Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-31 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 65-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-31
Status: in_force

Any person liable for a privilege tax levied and assessed by this chapter except the taxes levied by Sections 27-65-15 , 27-65-17(3) and 27-65-21, Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall add the amount of such tax due by him to the sales price or gross income and, in addition thereto, shall collect, insofar as practicable, the amount of the tax due by him from the purchaser at the time the sales price or gross income is collected. For purposes of this section, there shall be a presumption that the taxpayer collected the tax from the customer or purchaser.

The commissioner is authorized, in his discretion, to prescribe by rule or regulation, brackets or schedules by which the applicable tax shall be collected from the purchaser.

The commissioner shall have the authority to make changes as necessary by rule or regulation to implement an agreement for the collection of sales tax by direct marketers with limited contact in Mississippi if, in his discretion, it is beneficial to the state for him to do so.

It shall be unlawful for any person, who is liable for a privilege tax levied by this chapter except the taxes levied by Sections 27-65-15 , 27-65-17(3) and 27-65-21, Mississippi Code of 1972 , to fail or refuse to add to the sales price and collect, insofar as practicable, the amount of tax due by him on each sale, except where the tax was included in the cost of furnishing service when said cost was a factor in the fixing of rates and charges.

The tax due under the provisions of this chapter shall be computed and paid on gross income or gross proceeds of sales of the business, regardless of the fact that small unit sales may be within the bracket of one (1) of the schedules which does not provide for the collection of the tax from the customer.

Nothing in this section with reference to the collection of the tax from the customer shall be construed to impair, abridge, alter or affect the obligation of any contract in existence at the time it becomes effective.

When the tax collected for any filing period is in excess of the amount due, the total tax collected, including that in excess of the computed liability, shall be paid to the commissioner. This provision shall be construed with other provisions of the law and given effect so as to result in the payment to the commissioner of the total tax collected if in excess of the amount due when computed at the applicable rates.

The funds collected by the taxpayer (seller) from the purchaser pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be considered “trust fund monies” and the taxpayer shall hold these funds in trust for the State of Mississippi. The funds shall be separately accounted for as provided by regulation of the commissioner. If the taxpayer fails to remit these trust fund monies as required by law, then the taxpayer may be assessed with a penalty in three (3) times the amount of taxes due. This penalty is to be assessed and collected in the same manner as taxes imposed by this chapter and shall be in addition to all other penalties and/or interest otherwise imposed. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the penalty imposed in this paragraph shall not be imposed based on any presumption that the taxpayer collected sales tax from the purchaser. The penalty provided in this paragraph shall not be levied unless the commissioner shall prove by preponderance of the evidence that the taxpayer actually collected these trust fund monies from the purchaser and knowingly and intentionally failed to remit them.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.351 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-56.351
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.351
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2016, any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of Warren Central High School. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the principal of Warren Central High School, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Warren Central Touchdown Club.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.

(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2019.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-101 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 104-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-101
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration, whose offices shall be located in Jackson, Mississippi.

(2) The department shall be headed by an executive director, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The appointment of the executive director shall be made with the advice and consent of the Senate. The executive director may assign to deputy directors such powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the department's lawful functions.

(3) The executive director of the department shall appoint officers, who shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director. The executive director shall have the authority to organize the department as deemed appropriate to carry out the responsibilities of the department. The organization charts of the department shall be presented annually with the budget request of the Governor for review by the Legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-701 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 31 / Section 35-701
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-701
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the words shall have the following meanings:

(a) “ Aircraft ” means any contrivance, fully equipped for flight, used or designed for navigation or flight through the air.

(b) “ Airline company ” means any person who undertakes, directly or indirectly, to engage in the scheduled transportation by aircraft of persons or property for hire in interstate, intrastate or international transportation.

(c) “ Operated ” or “ operation ” means regularly scheduled landings or takeoffs of aircraft.

(d) “ Commission ” or “ department ” means the Department of Revenue.

(e) “ Person ” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, company or association, and includes a guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, receiver, conservator or any person acting in a fiduciary capacity therefor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.390 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-56.390
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.390
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of the Mississippi School for the Deaf. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the Superintendent of the Mississippi School for the Deaf, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2015, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Mississippi School for the Deaf.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-70-5 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 70-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-70-5
Status: in_force

(1)(a) In addition to the tax imposed under Section 27-69-13 , and except as provided by subsection (2) of this section, there is imposed a tobacco equity tax in the amount of One and Thirty-five One Hundredths Cent ($0.0135) per cigarette on all cigarettes subject to the tax imposed under Section 27-69-13 .

(b) On July 1 of each year, the tax prescribed by subsection (1) of this section shall increase by the greater of:

(i) Three percent (3%); or

(ii) The percentage increase in the most recent annual revised Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, as published by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.

(c) The revenue collected from the tax imposed by this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund.

(d) The cigarettes manufactured by any manufacturer which is a party to the tobacco settlement agreement shall be exempt from the imposition of the tobacco equity tax provided for herein.

(2) The tax imposed by this chapter does not apply to cigarettes that are sold, purchased or otherwise distributed in this state for sale outside of this state. A person may not transport or cause to be transported from this state such cigarettes for retail sale in another state without first affixing to the cigarettes the stamp required by the state in which the cigarettes are to be sold or by paying any other excise tax on the cigarettes imposed by the state in which the cigarettes are to be sold; however, a person shall not be required to affix a tax stamp of another state or pay the excise tax of another state prior to transporting the cigarettes out of this state if the other state prohibits that action or if the cigarettes are being sold to a wholesaler licensed by that state.

(3) The tax imposed by this chapter is in addition to any other privilege, license, fee, assessment or tax required or imposed by state law, including, but not limited to, the taxes levied by Section 27-69-13 .

(4) The tax imposed by this chapter is imposed, levied and assessed on each distributor of cigarettes. The tax shall be due and payable on or before the fifteenth day of the month next succeeding the month in which the stamp is required to be affixed to the cigarettes under the Tobacco Tax Law. The distributor shall make a return showing the number of such cigarettes, the brand family, and the manufacturer. The return shall also include the quantity of cigarettes, by brand family, transported or caused to be transported outside of Mississippi in the preceding month as well as the name and address of the recipient of the cigarettes transported outside of Mississippi.

(5) The distributor is eligible for a credit if cigarettes for which the distributor had previously paid the tax under this chapter were returned to the distributor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-39-317 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 37 / Section 39-317
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-39-317
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of each county shall, at its regular meeting in September of each year, levy the county ad valorem taxes for the fiscal year, and shall, by order, fix the tax rate, or levy, for the county, for the road districts, if any, and for the school districts, if any, and for any other taxing districts; and the rates, or levies, for the county and for any district shall be expressed in mills or a decimal fraction of a mill. Said tax rates, or levies, shall determine the ad valorem taxes to be collected upon each dollar of valuation, upon the assessment rolls of the county, including the assessment of motor vehicles as provided by the Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Law of 1958, Section 27-51-1 et seq. , for county taxes; and upon each dollar of valuation for the respective districts, as shown upon the assessment rolls of the county, including the assessment of motor vehicles as provided by the Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Law of 1958, Section 27-51-1 et seq. ; except as to such values as shall be exempt, in whole or in part, from certain tax rates or levies. If the rate or levy for the county is an increase from the previous fiscal year, then the proposed rate or levy shall be advertised in accordance with Section 27-39-203 . If the board of supervisors of any county shall not levy the county taxes and the district taxes at its regular September meeting, the board shall levy the same on or before September 15 at an adjourned or special meeting, or thereafter, provided, however, that if such levy be not made on or before the fifteenth day of September then the tax collector or Department of Revenue may issue road and bridge privilege tax license plates for motor vehicles as defined in the Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Law of 1958, Section 27-51-1 et seq. , without collecting or requiring proof of payment of county ad valorem taxes, and may continue to so issue such plates until such levy is duly certified to him, and for twenty-four (24) hours thereafter.

Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, in the event the Department of Revenue orders the county to make an adjustment to the tax roll pursuant to Section 27-35-113 , the county shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of the commission's final determination to adjust the millage in order to collect the same dollar amount of taxes as originally levied by the board.

In making the levy of taxes, the board of supervisors shall specify, in its order, the levy for each purpose, as follows:

(a) For general county purposes (current expense and maintenance taxes), as authorized by Section 27-39-303 .

(b) For roads and bridges, as authorized by Section 27-39-305 .

(c) For schools, including the total funding formula levy and the levy for each school district including special municipal separate school districts, but not including other municipal separate school districts, and for an agricultural high school, county high school or community or junior college (current expense and maintenance taxes), as authorized by Chapter 57, Title 37, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and any other applicable statute. The levy for schools shall apply to the assessed value of property in the respective school districts, including special municipal separate school districts, but not including other municipal separate school districts, and a distinct and separate levy shall be made for each school district, and the purpose for each levy shall be stated.

(d) For road bonds and the interest thereon, separately for countywide bonds and for the bonds of each road district.

(e) For school bonds and the interest thereon, separately for countywide bonds and for the bonds of each school district.

(f) For countywide bonds, and the interest thereon, other than for road bonds and school bonds.

