§ 8214-A. Failure to furnish information, returning false information or failure to permit insp...
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal AffairsEffective: October 1, 2016
Effective: October 1, 2016
72 P.S. § 8214-A
§ 8214-A. Failure to furnish information, returning false information or failure to permit inspection
(a) Penalty.--Any taxpayer who fails to keep or make any record, return, report, inventory or statement, or keeps or makes any false or fraudulent record, return, report, inventory or statement required by this article commits a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay costs of prosecution and a fine of $500 and to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court.
(b) Examination.--The department is authorized to examine the books and records, the stock of tobacco products and the premises and equipment of any taxpayer in order to verify the accuracy of the payment of the tax imposed by this article. The person subject to an examination shall give to the department or its duly authorized representative the means, facilities and opportunity for the examination. Willful refusal to cooperate with or permit an examination to the satisfaction of the department shall be sufficient grounds for the suspension or revocation of a taxpayer's license. In addition, a person who willfully refuses to cooperate with or permit an examination to the satisfaction of the department commits a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay costs of prosecution and a fine of $500 or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court.
(1) A list by tobacco product and by brand family of the number and kind of tobacco products sold, the amount of tax due and the amount of tax paid. For roll-your-own tobacco, the records shall include the total weight and the equivalent stick count of roll-your-own tobacco by brand family which the manufacturer, wholesaler or dealer sold, the amount of tax due and the amount of tax paid. For purposes of this paragraph, 0.09 ounces of roll-your-own tobacco shall constitute one stick.
(g) Records.--Each manufacturer, wholesaler and dealer shall maintain and make available to the department and to the Office of Attorney General all invoices and documentation of sales of all tobacco products and any other information relied upon to prepare the reports required under subsection (f) for a period of five years after each report is filed with the department.
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1971, March 4, P.L. 6, No. 2, art. XII-A, § 1214-A, added 2016, July 13, P.L. 526, No. 84, § 18, effective Oct. 1, 2016.
72 P.S. § 8214-A, PA ST 72 P.S. § 8214-A
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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