An operator who has paid to the commissioner an excise pursuant to section 3 upon an account later determined to be worthless shall be entitled to an abatement of the excise paid on the worthless account. A claim for abatement shall be filed not later than April 15 annually and shall cover the amount of the excise on accounts determined to be worthless in the prior calendar year.
An operator who recovers an excise on an account determined to be worthless and for which an application for abatement has been filed shall report and include the same in a monthly return at the time of recovery.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64G, § 7A