(g) For loans, notes or any other obligation, and the interest thereon, if permitted by the law.

(h) For any other purpose for which a levy is lawfully made.

The order shall state all of the purposes for which the general county levy is made, using the administrative items suggested by the State Department of Audit under the county budget law in its uniform system of accounts for counties, but the rate or levy for any item or purpose need not be shown; and if a countywide levy is made for any general or special purpose under the provisions of any law other than Section 27-39-303 , each such levy shall be separately stated.

During the month of February of each year, if the order or resolution of the board of trustees of any school district of said county or partly in said county, is filed with it requesting the levying of ad valorem taxes for the support and maintenance of such school district for the following fiscal year, then the board of supervisors of every such county in the state shall notify, in writing, within thirty (30) days, the county superintendent of education of such county, the levy or levies it intends to make for the support and maintenance of such school districts of such county at its regular meeting in September following, and the county superintendent of education and the trustees of all such school districts shall be authorized to use such expressed intention of the board of supervisors in computing the support and maintenance budget or budgets of such school district or districts for the ensuing fiscal school year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.387 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-56.387
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.387
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2024, any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state and a member of the Grand Chapter of Mississippi Order of the Eastern Star or the spouse or child of a deceased member, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be entitled to be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in their name. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the department, with the advice of the Grand Chapter of Mississippi Order of the Eastern Star, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the department. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the department on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he or she must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The department shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the department shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Grand Chapter of Mississippi Order of the Eastern Star.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.

(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2027.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-157 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-157
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-157
Status: in_force

(1) Upon each person engaging or continuing in the business of operating a railroad, tax is assessed as follows:

For each railroad whose average earnings per mile are greater than Thirty-six Thousand Dollars ($36,000.00), the tax shall be Ninety Dollars ($90.00) per mile.

For each railroad whose average earnings per mile are greater than Thirty-two Thousand Dollars ($32,000.00), but not more than Thirty-six Thousand Dollars ($36,000.00), the tax shall be Eighty Dollars ($80.00) per mile.

For each railroad whose average earnings per mile are greater than Twenty-eight Thousand Dollars ($28,000.00), but not more than Thirty-two Thousand Dollars ($32,000.00), the tax shall be Seventy Dollars ($70.00) per mile.

For each railroad whose average earnings per mile are greater than Twenty-four Thousand Dollars ($24,000.00), but not more than Twenty-eight Thousand Dollars ($28,000.00), the tax shall be Sixty Dollars ($60.00) per mile.

For each railroad whose average earnings per mile are greater than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), but not more than Twenty-four Thousand Dollars ($24,000.00), the tax shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per mile.

For each railroad whose average earnings per mile are greater than Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16,000.00), but not more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), the tax shall be Forty Dollars ($40.00) per mile.

For each railroad whose average earnings per mile are greater than Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00), but not more than Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($16,000.00), the tax shall be Thirty Dollars ($30.00) per mile.

For each railroad whose average earnings per mile are greater than Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00), but not more than Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00), the tax shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per mile.

For each railroad whose average earnings per mile are greater than Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) per mile, but not more than Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00), the tax shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00) per mile.

For each railroad whose average earnings per mile are less than Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) per mile, the tax shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) per mile.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the average earnings per mile for a railroad shall be calculated for each line or branch operated in this state based on the proportion that the gross receipts from business for the line or branch bears to the number of miles operated at the close of the preceding business year. If the railroad line or branch is new or had no earnings during the preceding business year, the tax shall be Five Dollars ($5.00) per mile.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-57-1 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 57-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-57-1
Status: in_force

The Department of Revenue, hereinafter called the “ commission ” or the “ department ,” is hereby vested with the sole power and authority, and is charged with the duty of administering and enforcing the terms and provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-1 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 41 / Section 41-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-1
Status: in_force

Except as may otherwise be provided in Section 27-41-2 , all state, county, school, road, levee and other taxing districts and municipal ad valorem taxes, except ad valorem taxes levied for county or district or municipal bonds and other evidences of indebtedness for money borrowed, and interest thereon, heretofore or hereafter assessed or levied shall be due, payable and collectible by the tax collector and shall be paid on or before the first day of February next succeeding the date of the assessment and levying of such taxes. All taxes levied for county and district and municipal bonds and interest thereon, or betterment or improvement assessments, shall be paid by each person assessed therewith on or before the first day of February next succeeding the date of the assessment and levying of the same, at the time of payment of the state and county ad valorem taxes, except as otherwise hereinafter provided in this chapter. The tax collector shall begin to accept payment for such ad valorem taxes or assessments not later than December 26 of the year prior to the year in which such taxes are required to be paid.

Any county may, by an order spread upon the minutes of the board of supervisors, allow the acceptance of partial payments for ad valorem taxes. Any municipality wherein municipal taxes are not collected by the county may, by an order spread upon the minutes of the governing authority of said municipality, allow the acceptance of partial payments for ad valorem taxes. If said partial payments are allowed by the county or municipality, said partial payments shall be made as follows:

(a) One-half ( 1 / 2 ) of all ad valorem taxes due shall be paid on or before February 1.

(b) One-fourth ( 1 / 4 ) of all ad valorem taxes, interest and penalty due shall be paid on or before May 1.

(c) One-fourth ( 1 / 4 ) of all ad valorem taxes, interest and penalty due shall be paid on or before July 1.

If any unpaid balance exists on August 1, then the lands shall be sold at the land sale on the last Monday in August for said unpaid balance.

All ad valorem taxes, however, assessed against motor vehicles as prescribed by the Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Law of 1958, for any and all purposes and in any and all jurisdictions, shall be paid in full on the date such taxes are due and payable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-165 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 107-165
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-165
Status: in_force

In the event an appropriation is not made for the purposes of Sections 27-107-153 through 27-107-167 or any appropriation for such purposes shall be less than the aggregate amount of expenditures authorized under Section 27-107-163 , the commission of budget and accounting shall have the authority to request the state bond commission to borrow the difference in the amount appropriated, if any, and the authorized aggregate amount of expenditures. Such borrowing shall be in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions as provided under Chapter 557, Laws of 1966, as amended by Chapter 466, Laws of 1979, except any notes issued hereunder shall mature not later than May 1, 1980, and there shall be irrevocably pledged the full faith, credit and resources of the State of Mississippi for the payment of both the principal and interest on such notes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-17-453 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 17-453
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-17-453
Status: in_force

Every person required to obtain a license for the privilege of engaging in any business for which a privilege tax is required shall make application therefor in writing to the officer who is required to collect the tax. The application for license shall be filed on blanks to be furnished by the tax collector for that purpose, and shall be subscribed and sworn to by the person owning the business, or having an ownership interest therein; or the officer who is required to collect the tax, or his duly authorized agent, may certify to the application. If the applicant is a corporation, a duly authorized agent shall execute the application.

The application shall show the name of such person or corporation and, in case of a partnership, the name of each partner thereof; the person's, firm's or corporation's business office address; the location of the place of business to which the license shall apply; the nature of the business in which engaged; the total number of employees of the business for the previous twelve (12) months as shown by affidavit signed by the applicant; and any other information the officer who is required to collect the tax may require. The applications shall contain all the information necessary for the officer collecting the tax to properly classify the applicant and ascertain the amount of tax due. Applications for renewal of such license shall not require a certificate of notary public seal or signature, and the applicant shall not be required to obtain such signature or seal upon making the application for renewal.

The application shall be accompanied by the amount of the privilege tax as required by law.

Any person who shall willfully make any false statement in an application for a privilege license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be required to pay as damages double the amount of the difference between the tax paid and that which should have been paid, in addition to the fine and imprisonment imposed.

It is specifically provided that the officer taking the application for a privilege license shall carefully preserve the same for a period of three (3) years for the use of the grand jury, the courts of the state, or any duly authorized officer of the State of Mississippi; and any officer who shall refuse or fail to take or require the application or affidavit, as herein required, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalties therefor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.251 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-56.251
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.251
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of Farm Families of Mississippi. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2011, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Mississippi Farm Bureau Foundation and Relief Fund, Inc.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-82 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-82
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-82
Status: in_force

Any privilege license issued under Title 83, Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall be effective on the date the license is issued.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-13 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Section 51-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-13
Status: in_force

On or before September 10, the clerk of the board of supervisors shall furnish the county tax collector a certified copy of the county tax levy for the ensuing year. This tax levy shall not only show the tax levy for each purpose for which it was levied, but it shall also show the total tax levy for each separate taxing area in the county, including the state ad valorem tax levy.

If for any reason the said county tax levy is not adopted and/or delivered to the county tax collector on or before the 15th day of September, then the said tax collector is hereby authorized to postpone for one (1) month the beginning of the collection of ad valorem taxes and road and bridge privilege taxes on all motor vehicles legally situated in his county and liable for said taxes, and the tax collector shall notify the taxpayers of his county by newspaper publication that the beginning of the collection of said taxes is postponed for one (1) month due to the fact that he has not been furnished with a certified copy of the said tax levy as provided by law. Copies of this said newspaper notice shall be furnished the State Tax Commission and the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, and the provisions of said notice shall be controlling in all respects on such agencies and on any other peace officer, and no damages, penalties or interest shall accrue against any owner of such motor vehicles during such postponement period.

