Regular Unleaded Gas Station
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Regular Unleaded Gas Station Receipt Example
This receipt documents a regular 87 octane fill-up at Pump 4. The tank was near empty and accepted 12.487 gallons at $3.459 per gallon for a total of $43.18 paid at the pump with a Visa card. The fuel excise tax disclosure below the total confirms that $5.80 in combined federal and state taxes are already included in the posted $3.459 price, they are not added on top. This is the most common gas station receipt format in the United States.
This regular unleaded receipt documents 12.8 gallons of regular 87 octane at $3.39/gal at a Shell station, totaling $43.39 — a typical commuter refuel for a midsize sedan with a 14-gallon tank.
Receipt Breakdown
Fuel Tax Disclosure (included in price):
Federal Excise Tax: $0.1840/gal × 12.487 = $2.30
State Excise Tax: $0.2800/gal × 12.487 = $3.50
What Makes This Receipt Realistic
- • Fuel grade stated as REGULAR UNLEADED 87: octane rating always on a fuel receipt
- • Gallons to three decimal places (12.487): pump meters to thousandths
- • Price per gallon to three decimal places ($3.459), standard pump pricing format
- • Pump number (Pump 4) in the station header
- • Fuel excise tax shown as a disclosure note, not as a separate charge
- • Total equals exactly gallons × price: no tax added on top of the posted price
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this regular unleaded gas station receipt show?
This receipt shows one fuel line: REGULAR UNLEADED 87: 12.487 GAL @ $3.459/GAL = $43.18. The header shows the station name, address, and Pump 4. The subtotal and total are both $43.18 because fuel excise taxes are already included in the posted price per gallon. Below the total, a tax disclosure note states the federal excise tax ($0.1840/gal × 12.487 gal = $2.30) and state excise tax ($0.2800/gal × 12.487 gal = $3.50) included in the price. Payment: Visa ****3841.
Why are gallons shown to three decimal places on a fuel receipt?
Gas station pumps meter fuel to the thousandths of a gallon, the actual volume dispensed. Three decimal precision matters because fuel is taxed and sold at a per-gallon rate and billing must be exact. A difference of 0.001 gallons at $3.459/gal is $0.0035, small per transaction but significant at scale for a station processing hundreds of fill-ups per day. All state weights and measures regulations require metering accuracy to this level.
What does the fuel tax disclosure on the receipt mean?
The fuel tax disclosure is an informational line stating the federal and state excise taxes already included in the price per gallon. It is not a separate charge: the total you pay is exactly gallons × price per gallon. The disclosure exists so customers know how much of their fuel cost is tax. Federal gasoline excise tax is $0.184/gal and has been unchanged since 1993. State rates vary from about $0.08/gal to $0.68/gal.