Section 311.553

Title XX ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Chapter 311

Effective - 28 Aug 1990   

  311.553.  Monthly returns and payment of additional charges required — failure to pay, penalty. — 1.  Payment of the charges provided by section 311.550 shall be made by the manufacturer, including one who blends or bottles intoxicating liquors, as to all intoxicating liquor produced or imported by the manufacturer for sale or use for beverage purposes within this state, by the out-state solicitor who imports into this state intoxicating liquor manufactured or produced outside of this state for sale or use for beverage purposes within this state and by the wholesale dealer who imports or receives intoxicating liquor manufactured or produced without the United States for sale or use for beverage purposes within this state.  Each manufacturer, out-state solicitor and wholesale dealer on or before the fifteenth day of each calendar month shall file with the supervisor of liquor control, on forms prescribed and furnished by the supervisor, a written report in duplicate, under oath, in such form as is required by the supervisor to enable him to compute, and assure the accuracy of, the charges due on all sales and importations of intoxicating liquor occurring during the preceding month.  Payment of the charges in the amount disclosed by the report by bank draft, money order, certified check or cashier's check payable to the department of revenue shall accompany the report to the supervisor of liquor control.

  2.  If the supervisor of liquor control deems it necessary in order to ensure the payment of the charges imposed by this law, he may require returns to be made more frequently than and covering periods of less than a month.  The return shall contain such further information as the supervisor of liquor control may reasonably require.  Each such manufacturer, out-state solicitor or wholesale dealer shall pay to the director of revenue, with the filing of such return, the tax imposed by this law, as so reported during the period covered by such return.

  3.  In case of failure to pay any charges as required under sections 311.520 and 311.550 on or before the date prescribed therefor, there shall be added to the amount of charge an amount equal to one percent per business day of the deficiency, not to exceed twenty-five percent of the deficiency, and in addition interest on the deficient charge and penalty at the rate of one percent a month or fraction of a month from the date the deficient charge became due until paid.

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(L. 1961 p. 43, A.L. 1989 S.B. 429, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1180)