If such tax levy is not furnished the tax collector within the said one (1) month, then the same procedure as to postponement shall be followed and the same immunities shall apply from month to month until such tax levy has been furnished the tax collector.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-233 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-233
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-233
Status: in_force

No privilege tax license shall be required of hotels, restaurants, fruit stands and vendors of soft drinks, circuses, exhibitions, street fairs, or other amusements when the same are held within the enclosure of and in cooperation with the annual holding of any state, county or community fair or any fair held for the benefit of the public where no dividends are declared to the stockholders thereof, and the proceeds thereof are used exclusively for the operation, maintenance and improvement of such fair.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-73-13 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 73-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-73-13
Status: in_force

(1) The consent of the State of Mississippi, however expressed, for maintaining any suit to recover from the state or any county thereof, or any supervisors' district, or any road district, school district, or other district thereof, a refund of ad valorem taxes heretofore paid upon royalties, overriding royalties, working interests, leases, or any other interests in oil, gas, or other minerals however described or created, either owned separate and apart from the surface rights or otherwise, is hereby withdrawn and the state hereby declares that it refuses to consent to any suit in any county or state, or any federal court therein maintaining the suit for the purpose of securing a refund of any ad valorem taxes on any such mineral interests, heretofore paid into the state treasury, or any county treasury, or any other officer or depository authorized to receive such funds. In any case, where suit has already been instituted to recover such taxes, so paid into any public treasury or depository, unless paid under protest, or duress, it shall be and is hereby abated, dismissed, and further proceedings forbidden.

(2) Any order hereafter entered by any person, board, or officer whether state, county, district or other body, which has allowed, issued, or approved a refund of such taxes is hereby abated, made void and payment prohibited as to such ad valorem tax on such interests of any kind whatsoever in oil, gas, or other minerals having or purporting to have the authority to allow, approve, or refund any taxes so paid to any officer or depository, such order or evidence of debt purported to authorize, approve, allow any such refund is withdrawn and rendered wholly null and void so far as any such refund is authorized or purported to be authorized thereby, unless the taxes for which refund is sought, were paid under protest or duress.

(3) This section shall operate to prohibit any such refunding of such ad valorem taxes mentioned in the preceding paragraphs from and after April 9, 1948, so that no further proceedings may be taken in any of the provisions mentioned heretofore for such purpose, and no appeal shall be authorized or allowed from the order of abatement or dismissal and such orders allowing appeals from the dismissal or abatement of said suits are rendered null and void in the court to which such appeals are prosecuted. They shall be dismissed by such court, with costs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-17-299 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-299
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-17-299
Status: in_force

Upon each pawn broker․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․$250.00

Upon each pawn broker who receives in pawn any dirk, knife, sword-cane, brass or metal knucks or pistol, (additional tax)

․․․․․․․․$250.00
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.4 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-56.4
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.4
Status: in_force

(1) Owners of motor vehicles upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional annual fee in the amount of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), shall be issued a special license tag which displays the emblem of the public university of his choice located in this state.

(2) Each university shall design the emblem which shall be displayed on the special license tag. The emblem shall be affixed during the production of the license tag.

(3) Application for the special license tags shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the State Tax Commission. The application and the additional fee, less five percent (5%) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the State Tax Commission on a monthly basis as prescribed by the commission. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(4) The special license tag shall be issued for a one-year period. The additional annual fee shall be due and payable at the time of renewal registration.

(5) The State Tax Commission shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day received. At the end of each month, the State Tax Commission shall certify the total fees collected under this section to the State Treasurer who shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Thirty-two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($32.50) of each additional fee collected on special license tags shall be deposited in a special fund hereby created in the State Treasury to the credit of the public university named on the special license tag. The funds shall be available for expenditure at the discretion of the public university.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on special license tags shall be deposited into the Mississippi Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) The remainder of each such additional fee shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-13-63 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-13-63
Status: in_force

The following organizations shall be exempt from taxation under this chapter:

(a) Fraternal beneficiary societies, orders or associations.

(b) Mutual savings banks, domestic or foreign; savings and loan associations organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi or the United States which have no outstanding capital stock; and farm loan associations, when organized and operated on a nonprofit basis and for public purposes.

(c) Nonprofit cemetery corporations; religious, charitable, educational or scientific associations or institutions, including any community chest, funds or foundations organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific or educational purposes or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or individual.

(d) Business leagues, labor organizations, agricultural or horticultural associations, chambers of commerce, or boards of trade not organized for profit, and no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or individual.

(e) Civic leagues and social clubs or organizations not organized for profit, but operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare.

(f) Clubs organized and operated exclusively for pleasure, recreation and other nonprofitable purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or member.

(g) Farmers, fishermen and fruit growers cooperatives or other like organizations, organized and operated as sales agents for the purpose of marketing the products of members and turning back to them the proceeds of sales, less the necessary selling expenses and on the basis of the quantity of produce furnished by them, and other nonprofit agricultural associations organized and operated under the provisions of the cooperative marketing laws of this state.

(h) Nonprofit cooperative electric power associations or corporations, or like associations, when organized and operated for public purposes and when no part of the income inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or individual.

(i) Insurance companies which are qualified with and regulated by the Commissioner of Insurance.

(j) State, county or community fair associations, including any fair association whose fair is held for the benefit of the public where no dividends are declared to the stockholders thereof, and where the proceeds thereof are used exclusively for the operation, maintenance and improvement of such fair.

(k) Any corporation whose sole function is to own and operate a grammar school, junior high school, high school or military school within this state, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private stockholder, group or individual.

(l) Any organization or corporation whose charter specifically states that it is not organized for profit and where no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private stockholder, group or individual.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-39 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 65-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-39
Status: in_force

If any part of the deficient or delinquent tax is due to negligence or failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or authorized rules and regulations promulgated under the provisions of this chapter without intent to defraud, there may be added as damages ten percent (10%) of the total amount of deficiency or delinquency in the tax, or interest at the rate of one percent (1%) per month, except as otherwise provided in this section, or both, from the date such tax was due until paid, and the tax, damages and interest shall become payable upon notice and demand by the commissioner.

If any part of the deficient or delinquent tax is due to intentional disregard of the provisions of this chapter or authorized rules and regulations promulgated under the provisions of this chapter, or is due to fraud with intent to evade the law, then there may be added as damages fifty percent (50%) of the total amount of the deficiency or delinquency of the tax, and in such case the whole amount of tax unpaid, including the charges so added, shall become due and payable upon notice and demand by the commissioner, and interest of one percent (1%) per month, except as otherwise provided in this section, of the total amount of the deficiency or delinquency of the tax may be added from the date such tax was due until paid. Provided, however, no such damages shall be added if the taxpayer establishes reasonable cause for his negligence or failure to comply. A taxpayer's purported disregard of instructions given through an audit shall not be a basis for the imposition of the penalty provided in this paragraph.

For taxes assessed by the commissioner on or after January 1, 2015, the rate of any interest assessed under this section shall be:

(a) Nine-tenths of one percent ( 9 / 10 of 1%) per month for such taxes assessed on or after January 1, 2015, and before January 1, 2016;

(b) Eight-tenths of one percent ( 8 / 10 of 1%) per month for such taxes assessed on or after January 1, 2016, and before January 1, 2017;

(c) Seven-tenths of one percent ( 7 / 10 of 1%) per month for such taxes assessed on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2018;

(d) Six-tenths of one percent ( 6 / 10 of 1%) per month for such taxes assessed on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019; and

(e) One-half of one percent ( 1 / 2 of 1%) per month for such taxes assessed on or after January 1, 2019.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-39-319 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 39-319
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-39-319
Status: in_force

When the board of supervisors shall have made the levy of county taxes by resolution, the clerk of the board shall thereupon immediately certify the same to the State Auditor and tax collector of the county.

When a resolution levying ad valorem taxes has been adopted by the board of supervisors, the clerk of the board of supervisors shall certify immediately a copy of such resolution to the State Tax Commission. The clerk shall have the resolution of the board of supervisors printed within two (2) weeks after it is entered on the minutes of the board of supervisors, and he shall furnish any taxpayer upon request with a copy thereof. If a newspaper is published within such county, then such resolution shall be published in its entirety, at least one (1) time, within ten (10) days after its adoption. If no newspaper is published within such county, then a copy of such resolution, in its entirety, shall be posted by such clerk in at least three (3) public places in such county, within ten (10) days after its adoption.

The clerk shall be liable on his bond for any damages sustained by his failure to comply with the requirements of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-71 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 41 / Section 41-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-71
Status: in_force

No civil suit or action shall hereafter be brought by or on behalf of the state or any of its districts, municipalities or political subdivisions on account of the failure, prior to the passage of this chapter, of any tax collector, whether county, district, municipal or levee district, to have held any tax sale of lands for delinquent taxes on the date fixed therefor by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-17 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Section 115-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-17
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall not authorize, conduct or administer lottery games involving the use of a “video lottery terminal” as defined or any mobile or Internet-based or monitor-based interactive game, or any simulated casino-style game, including video poker, video roulette, slot machines or video blackjack, or any variant of these prohibited games.

