§ 58.1-2203 — Exchange of information; penalties

Virginia § 58.1-2203

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 58.1: TAXATION
• Subtitle II: TAXES ADMINISTERED BY OTHER AGENCIES
• Ch. 22: VIRGINIA FUELS TAX ACT
• Art. 1: General Provisions

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A. The Commissioner may, upon request from the officials entrusted with enforcing the fuels tax laws of any other state, forward to such officials any information that the Commissioner may have relative to the production, manufacture, refining, compounding, receipt, sale, use, transportation, or shipment by any person of such fuel.

B. The Commissioner may enter into written agreements with duly constituted tax officials of other states and of the United States for the inspection of tax returns, the making of audits, and the exchange of information relating to taxes administered by the Department pursuant to this chapter.

C. The Commissioner may divulge tax information to the Tax Commissioner, any commissioner of the revenue, director of finance or other authorized collector of county, city, or town taxes who, for the performance of his official duties, requests the same in writing setting forth the reasons for such request.

D. Any person to whom tax information is divulged pursuant to this section shall be subject to the prohibitions and penalties prescribed in § 58.1-3 as though that person were a tax official as defined in that section.

Legislative History

2000, cc. 729, 758.