I snipped the message because I didn't want to embarass anyone. I only snipped the part that described the name of the organization in question, not changing anything from World Energy. I got the message from the Massachusetts Dept. of Energy, who had assumed that it was the Chewonki Foundation that was being described. As it turned out, this assumption was incorrect. World Energy has not provided any followup describing who they were referring to. There is no other known entity in Maine that fits the description. Are we starting to see a pattern here?
Tom Leue In a message dated 11/23/02 4:07:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Hi Mark It's a bit confused-confusing. Tom Leue (Homestead, Yellow Biodiesel) posted the original message, it was quite badly snipped and you couldn't tell who'd said what. I don't know where Tom got it from - well, World Energy, but I didn't see anything about it at their website, so it would have been an email from someone there I suppose. Here it is again: >Here is a communication from World Energy about government actions against >one of the few biodiesel producers in the Northeast. Be forwarned. > >Snip> >We run into a lot of small producers who are trying to do the right thing, >but I would be remiss if I did not warn about the severity of cutting corners >from an IRS or EPA standpoint. > >Any biodiesel producer or seller needs to understand that any biodiesel used >(not sold)as fuel in an on-road vehicle is subject to on-road tax. We have a >number of producers around the country who do not want to deal with the tax, >and sell it tax exempt. This fuel does often end up in peoples vehicles. Just >as you and I pay tax at the pump, it is the user who is ultimately >responsible for road tax. > >We just had a small producer in another state in a similar situation. They >own a number of diesel vehicles and have been using it for about a year. They >were just hit with bill for $0.31/gallon State excise tax plus penalties and >interest for every gallon they have produced. In addition, since the fuel was >used in on-road vehicles, the Federal Government can (and most likely will) >fine up to $10.00/gallon for every gallon used. The organization in Maine is >a non-profit agency and is therefore tax exempt. They also do not sell any >fuel to te outside world. > >Many of these small producers are yet to realize how sad the ending may be. I >don't mean to sound rude or abrupt, but the tax consequences can be quite >severe. I have already seen it happen once. I think we will see it happen >again. I was asked off-list if that was the Chewonki Foundation or Solar Market in Maine, and I didn't know. Later Peter Arnold of the Chewonki Foundation wrote: > The organization referenced can not be from Maine because our state road > tax is $0.23/gallon. The communication got snipped and doesn't make as > much sense as it could. The " organization in Maine is a non-profit agency > and is therefore tax exempt. They also do not sell any fuel to the outside > world." line refers to the part of this communication that got snipped. > The "small producer in another state" and the "organization in Maine" are > differernt organizations. Since no name is included however I don't know > who the Maine organization is. Peter That's all I know. Best Keith >> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