(2) The board may adopt administrative rules and regulations for the conduct of specific lottery games and operations, including, but not limited to, administrative rules and regulations specifying:

(a) The types of lottery games to be conducted which utilize the sale of paper tickets for various intrastate and multistate or multisovereign lottery games (such as Pick-3, Pick-4, Mega Millions, Powerball) and “instant tickets” as defined.

(b) The sale price of tickets.

(c) The number and amount of prizes.

(d) The methods to be used in selling tickets for lottery games; provided, however, the corporation shall not permit any lottery game to be played or ticket to be purchased, sold or played by any method involving (i) a video lottery terminal or (ii) by any personal computer, tablet, smartphone, mobile device or other similar equipment or type of device.

(e) The methods and location of selecting or validating winning tickets.

(f) The frequency and the means of conducting drawings which shall be open to the public.

(g) The manner of payment of prizes.

(h) The frequency of games and drawings.

(i) The manner and amount of compensation to lottery retailers, except all compensation shall be uniform.

(j) Any other matters necessary to carry out this chapter and necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the lottery or for the convenience of the public.

(3) In all other matters, the board shall advise and make recommendations. In addition, the board shall:

(a) Conduct hearings upon complaints charging violations of this chapter or of administrative rules and regulations adopted by the corporation and shall conduct such other hearings as may be provided by administrative rules and regulations.

(b) Periodically, review the performance of the corporation and:

(i) Advise the president and make recommendations to him or her regarding operations of the corporation; and

(ii) Identify potential improvements in this chapter, the administrative rules and regulations of the corporation, and the management of the corporation.

(c) Request from the corporation any information the board determines to be relevant to its duties.

(4) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to govern, affect or limit gaming operations at a licensed gaming facility nor shall this chapter be construed to supersede or preempt the authority of the Mississippi Gaming Commission as it relates to gaming operations occurring at a licensed gaming facility.

(5) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a licensed gaming facility under the Mississippi Gaming Commission from applying and operating as a lottery retailer under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-37-29 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 31 / Section 37-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-37-29
Status: in_force

The state tax commission is hereby directed and authorized to request for and on behalf of the State of Mississippi the payment by the United States of any sums in lieu of taxes as authorized and contemplated by Section 2, Public Law 845, 74th Congress, approved June 29, 1936, (Paragraph 432, Title 40, U.S.C.A.). The state tax commission is further authorized and empowered to enter into negotiations and consummate an agreement, or any renewal or alteration thereof, for and on behalf of the State of Mississippi for payment by the United States of any sums in lieu of taxes, authorized by said law. The authority hereby vested in the state tax commission is continuous and may be exercised annually, or at such times as may be deemed necessary or expedient.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-303 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 33 / Section 35-303
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-303
Status: in_force

(1) Each person, firm, company or corporation owning and/or operating a railroad, oil or gas pipeline company, electric company or any other company listed in Section 27-35-301 , owning property not situated wholly in one (1) county; and any telephone company owning property in more than six (6) counties shall, on or before the first day of April in each year, file with the Department of Revenue a complete schedule, under oath, on forms prescribed and furnished by the Department of Revenue, of all its property, real or personal, taxable and nontaxable, owned by it on the first day of the preceding January, setting forth therein the value of the whole, the total amount of capital stock, its par value and its actual value, and the value of its franchise, the gross amount of receipts in the year preceding; all real, personal or mixed property belonging to the company within the state, not enumerated, with its value; a list of all lands in this state owned, describing the same and giving the value thereof, the gross amount of receipts the year preceding earned within and from this state; and if any of said property is claimed to be exempt from taxation, it shall be separately stated and valued, and the law cited under which the claim is made. It shall not be necessary that a rendition on any motor vehicles be made as defined by the “Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Law of 1958.” In addition to these required schedules, the Department of Revenue may require each person, firm, company or corporation to file with the Department of Revenue a copy of any annual report or form required to be filed by him with any federal regulatory agency. The Department of Revenue may grant an extension of up to twenty (20) days for the filing of the schedules required by this section.

(2) The Department of Revenue shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal such rules and regulations as necessary to implement tax duties assigned to it in this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-7 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-7
Status: in_force

The tax imposed by this article, and all increases, interest and penalties provided for in connection with such tax, shall be in addition to all other taxes imposed by law. The tax imposed pursuant to this article, and the increases, interest and penalties provided in connection with such tax shall, in addition to being a tax against the property, business, trade, profession or occupation, be and become from the time same is due and payable a personal debt of the taxpayer liable to pay the same to the state and said increases, interest and penalties which shall accrue shall be recoverable as a part of the tax with respect to which they are imposed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-19 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 104-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-19
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise authorized in Section 7-5-39 , when an operating budget has been approved, the amount approved shall be available and shall constitute the maximum of obligations or indebtedness which may be incurred by the agency for any purpose during the allotment period to be paid from such funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-106-11 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 106-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-106-11
Status: in_force

The executive director shall report annually to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House of Representatives before October 1 on the status of the federal Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111-195 ), the “Iran Divestment Act of 2015,” and any rules or regulations adopted thereunder.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-61-3 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 49 / Section 61-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-61-3
Status: in_force

When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them hereby, except where the context clearly describes and indicates a different meaning:

(a) Person: Any individual, firm, copartnership, joint venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, or any other group or combination acting as a unit and the plural as well as the singular number unless the intention to give a more limited meaning is disclosed by the context.

(b) Motor vehicle: A motor vehicle used, designed or maintained for transportation of persons or property and (i) having two (2) axles and a gross vehicle weight exceeding twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds; (ii) having three (3) or more axles, regardless of weight; or being used in combination when the gross vehicle weight of such combination exceeds twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds. The term “motor vehicle” does not include recreational vehicles.

(c) Fuel: Any product which is used, or is capable of being used, for the generation of power for the operation of a motor vehicle.

(d) Commission or department: The Department of Revenue, either acting directly or through its duly authorized officers, agents and employees.

(e) Owner: A person who holds the legal title of a motor vehicle, or in the event a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale, lease or transfer of the possession, howsoever, thereof, with the right of purchase upon performance of conditions stated in the agreement, and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee, lessee, possessor, or in the event such or similar transaction is had by means of a mortgage and the mortgagor of a motor vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee, lessee, possessor or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purposes of this chapter.

(f) Highway: The entire width between boundary lines of every way in the state that is publicly maintained or any part of which is publicly maintained and is open or is to be opened to use by the public for the purpose of vehicular travel, including all streets and alleys in cities and towns.

(g) Operator: Any person, partnership, joint stock company or corporation operating on the public highways of this state one or more motor vehicles as the beneficial owner or lessee.

(h) Driver: Any person actually in control of, driving or operating a motor vehicle at any given time.

(i) The terms “ gross weight ,” “ common carrier by motor vehicle ,” “ contract carrier by motor vehicle ,” “ private commercial carrier of property by motor vehicle ,” “ private commercial carrier of passengers by motor vehicle ” and “ private carrier of property ” shall, respectively, have the meaning ascribed to them in Article 1 of Chapter 19 of this title, Mississippi Code of 1972.

(j) Retail dealer: Any person not licensed as a distributor who sells gasoline, special fuel, diesel fuel or compressed gas.

(k) Motor carrier: Any person operating a motor vehicle, as defined in this section, on the highways of this state.

(l) “ Recreational vehicle ” means vehicles such as motor homes, pickup trucks with attached campers, and buses when used exclusively for personal pleasure by an individual. In order to qualify as a recreational vehicle, the vehicle shall not be used in connection with any business endeavor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-127 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 35-127
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-127
Status: in_force

On receipt of the assessment rolls, or reproductions of such rolls, real or personal, the State Tax Commission shall examine them, and if it find a roll incorrect in any particular it may return it to the board of supervisors for correction; and the board shall cause the same to be corrected in accordance with the recommendations of the commission. However, the order of the commission shall not be inconsistent with Section 27-35-113 . The assessor shall receive no salary after the August meeting of the board of supervisors until his roll or rolls have been approved by the commission unless the commission certify that the assessor is not in default with reference to making and filing the assessment rolls; nor shall the members of the board of supervisors receive compensation for their official services, after the August meeting in each year, until the assessment rolls for the year have been approved by the commission, or until the commission shall certify that the board is not in default concerning the assessment rolls. In all cases the certificate of the commission shall be entered on the minutes of the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-53-17 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Section 53-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-53-17
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 27-41-2 , it shall be the duty of the tax collector of the county in which the manufactured home or mobile home is registered and assessed to collect the ad valorem taxes thereon. In cases where the manufactured home or mobile home is assessed on the land rolls, the penalty for nonpayment or delinquency of taxes shall be the same as is prescribed by law in regard to real estate. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in the case of all other manufactured homes or mobile homes, if the ad valorem tax is not paid within ninety (90) days after it becomes due and payable as provided by Section 27-53-11 , the tax collector shall have the authority to file a civil suit in order to collect these taxes. Suits to collect delinquent manufactured home or mobile home taxes may be combined and included in one or more civil suits, the costs of which (including publication fees and like necessary expenses) shall be assessed pro rata among the delinquent taxpayers party to a suit as part of the judgment.

