(a) The commissioner may, for good cause shown, grant not more than one (1) extension of time, not to exceed thirty (30) days, for a person liable for the business tax to file that person’s tax return and pay the tax shown to be due.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-4-718

  • Business: includes any activity engaged in by any person, or caused to be engaged in by the person, with the object of gain, benefit, or advantage, either direct or indirect. See Tennessee Code 67-4-702
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of revenue or the commissioner's duly authorized assistants, except as otherwise provided in this part. See Tennessee Code 67-4-702
  • Person: includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, or other group or combination acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular number. See Tennessee Code 67-4-702
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Requests for such extensions must be made in writing, stating why the extension is desired, signed, and be submitted before the delinquent date of the return and tax.
(c) Interest as provided in § 67-1-801 shall be added to the amount of tax due beginning from the regular statutory due date until the date the tax is paid. No penalty shall be assessed if the return is made and the full amount of taxes are paid on or before the extended due date. Any return and payment made subsequent to the extended due date shall, however, be subject to penalty without regard to the period allowed by the extension.
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