(a) The tax shall become delinquent on the sixteenth day of the month next succeeding the month in which the tax accrues.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class B misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-4-1107

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of revenue. See Tennessee Code 67-4-1101
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes :
    (A) Any private individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, or other entity, but does not include any foreign, federal, state, or local government, or political subdivision, or any agent or agency of government. See Tennessee Code 67-4-1101
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • State: means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States and any foreign country or political subdivision thereof. See Tennessee Code 67-4-2004
(b)

(1) Any person liable for the tax who, before the delinquency date, fails to make any return required by this part and pay the full amount of the tax due and payable under this part, shall be liable for a specific penalty in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the tax due, which penalty shall be in addition to other penalties provided in this section.
(2) A further penalty of fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the tax remaining due and unpaid on such delinquency date may be added, if, in the opinion of the commissioner based on reasonable evidence, the nonpayment of the tax or any portion of the tax is due to an intent to evade payment of the tax.
(c) If the nonpayment of the tax is due to an intent to evade payment of the tax, the person liable for the tax under this part may be restrained and enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction from producing and distributing special nuclear materials in the county or municipality in which the production or distribution with respect to which the tax liability or use took place. Such proceeding shall be instituted in the name of the state by the attorney general and reporter upon the request of the commissioner.
(d) There shall be added to the amounts of tax and penalty due under this part interest in accordance with § 67-1-801.
(e) All such penalties and interest imposed under this part shall be payable to and collectible by the commissioner in the same manner as if they were a part of the tax imposed under this part.
(f) Any person required by this part to make a return, pay a tax, keep records, or furnish information deemed necessary by the commissioner for the computation, assessment, or collection of the tax imposed under this part, and who fails to make the return, pay the tax, keep the records, or furnish the information at the time required by this part, or rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner under this part, commits a Class B misdemeanor, in addition to other penalties provided by law.
(g) Any person, or any officer, employee, or, in the case of a partnership, member of a partnership, who willfully and fraudulently makes and signs a return that such person, officer, employee or member does not reasonably believe to be true and correct as to every material fact commits a felony and is subject to the penalties prescribed for perjury under the laws of this state.
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