(b) After taking all possible legal action, the tax collector shall submit a report of uncollected manufactured home or mobile home taxes to the board of supervisors. Such report shall be verified by the affidavit of the collector, that he has made, in person or by deputy, a legal demand for taxes due and that the taxpayers mentioned in the report have failed to pay their taxes. Separate lists of the delinquents shall be made for each election district and for each city, town and village.

(c) The board shall allow the collector a credit for those taxes which it is satisfied may remain uncollected without the default of the collector, and no more. A list of the allowances shall be made out and certified by the clerk and transmitted to the Auditor of Public Accounts, and shall be credited to the collector in his settlement with the auditor and chancery clerk.

(2) As an alternative to the authority granted under this section to county tax collectors to file suit for the collection of delinquent manufactured home or mobile home taxes, the board of supervisors of any county, in its discretion, may contract in the manner provided in Section 19-3-41 with a private attorney or private collection agent or agents for the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes on manufactured homes or mobile homes that are entered as personal property on the manufactured home rolls.

(3) As an alternative to the method of collecting delinquent taxes provided for in this section, the method provided for in Sections 27-41-101 through 27-41-109 may, in the discretion of the tax collector, be used to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes on manufactured homes or mobile homes classified as personal property.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-75 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 38 / Section 115-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-75
Status: in_force

(1) Any person, with intent to defraud, who falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes or counterfeits a state lottery ticket shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one (1) year and not more than twenty (20) years, by a fine of not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Any person who influences or attempts to influence the winning of a prize through the use of coercion, fraud, deception or tampering with lottery equipment or materials shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one (1) year and not more than twenty (20) years, by a fine of not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-49-1 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 49 / Section 49-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-49-1
Status: in_force

The tax collector shall present to the board of supervisors, at its meeting on the first Monday of October in each year, a report of all insolvent and delinquent taxpayers in his county, with the amount due from each. Such report shall be verified by the affidavit of the collector, that he has made, in person or by deputy, a legal demand for taxes of all delinquent taxpayers found in his county by going to their place of abode or business and searching for something to seize and sell for taxes; that the taxpayers mentioned in the report have failed to pay their taxes; that such taxpayers have no effects known to him which can be seized and sold for such taxes; that he has made diligent inquiry after such of said delinquents as have not been found and cannot find them in his county; and that they have no effects known to him which can be seized and sold to pay their taxes. The tax collector shall also include in his report any checks, drafts or orders for the payment of money which he has received in payment of ad valorem taxes and which have been returned to him because of insufficient funds in the account on which such checks, drafts or orders were drawn. Such checks, drafts or orders shall be accompanied by the affidavit of the collector that he has exhausted all legal means of collecting such instruments, including the filing of a civil suit.

Separate lists of delinquents shall be made for each election district and for each city, town and village.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-37-25 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 31 / Section 37-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-37-25
Status: in_force

Upon receipt by the assessor of the roll or schedule of land, he shall compare the same with the assessment roll of the county, and in land assessment years, shall enter upon the assessment roll of the county all lands listed upon said roll or schedule, in the appropriate place; that is, said lands shall be listed in the proper section, township and range, but without value, and he shall enter the number of acres in each tract in the column on said land roll provided for United States government lands, and show the owner as the United States. The copy filed with the chancery clerk shall be presented to the board of supervisors, and it shall be the duty of the said board to examine the assessment roll of the county and to verify the descriptions and entries on the said roll by the assessor and make any necessary correction thereon.

It shall be the duty of the chancery clerk to carefully verify all of said entries and descriptions and to make all extensions and correctly add the number of acres.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-22-3-nr2 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-22-3-nr2
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-22-3-nr2
Status: in_force

(1) For taxpayers who are required to pay a job assessment fee as provided in Section 57-10-413 , there shall be allowed as a credit against the taxes imposed by this chapter, an amount equal to the amount of the job assessment fee imposed upon such taxpayer pursuant to Section 57-10-413 . If the amount allowable as a credit exceeds the tax imposed by this article and Section 27-7-22.3 , the amount of such excess shall not be refundable or carried forward to any other taxable year.

(2) For any approved company as defined in Section 57-10-401 , there shall be allowed against the taxes imposed by this chapter on the income of the approved company generated by or arising out of the economic development project (as defined in Section 57-10-401 ), a credit in an amount not to exceed the total debt service paid under a financing agreement entered into under Section 57-10-409 . The tax credit allowed in this subsection shall not exceed the amount of taxes due the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-17 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 41 / Section 41-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-17
Status: in_force

Any taxpayer in default may at any time prior to the sale of his property, real or personal, for such taxes pay the delinquent installment or installments of such taxes plus all fees, interest and costs accrued, and all necessary expenses and reinstate his installment payments; and the balance of his installments of such taxes shall be due and payable as if such taxpayer had not been in default.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-519 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 37 / Section 55-519
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-519
Status: in_force

(1) Any person engaged in business as a distributor of special fuel or who acts as a distributor of special fuel, as defined in this article, shall pay for the privilege of engaging in such business or acting as such distributor an excise tax on all special fuel stored, used, sold, distributed, manufactured, refined, distilled, blended or compounded in this state or received in this state for sale, storage, distribution or for any purpose, adjusted to sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit.

The excise tax shall become due and payable when:

(a) Special fuel is withdrawn from storage at a refinery, marine or pipeline terminal, except when withdrawal is by barge or pipeline.

(b) Special fuel imported by a common carrier is unloaded by that carrier unless the special fuel is unloaded directly into the storage tanks of a refinery, marine or pipeline terminal.

(c) Special fuel imported by any person other than a common carrier enters the State of Mississippi unless the special fuel is unloaded directly into the storage tanks of a refinery, marine or pipeline terminal.

(d) Special fuel is blended in this state unless such blending occurs in a refinery, marine or pipeline terminal.

(e) Special fuel is acquired tax free.

(2) The special fuel excise tax shall be as follows:

(a) Eighteen Cents (18¢) per gallon on undyed diesel fuel until the date specified in Section 65-39-35 and Fourteen and Three-fourths Cents (14.75¢) per gallon thereafter;

(b) Five and Three-fourths Cents (5.75¢) per gallon on all special fuel except undyed diesel fuel and special fuel used as fuels in aircraft; and

(c) Five and One-fourth Cents (5.25¢) per gallon on special fuel used as fuel in aircraft.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-52 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 19-52
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-52
Status: in_force

Any federal judge or magistrate, any justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, any judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals, any chancellor or circuit court judge, any county court judge, any senior judge on senior status appointed under Section 9-1-107 , the United States Attorney or any attorney assigned to his office, or any state district attorney or assistant district attorney, upon the payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, may, upon request, be issued a motor vehicle license tag by the Department of Revenue whose number cannot be traced except by a law enforcement agency upon a request directed to the Department of Revenue that is related to a legitimate law enforcement purpose. The motor vehicle license tag letters or numbers, or both, shall be assigned by the Department of Revenue and the tag shall be indistinguishable from a regular motor vehicle license tag. The tag shall be applied for at the county tax collector's office and the application shall be directed to the Department of Revenue for issuance of the tag by whatever method the department considers appropriate. For all purposes, other than the issuance of the tag and its inability to be traced, the tag shall be treated in the same manner as a regular motor vehicle license tag.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-119 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-119
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-119
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the laws of this state, the rate of the annual license or privilege tax on the gross amount of premium receipts received from and on annuity policies and contracts written in or covering risks located in this state shall be one percent (1%) upon all insurance companies and associations from July 1, 1994, through June 30, 1995, and thereafter there shall be no annual license or privilege tax on the gross amount of premium receipts received from and on annuity policies and contracts written in or covering risks located in this state upon all insurance companies and associations. Provided, however, an annual license or privilege tax on the gross amount of premium receipts received from and on policies and contracts issued to fund a retirement, thrift or deferred compensation plan qualified under Section 401, Section 403, an individual retirement annuity qualified under Section 408 or Section 457 of the Federal Tax Code for federal tax exemption shall not be imposed on any foreign or domestic company, unless such foreign company has its principal place of business in a state which imposes a license or privilege tax on such policies issued by companies having their principal place of business in Mississippi, in which case said foreign company shall be taxed at the same rate its state of principal business imposes a license or privilege tax on Mississippi companies with respect to such policies. Provided further, in the event an insurance company has heretofore included in its premium charge the tax required hereby, said premium charges on all such annuity policies and contracts shall be reduced by the amount of said tax within one hundred twenty (120) days from March 30, 1974. This latter provision shall apply to all such annuity policies and contracts qualified under Section 401, Section 403, Section 408 or Section 457 of the Federal Tax Code for federal tax exemption presently in force as well as to those hereafter issued.

