§ 27-15-229. Privilege tax exemptions; national and state banks
None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed as imposing a privilege tax on any national bank now or hereafter located in the State of Mississippi, or on any bank incorporated or chartered under the laws of the State of Mississippi.
§ 27-15-231. Privilege tax exemptions; municipalities
No tax levied under the provisions of this chapter shall be levied, assessed or collected from or against, any municipality in this state which operates any business which is taxed hereunder, it being the intention of the legislature that all municipalities are specifically exempted from the provisions of this chapter and it shall never be […]
§ 27-15-233. Privilege tax exemptions; activities in fair enclosures
No privilege tax license shall be required of hotels, restaurants, fruit stands and vendors of soft drinks, circuses, exhibitions, street fairs, or other amusements when the same are held within the enclosure of and in cooperation with the annual holding of any state, county or community fair or any fair held for the benefit of […]
§ 27-15-235. Privilege tax exemptions; certificate
Any person desiring to avail himself of any of the exemptions provided in Sections 27-15-225 through 27-15-231, shall, before engaging in such business, file with the officer whose duty it is to collect the privilege tax, an application for the exemption certificate accompanied by an affidavit stating fully the grounds upon which such exemption is […]
§ 27-15-237. Privilege tax exemptions; personal privilege; nontransferability and display of certificate; penalties
The certificate of exemption provided for above is hereby declared to be a personal privilege, peculiar to the grantee and is not transferable, and no business may be conducted thereunder by any person other than the grantee. The holder of any such certificate of exemption is hereby required to keep and display the same as […]
§ 27-15-239. Disposition of monies collected; privilege tax record to be kept
Each officer authorized to issue privilege licenses shall keep a privilege tax register in such form as the state auditor of public accounts shall prescribe in which shall be entered the names of all privilege taxpayers, the amount paid, the serial number of the license issued, the period covered by such license, and the business […]
§ 27-15-241. Monthly report
The privilege taxes paid to the officer collecting same shall be paid into the state treasury by him on the same day in which said funds are collected by said officer, and shall be reported by him monthly, except as otherwise provided by law. Each such officer shall, within twenty (20) days after the end […]
§ 27-15-251. Penalties
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court within […]
§ 27-15-227. Privilege tax exemptions; elderly or persons with disabilities and hotel enterprises
Any person sixty-five (65) years old or older, or any person blind, deaf or dumb, or maimed by loss of hand or foot, or loss of the use of the hand or foot, or any citizen of the United States who is disabled or suffering from an infirmity to the extent that he is unable […]
§ 27-15-207. Taxes required where taxpayer engages in several businesses
Any person pursuing or engaging in more than one (1) of the businesses for which a privilege tax is imposed, shall pay separately the privilege tax imposed upon each separate business so conducted, engaged in, or pursued except as otherwise specifically provided by this chapter, and if the business made taxable, or the privilege to […]