Section 45-43-246.83 – Payment and Reporting.
Section 45-43-246.83 Payment and reporting. The tax levied pursuant to this subpart may be collected by the State Department of Revenue or a private firm under contract with the county commission, at the same time and in the same manner as state sales and use taxes are collected. On or prior to the date the […]
Section 45-43-246.84 – Addition of Tax to Sales Price or Admission Fee.
Section 45-43-246.84 Addition of tax to sales price or admission fee. Each person engaging or continuing in a business subject to the tax levied pursuant to this subpart shall add to the sales price or admission fee and collect from the purchaser or the person paying the admission fee the amount due by the taxpayer […]
Section 45-43-246.85 – Collection and Enforcement.
Section 45-43-246.85 Collection and enforcement. The tax levied pursuant to this subpart shall constitute a debt due Lowndes County. The tax, together with any interest and penalties, shall constitute and be secured by a lien upon the property of any person from whom the tax is due or who is required to collect the tax. […]
Section 45-43-246.86 – Applicability of State Provisions.
Section 45-43-246.86 Applicability of state provisions. All provisions of the state sales and use tax statutes with respect to the payment, assessment, and collection of the state sales and use tax, making of reports, keeping and preserving records, penalties for failure to pay the tax, promulgating rules and regulations with respect to the state sales […]
Section 45-43-246.87 – Charge for Collection.
Section 45-43-246.87 Charge for collection. The collection agency may charge Lowndes County for collecting the tax levied pursuant to this subpart in an amount or percentage of total collections as may be agreed upon by the collection agency and the Lowndes County Commission. The charge shall not exceed five percent of the total amount of […]
Section 45-43-246.88 – Termination of Subpart.
Section 45-43-246.88 Termination of subpart. This subpart shall terminate upon ratification of at least an eight-mill ad valorem tax for Lowndes County and the levy and receipt of the first funds from the ad valorem tax. (Act 2003-143, p. 445, § 9.)
Section 45-43-247 – Levy of Tax.
Section 45-43-247 Levy of tax. (a) The Lowndes County Commission is hereby authorized to impose upon every person, firm, or corporation who sells, stores, delivers, uses, or otherwise consumes tobacco or certain tobacco products in Lowndes County a county privilege, license, or excise tax up to the following amounts: (1) Five cents ($0.05) for each […]
Section 45-43-247.01 – Tax to Be Added to Sales Price of Tobacco Products.
Section 45-43-247.01 Tax to be added to sales price of tobacco products. Upon adoption by the Lowndes County Commission, every person, firm, corporation, club, or association that sells or stores or receives for the purpose of distribution in Lowndes County any cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, and like tobacco products shall add the amount of […]
Section 45-43-247.02 – Tobacco Stamps.
Section 45-43-247.02 Tobacco stamps. The tax hereby authorized shall be paid by affixing stamps as is required for the payment of the tax imposed by Section 40-25-1 to Section 40-25-28, inclusive. The State Department of Revenue shall have the same duties relative to the preparation and sale of stamps to evidence the payment of such […]
Section 45-43-247.03 – Rules and Regulations.
Section 45-43-247.03 Rules and regulations. The State Department of Revenue is hereby authorized to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this part. All such rules and regulations duly promulgated shall have the force and effect of law. (Act 87-523, p. 791, § 4.)