(2) In the event that the Mississippi Supreme Court or another court finally adjudicates that any tax levied prior to July 1, 1985, under the provisions of this section was collected unconstitutionally and that a liability for a credit or refund for such collection has accrued, then the rate of tax set forth above shall be increased to four percent (4%) for a period of six (6) years beginning July 1 following such adjudication.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-325 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 104-325
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-325
Status: in_force

There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Lost Revenue Fund,” which shall consist of funds calculated based on a reduction in the state's general revenue due to the coronavirus public health emergency, made available through the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund established by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and transferred into the fund by act of the Legislature. The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. Monies in the fund shall be used by the Department of Finance and Administration, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of providing government services.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-106-15 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 37 / Section 106-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-106-15
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 27-106-13 , an investment may be made in a person engaged in investment activities in Iran, as described in Section 27-106-7 , on a case by case basis, if:

(a) The investment activities in Iran were made before July 1, 2015, the investment activities in Iran have not been expanded or renewed after July 1, 2015, and the person has adopted, publicized and is implementing a formal plan to cease the investment activities in Iran and to refrain from engaging in any new investments in Iran; or

(b) The investor makes a determination that the investments are necessary in order to perform its functions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-13-59 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-13-59
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the commissioner to give to each organization making payment of the tax imposed by this chapter in cash a full written, or printed receipt, stating the amount paid and the particular account for which such payment was made; and when so requested such receipt shall be given when payment is made by other than legal tender.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-317 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 37 / Section 71-317
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-317
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to transport from any point within this state to another point within this state, any light wines, light spirit products or beer, on which the tax imposed in Section 27-71-307 of this article has not been paid, except for immediate delivery to a licensed wholesaler or distributor in this state. And any person engaged in transporting any light wines, light spirit products or beer, on which the tax imposed in Section 27-71-307 of this article has not been paid, from any point within this state to another point within this state shall have in his possession during the entire time he is engaged in transporting such light wines, light spirit products or beer an invoice, bill of sale, or bill of lading showing the true name and address of the consignor, and also the true name and address of the licensed wholesaler or distributor to whom such light wines, light spirit products or beer is to be delivered and the quantity of such light wines, light spirit products or beer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-19 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 38 / Section 105-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-19
Status: in_force

When any payment shall be made into the state depository in pursuance of this article, the depository shall give the person making such payment triplicate receipts specifying the account on which the payment is made, one of which shall be immediately mailed to the state treasurer and one of which shall be mailed to the auditor of public accounts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-33 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 35-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-33
Status: in_force

Every person, resident or nonresident, whether corporate or otherwise, and the agent of such nonresident, having capital employed in any kind of trade or business or owning securities or other intangible property subject to taxation under the laws of the state, shall be taxable for the same in the county in which such person may reside, or have a place of business, or be temporarily located at the time of the assessment. If any such person fail or refuse to give in such property on oath, or if the assessor have cause to believe that such person has not rendered a true account of all such property, he shall assess to the person such amount as he shall have reason to believe correct, according to the best information he can procure; and he shall forward to the party or his agent, in writing, a notification of the assessment having been made. The assessor is authorized to address written interrogatories to any agent or any nonresident, or to any other person, for the purpose of obtaining such information, and to require written answers thereof on oath, which oath the assessor is authorized to administer. If any person, being so interrogated, shall refuse to answer the interrogatories, on oath, within a reasonable time, he shall be liable to pay the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), to be recovered by action in the name of the county for the use of the county; and it shall be the duty of the assessor to cause such suit to be brought.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-29 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 19-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-29
Status: in_force

No tax shall be levied under the provisions of this article upon any tractor, road roller or road machinery used solely and exclusively in road building or other highway construction or maintenance work or upon vehicles permanently equipped with and used exclusively for transporting water well drilling outfits, all of which vehicles are not used upon the highways of this state for the transportation of persons or property.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-169 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 107-169
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-169
Status: in_force

The Commission of Budget and Accounting, referred to as “commission,” is hereby expressly authorized and empowered to utilize any funds appropriated or otherwise made available for such purposes to make allocations to state agencies to defray the expenses incurred by them in carrying out their assigned disaster or emergency assignments which have depleted their regular appropriation below a level which would prohibit them from carrying out their normally assigned duties, and to repair or replace any property or equipment damaged, destroyed or lost as a direct result of the unprecedented devastation wrought by the excessive rains and floods in the spring of 1979 to the State of Mississippi and to pay the cost of federal flood insurance premiums on state-owned property damaged or destroyed as a result of said flood.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-5-103 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-5-103
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created a fund designated as the municipal aid fund.

(2) After the State Tax Commission has determined the amount of taxes due and distributable to the counties of the state under the provisions of Section 27-5-101 , and before making payments to each county, he shall first deduct from each county's share of the allocation of said taxes each month a sum equal to one-twelfth ( 1 / 12 ) of the product of the total population of all incorporated municipalities in such county multiplied by Seventy-five Cents (75¢). In no event, however, shall the amount of the deductions made and payable to any municipality from such county's funds exceed Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) during any one (1) calendar year. The amount so deducted shall be paid into the State Treasury each month by the State Tax Commission, at the same time other gasoline, diesel fuel or kerosene tax funds are now distributed, to the credit of the municipal aid fund created by this section.

(3) From the gross amount of gasoline, diesel fuel or kerosene taxes determined to be due and distributable to the Mississippi Department of Transportation under the provisions of Section 27-5-101 , the State Tax Commission shall, before distribution is made to the Mississippi Department of Transportation, deduct each month Eighty-Three Thousand, Three Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars and Thirty-three Cents ($83,333.33). The amount so deducted shall be paid into the State Treasury each month by the State Tax Commission, at the same time as other gasoline, diesel fuel or kerosene tax funds are now distributed, to the credit of the municipal aid fund created herein.

(4) The amount paid into the municipal aid fund under the provisions of paragraph (2) hereof shall be apportioned and paid to each incorporated municipality of the county in the proportion which the population of each incorporated municipality bears to the total population of all incorporated municipalities in such county, but in no event shall the amount paid to any one (1) municipality out of such county's funds exceed Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) in any one (1) calendar year. When any one (1) municipality shall have been paid Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) during any part of a calendar year, then such municipality shall not be entitled to additional funds from such county's funds during such calendar year. In determining the amount to be paid to each municipality, the population of each municipality which has been paid Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) in any part of a calendar year shall be excluded from the computation of the total population of the incorporated municipalities of such county.

(5) The amount paid into the municipal aid fund, under the provisions of subsection (3) hereof, shall be paid to the incorporated municipalities of this state in the following manner:

(a) Each municipality shall be paid the sum of Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2.50) annually per capita up to and including three thousand (3,000) population, with payments to be made monthly in proportionate amounts until the total payment provided herein shall have been made in full.

(b) The remainder of said amount paid into the municipal aid fund under the provisions of subsection (3) hereof and remaining after the payment authorized in paragraph (a) of this subsection, has been made shall be apportioned and paid to the incorporated municipalities of this state having more than three thousand (3,000) population in the proportion which the population of each such participating municipality in excess of three thousand (3,000) bears to the total population over and above the number three thousand (3,000) in each of the various municipalities of the state; provided, however, that the amount distributed under this subsection shall not exceed an amount which, when added to the amount distributed under subsection (4) of this section equals Sixty-five Thousand Dollars ($65,000.00). In determining the amount to be paid to each incorporated municipality, the population of each incorporated municipality which has been paid Sixty-five Thousand Dollars ($65,000.00) under the provisions of subsection (4) of this section or under the provisions of both subsection (4) and this subsection, in any part of a calendar year shall be excluded from the computation of the total population of the incorporated municipalities.

(6) Population figures referred to herein shall mean population as shown by the last available federal census, except municipalities which have been incorporated since the last federal census, or will be incorporated prior to the next federal census, in which case the population shall be in the official count used in procuring the charter of incorporation.

(7) In any county having a county seat which is not an incorporated municipality, the computation shall be made as though the county seat was an incorporated municipality; however, the funds computed to be due such county seat shall be paid to the county treasury wherein such county seat is located and such funds shall be used for road, bridge and street construction or maintenance.

(8) The distribution of funds under this section shall be made by the State Tax Commission by warrants drawn on the State Treasury payable from the municipal aid fund herein created.

(9) All funds paid into the municipal aid fund on and after January 1 of each year and up to and including June 30 of the same year shall be distributed, as provided herein, on or before July 20 of the year in which such funds were paid in. All funds paid into the municipal aid fund on and after July 1 of each year and up to and including December 31 of the same year shall be distributed, as provided herein, on or before January 20 of the next succeeding year.

(10) All funds received by any municipality under the provisions of this section shall be used solely for construction, maintenance or repair of streets, curbs, gutters, storm sewers, bridges, culverts or like street improvements and appurtenances or for payment of bonds and interest issued for such purposes.

Any municipality may contract with its board of supervisors, or any member thereof, whereby said construction, maintenance or repair may be performed by said board or member in which event funds received under this section by such municipality shall first be applied to the payment of said bonds and interest, if any, and the remainder shall be paid over to the county treasury. In the event of such agreement, the contract shall be spread at large upon the minutes of the governing authorities of both such municipality and the board of supervisors of the county.

