§ 278. Effect of failure to pay tax. No transfer of certificates taxable under this article made after June first, nineteen hundred and five, on which a tax is imposed by this article, and which tax is not paid at the time of such transfer shall be made the basis of any action or legal proceedings, nor, except in a proceeding under articles ten-c and twenty-six of this chapter, shall proof thereof be offered or received in evidence in any court in this state.

Terms Used In N.Y. Tax Law 278

  • 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.
  • tax: as used in this article shall include the tax imposed by this section as well as the tax imposed by subdivision one of section two hundred seventy and a reference to such tax, subdivision one of section two hundred seventy or section two hundred seventy shall include the tax imposed by this section, subdivision one of this section and this section, respectively. See N.Y. Tax Law 270-D