2013 Mississippi Code
Title 27 - TAXATION AND FINANCE
Chapter 61 - INTERSTATE COMMERCIAL CARRIERS MOTOR FUEL TAX
§ 27-61-31 - Administration and enforcement; interest on late payments; penalties
All administrative provisions of the Mississippi Sales Tax Law, including those which fix damages, penalties and interest for nonpayment of taxes, failure to file returns, and for other noncompliance with the provisions of said law, and all other requirements and duties imposed upon taxpayers, shall apply to all persons liable for taxes under the provisions of this chapter, and the commission shall exercise all the power and authority and perform all the duties with respect to taxpayers under this chapter as are provided in said Sales Tax Law, except that in cases of conflict, then the provisions of this chapter shall control.
Interest at the rate of one percent (1%) per month, or fraction thereof, may be assessed for the late payment or nonpayment of taxes under this chapter. A penalty of Fifty Dollars ($ 50.00) or ten percent (10%) of the tax due, whichever is greater, may be assessed for the failure to file a report, the late payment of taxes or the failure to pay taxes.
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