(11) The manner of apportionment of taxes under Section 27-5-101 shall not be disturbed by the provisions of this section. It is the intent of this section that from its apportionment of taxes under Section 27-5-101 , each county shall share with the municipalities in said counties as provided by this section, and the payments made to the county or to municipalities within such county shall be considered as payments to the county in construing the aforementioned Section 27-5-101 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-29-7 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 29-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-29-7
Status: in_force

The clerk of the board of supervisors shall certify to the truth and correctness of such lists of amendments to assessments referred to in Section 27-29-5 and shall further certify that he has compared the items listed for credit with the stub tax receipts and that no taxes have been collected on any such items.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.324 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 19-56.324
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.324
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of Friends of the Park. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the President of Friends of the Park, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2013, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Friends of the Park.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-13-59 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-13-59
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the commissioner to give to each organization making payment of the tax imposed by this chapter in cash a full written, or printed receipt, stating the amount paid and the particular account for which such payment was made; and when so requested such receipt shall be given when payment is made by other than legal tender.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-17-5 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-17-5
Status: in_force

(1) All privilege taxes levied and imposed by this chapter shall be paid in addition to any and all other taxes, and the provisions of this chapter shall not affect the operation of any other sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972 or other laws providing for the imposition, levy and collection of privilege taxes, nor shall the provisions of this chapter affect the operation of the sales tax law, nor shall the provisions of this chapter in anywise affect any law imposing a tax or fee or penalty, including filing fees, the fire marshal's fee, penalties or fees or charges imposed and collected by the Commissioner of Insurance as now provided, or may be hereafter provided, by the laws of Mississippi.

(2) The board of supervisors of each county and the governing body of each municipality shall levy, assess and collect all taxes upon the privilege of doing business as specified in this chapter.

(3) The duty of the board of supervisors of each county and of the governing board of each municipality to levy, assess and collect taxes as required by subsection (2) of this section shall be mandatory. The privilege taxes collected on businesses outside of municipalities shall be for the benefit of counties, and the privilege taxes collected on businesses within a municipality shall be for the benefit of the municipality.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-161 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 49 / Section 104-161
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-161
Status: in_force

No provision of Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159 shall be construed as conferring upon the Department of Finance and Administration any authority to review, approve or deny any expenditures or contracts entered into by the Legislature or any of its committees, or to impose any requirement on the Legislature or any of its committees to take any action other than to disclose expenditures and contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2011. For the purposes of this section, the term “ contract ” includes, but is not limited to, personal and professional services contracts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-355 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 55 / Section 105-355
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-355
Status: in_force

Each depository shall enter into bond, or deposit securities with the State Treasurer as required of county depositories; the bond or security to be approved by the State Treasurer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.311 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-56.311
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.311
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2020, any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of Biggersville High School. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the Principal of Biggersville High School, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Biggersville High School.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.

(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2023.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-29 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 43 / Section 51-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-29
Status: in_force

Any municipality in the state desiring to have its motor vehicle ad valorem taxes collected by the county tax collector at the same time and in the same manner provided for by this chapter for collecting county and state ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles may do so by proceeding as follows:

On or before the 1st day of May, the municipal board shall enter an order upon its minutes signifying its desire to have the county tax collector collect its motor vehicle ad valorem taxes at the same time and in the same manner that he collects the county and state ad valorem taxes on such motor vehicles for the ensuing fiscal year. A certified copy of this order shall be furnished the tax collector of the county, the state tax commission, and the administrator of the road and bridge privilege tax laws. In such case, it shall be mandatory that such municipal ad valorem taxes be collected by the county tax collector.

The authorization of the tax collector to collect municipal taxes on this class of property shall also include the collection of such taxes on such property located in the municipal separate school district, if any, although such property is located outside of the corporate limits of such municipality.

On or before September fifteenth, the municipal clerk shall certify to the county tax collector a copy of its official tax levy for the then ensuing fiscal year. On this tax levy, the clerk shall not only certify as to the tax levy for each purpose for which it was levied, but he shall also certify as to the total amount of the levy for all municipal purposes, and he shall show separately the total amount of the levy for the municipal separate school district, if the said municipality is a part of a municipal separate school district.

After collecting such municipal and municipal separate school district ad valorem taxes, the county tax collector shall retain the fee, as allowed in Section 25-7-21, Mississippi Code of 1972 , except in no instance shall his fee be less than two percent of such collection for the services furnished by a county office in collecting municipal separate school district taxes. Such fees shall be paid into the county general fund. The tax collector shall, on or before the twentieth day of the following month, remit to the municipality the remaining portion of such taxes so collected for and during the preceding month. A report of the total assessed value of the subject motor vehicle on which such municipal ad valorem taxes were collected for the preceding month shall be forwarded to the municipality along with the said remittance.

The records of the county tax collector shall be available at any time during regular office hours for inspection by the municipal authorities or their authorized agents to determine as to whether or not any such taxpayer has been properly assessed, both as to value and as to situs of the subject motor vehicle, and as to whether or not the proper tax has been collected and remitted for the benefit of the municipality and municipal separate school district, in proper cases, if such municipality has officially authorized said tax collector to collect its motor vehicle ad valorem taxes as provided hereinabove.

For similar violations of this chapter, the same penalties shall apply in favor of any municipality, in proper cases, which apply in favor of the counties. The tax collector shall be liable on his official bond to the municipality for any failure on his part to assess, collect and remit the correct amount of taxes due any municipality under the provisions of this chapter on any motor vehicle for which he collects county and state ad valorem taxes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-79 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 65-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-79
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall keep full and accurate records of all moneys received by him, and how disbursed. He shall preserve all returns or a reproduction of such returns filed with him under Sections 27-65-31 and 27-65-33 of this chapter for a period of three (3) years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-103-209 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 31 / Section 103-209
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-103-209
Status: in_force

(1) The Joint Legislative Budget Committee shall study and review the state budgeting system and make comparisons with and evaluations of other budgeting systems in use in other states. The study shall review financial and economic conditions and the associated performance of the budget systems. In reviewing the state budget system, the study shall include an analysis of budget preparation, data gathering and evaluation, development of budget recommendations, revenue forecasting, reporting of revenue collections, appropriation tracking and reporting and tax expenditure reporting.

The Joint Legislative Budget Committee shall file a report of its findings together with any recommendations with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate not later than December 15, 1992. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee shall utilize staff of the Legislative Budget Office, University Research Center, State Tax Commission and other agencies as necessary.

(2) The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review shall prepare a report on privatization of government programs and services. The study shall analyze all areas of state government with the objective of identifying programs and services that can be performed by the private sector with lower cost or increased efficiency. Areas of privatization shall include, but not be limited to, contracting-out, competitive bidding and sale of assets. In determining and comparing the costs of performance between the private and public sectors, the actual costs incurred in engaging in the activity shall include the cost and value of labor, real estate, equipment, overhead and other direct expenses. Cost-benefit analysis of current and proposed regulations shall be included. Generally accepted accounting principles shall be followed. Input shall be solicited from representatives of the private sector. Recommendations shall be provided to the Legislature and the Governor by December 15, 1992.

(3) The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review shall review the adequacy of financial statements of state government and fiscal control systems including legal authority and methodology of the agencies that prepare public financial statements and exercise control over state expenditures. The review shall focus on the SAAS accounting system and its development, implementation and benefits. A report by the committee on its findings shall be provided to the Legislature and the Governor by December 15, 1992.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-106-9 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 38 / Section 106-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-106-9
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Before November 1, 2015, the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration shall develop or contract to develop, using credible information available to the public, a list of persons determined to engage in investment activities in Iran, as described in this section. If the executive director elects to contract for the development of the list, the list must be developed before November 1, 2015. When completed, the list must be posted on the website of the Department of Finance and Administration.

(b) The executive director shall update the list by July 1st of every year.

(c) Before a person is included on the finalized initial list or updated list, the executive director must do all of the following:

(i) Provide ninety (90) days written notice of the executive director's intent to include the person on the list. The notice must inform the person that inclusion on the list will make the person ineligible to contract with the state. The notice also must specify that the person, if it ceases its engagement in investment activities in Iran, may be removed from the list.

(ii) The executive director shall provide a person with an opportunity to comment in writing that it is not engaged in investment activities in Iran. If the person demonstrates to the executive director that the person is not engaged in investment activities in Iran, the person shall not be included on the list.

