund of fuel tax on eligible fuel inventories, see Fuel tax inventory declaration and Special Notice Vol. 4 No. 44 – Alberta Fuel Tax Relief (March 23, 2022).
Generally, no Alberta fuel tax is payable when fuel is exported from Alberta in bulk. Except for sales of fuel discussed in “sales destined for export” below, all exporters are required under the Fuel Tax Act to register, regardless of whether they acquire the fuel tax-in or exempt from tax at the time of purchase.
The following conditions must be met for the sale of fuel destined for export from Alberta to be sold exempt of fuel tax at the time of sale:
Fuel tax is to be charged on all purchases when fuel is not purchased from a full direct remitter and exported from Alberta. The purchaser may apply for a refund of the fuel tax paid on volumes exported from Alberta.
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A claim for a refund of tax paid on fuel exported from Alberta must be received by TRA not later than 3 years from the end of the year in which the export occurred. The claim is filed on a monthly basis as needed.
Log in to your TRA Client Self-Service (TRACS) account and select "File a Return/Claim".
Claims can be filed online either by:
or
For more information about filing using the XML file upload process, see XML Upload Requirements for Submitting Fuel Tax Returns and Claims.
Complete the following forms:
For an instructional video, see TRACS videos.
Tax and Revenue Administration (TRA) is no longer processing phone or email requests for basic account information.
Account owners or their representatives can access most of the information related to their account in Tax and Revenue Administration Client Self-Service (TRACS) portal.
TRACS is a secure online system for authorized Tax and Revenue Administration (TRA) clients to conveniently conduct business with TRA. You can do the following tasks in TRACS:
For more details, instructional videos and to log in to your TRACS account, see TRACS information.
An individual with proper authorization for the business may consent to the release of confidential information about account(s) with TRA to a specific firm and/or individual.
An individual with proper authorization for the business includes a(n):
The representative must enter the PIN and account number to access TRACS account. See How to access TRACS for instructions.
These documents discuss procedural matters and administrative policies and practices for programs administered by TRA. They are updated as necessary and a revision number assigned.
These documents are used to announce changes to the legislation administered by TRA, or changes to administrative policies and practices carried out by TRA. These notices are time-specific, and meant to be transitory in nature. The information may eventually be incorporated into other publications, such as information circulars or web content.
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