Georgia § 48-8-68 Relief from liability in certain circumstances for failure to collect tax at new rate

Georgia Statutes

§ 48-8-68 — Relief from liability in certain circumstances for failure to collect tax at new rate

If the sales tax rate changes with less than 30 days between the enactment of the rate change and the effective date of such rate change, sellers shall be relieved of liability for failing to collect tax at the new rate if:

(1)The seller collected tax at the immediately preceding effective rate; and (2) The seller's failure to collect at the newly effective rate does not extend beyond 30 days after the date of enactment of the new rate. The provisions of this Code section do not apply if the commissioner establishes that the seller fraudulently failed to collect at the new rate or solicits purchasers based on the immediately preceding effective rate.

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If the sales tax rate changes with less than 30 days between the enactment of the rate change and the effective date of such rate change, sellers shall be relieved of liability for failing to collect tax at the new rate if: (1) The seller collected tax at the immediately preceding effective rate; and (2) The seller's failure to collect at the newly effective rate does not extend beyond 30 days after the date of enactment of the new rate. The provisions of this Code section do not apply if the commissioner establishes that the seller fraudulently failed to collect at the new rate or solicits purchasers based on the immediately preceding effective rate.

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