(d) The executive director shall make every effort to avoid including a person on the list erroneously.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-21 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 71-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-21
Status: in_force

Before any person shall engage in the business of manufacturing or retailing of alcoholic beverages, he may be required to enter into a bond payable to the State of Mississippi, conditioned that he will conduct said business strictly in accordance with the laws of the State of Mississippi, and that he will comply with the rules and regulations prescribed by the department, and pay all taxes due the State of Mississippi. The amount of a bond required of a manufacturer, not including a producer of native wine or native spirit, shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), and the amount required of a retailer shall be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). Provided, however, any retailer whose check for purchase of merchandise or payment of taxes shall be dishonored may be required by the department to post additional bond not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). Such bond shall be made in a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Mississippi and shall be approved by the department. The department shall be authorized to institute suit in the proper court for any violation of the condition of said bonds. The amount of the bond required of a producer of native wine or native spirit shall be Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

As an alternative to entering into a bond as required by this section, any person who shall engage in the business of manufacturing or retailing alcoholic beverages may, subject to the same conditions of conduct required for bonds, deposit with the State Treasurer the equivalent amount of the bond required for that particular person in cash or securities. The only securities allowable for this purpose are those which may legally be purchased by a bank or for trust funds, having a market value not less than that of the required bond. The department shall file notice with the Treasurer for any violation of the conditions of the cash or security deposit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-85 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 35-85
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-85
Status: in_force

The assessor shall attend the July meeting and all subsequent sessions of the board of supervisors when and while the board is considering assessments and until the final approval of the assessment rolls and render all assistance which his knowledge or information may enable him to give.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-501 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 71-501
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-501
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of persons operating breweries which manufacture beer and wine or either of them to be sold in the State of Mississippi, under the authority of Chapter 3 of Title 67, Mississippi Code of 1972, or under the authority of Article 3 of this chapter, to furnish to the chairman of the State Tax Commission, on demand, a correct list of all wholesalers, distributors and other persons having contracts with the person operating such breweries, for the purchase, distribution, sale and transportation of such beverages into or in the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-151 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 33 / Section 104-151
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-151
Status: in_force

Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159 shall be known as the “Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.382 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-56.382
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.382
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of Mississippi FCA. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of Mississippi FCA, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2014, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Mississippi FCA.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-25-721 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-721
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-25-721
Status: in_force

All gas and carbon dioxide produced or under the ground on producing properties within the State of Mississippi and all producing gas or carbon dioxide equipment, including wells, connections, pumps, derricks and other appurtenances actually owned by and belonging to the producer, and all leases in production, including mineral rights in producing properties, shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxes now levied or hereafter levied by the State of Mississippi, or any other taxing district within this state. This exemption shall not apply to drilling equipment, including derricks, machinery, and other materials necessary to drilling, nor to gas or carbon dioxide gathering systems, nor to the surface of lands leased for gas or carbon dioxide production or upon which gas or carbon dioxide producing properties are situated, but all such drilling equipment, gathering systems, and lands shall be assessed as are other properties and shall be subject to ad valorem tax. However, no additional assessment shall be added to the surface value of such lands by reason of the presence of gas or carbon dioxide thereunder or its production therefrom. The exemption herein granted shall apply to all ad valorem taxes levied in the year 1948 and each year thereafter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-325 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 71-325
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-325
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of every wholesaler or distributor of light wines, light spirit products or beer licensed under the provisions of Section 67-3-27, Mississippi Code of 1972 , to file with the commissioner, on or before the fifteenth day of each month, a report covering all sales of such light wines, light spirit products or beer during the preceding month. Such report shall show the names and post-office addresses of all persons to whom such light wines, light spirit products or beer have been sold or delivered and the quantities and invoice prices of the light wines, light spirit products or beer thus sold or delivered.

It shall be the duty of each retail dealer in such light wines, light spirit products or beer to procure from the distributor or wholesaler from whom such light wines, light spirit products or beer were purchased or acquired, invoices showing the quantity of the light wines, light spirit products or beer purchased or acquired, and the date of each delivery thereof. Such invoices shall be preserved by the retailer and shall be open for inspection by the commissioner or his duly authorized agent for a period of two (2) years. It shall likewise be the duty of such retail dealer to file with the commissioner, on or before the fifteenth day of each calendar month, a report showing all purchases of such light wines, light spirit products or beer made by him during the preceding month. Such report shall disclose the names and addresses of all persons from whom such light wines, light spirit products or beer have been purchased or received by him during the preceding month and the quantities thus purchased or received.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-3-69 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-3-69
Status: in_force

All penalties or interest and all penalties and interest imposed or authorized to be imposed by any state law or municipal ordinance, accrued or which may accrue hereafter, shall be recoverable by the officer authorized to sue for or collect the tax in respect to which said penalties or interest are imposed or authorized to be collected as a part of the tax with respect to which they are imposed or authorized to be collected, and all such penalties and interest shall be apportioned as provided for the apportionment of the tax on which such penalties or interest are collected.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-75-15 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 55 / Section 75-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-75-15
Status: in_force

The Attorney General or the officer authorized by the law of the State of Mississippi to collect any tax owing to the State of Mississippi or its political subdivisions, is hereby authorized to employ attorneys residing in a sister state, district or territory, where suits are instituted to recover taxes due the State of Mississippi, pursuant to this chapter, to aid and assist in the prosecution of any such suit, when it appears to be in the best interest of the State of Mississippi. It is further provided that such attorney fees may, within the discretion of the designated officers, be set on a fixed or contingent fee basis. The fixed fee shall be paid out of the fund appropriated for the operation of the office of such officer bringing suit, and the contingent fee shall be deducted from and paid out of the proceeds of the particular claim, subject, however, to the approval of the Governor as to the employment and amount of such fee in either instance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-101 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 45 / Section 51-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-101
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 27-51-101 through 27-51-107 , unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) “ Private carrier of passengers ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 27-19-3 , but shall not be construed to include motorcycles.

(b) “ Light carrier of property ” means any motor vehicle with a gross weight, as defined in Section 27-19-3 , of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or less that is designed and constructed for the primary purpose of transporting property on the roads and highways.

(c) “ Local taxing district ” means any county, municipality, school district or other local entity that levies an ad valorem tax or for which an ad valorem tax is levied, to fund all or a portion of its budget.

(d) “ State fiscal year ” means the period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30 of the following year.

(e) “ Commission, ” “ State Tax Commission ” or “ department ” means the Department of Revenue.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-25-19 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 25-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-25-19
Status: in_force

When requested by the commissioner, all transporters (railroads, motor vehicles, or other interstate commerce carriers) of timber or timber products which are subject to the tax herein imposed, out of, within, or across the State of Mississippi, shall be required to furnish the commissioner such information relative to the transportation of such timber or timber products as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.

(a) The commissioner shall have authority to inspect bills of lading, waybills, or other similar documents, and such books and records as may relate to the transportation of timber or timber products in the hands of such transporter out of, within, or across the state; and the commissioner shall further be empowered to demand the production of such bills of lading, waybills, or other similar documents and books and records relating to the transportation of timber or timber products at any point in the State of Mississippi which he may designate.

(b) The removal by the owner or owners, transporters, purchasers, or producers of timber or timber products, except interstate commerce carriers, from the state without first paying all severance tax that might be due, or obtaining from the commissioner or his duly authorized agent, in advance, written approval or permit to remove from the state any of the timber resources taxed by this article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), for each such offense.

(c) The commissioner, or his duly authorized agent, shall have the right and authority to assess and collect any severance tax found to be due and unpaid, at the point of removal from the state, upon all timber or timber products found being removed from the state and shall assess, in addition to the tax found due, interest at the rate of six per centum (6%) per annum, together with penalties and damages in an amount not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and not to be less than Five Dollars ($5.00), upon any severer, producer, owner, purchaser, or transporter (except interstate commerce carriers), found to be removing timber or timber products from the state.

Provided, however, that in cases of interstate commerce carriers, duly qualified as such and having a permit to conduct such operations, using bills of lading or waybills prescribed or approved by the interstate commerce commission, such common carriers shall only be required to keep the usual records at an office or offices in this state where such records are usually kept.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-22.35 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-22.35
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-22.35
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “ Eligible facility ” means and includes a new facility that creates at least twenty (20) full-time jobs with a minimum capital investment from private sources of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00), that:

(i) Consists of all components necessary for the production of electric energy from the direct firing or co-firing of biomass or waste heat recovery, and if applicable, other energy sources;

(ii) Produces both electric energy and useful thermal energy, such as heat or steam, through the sequential use of energy (cogeneration); and

(iii) Consists of all components necessary for the production of synfuel.

An eligible facility includes all burners and boilers, any handling and delivery equipment that supplies fuel directly to and is integrated with such burners and boilers, steam headers, turbines, generators, property used for the collection, processing or storage of biomass or synfuel, transformers, pipelines and all other property used in the transmission of electricity or synfuel and related depreciable property.

(b) “ Biomass ” means and includes any of the following:

(i) Forest-related mill residues, pulping byproduct and other byproducts of wood processing, thinnings, slash, limbs, bark, brush and other cellulosic plant material or nonmerchantable forest-related products;

(ii) Solid wood waste materials, including dunnage, manufacturing and construction wood wastes, demolition and storm debris and landscape or right-of-way trimmings;

(iii) Agriculture wastes, including orchard tree crops, vineyard, grain, legumes, sugar and other crop by-products or residues and livestock waste nutrients;

(iv) All plant and grass material that is grown exclusively as a fuel for the production of electricity;

(v) Refuse derived fuels consisting of organic components and fibers of waste water treatment solids; or

(vi) Whole trees.

(c) “ Synfuel ” means any liquid or gaseous fuel obtained from biomass.

(d) “ Waste heat recovery ” means systems that produce electricity from currently unused waste heat resulting from combustion or other processes and which do not use an additional combustion process. The term does not include any system whose primary purpose is the generation of electricity.

(2) An enterprise owning or operating an eligible facility is allowed an annual investment tax credit for taxes imposed by Section 27-7-5 equal to five percent (5%) of investments made by the enterprise in the initial establishment of an eligible facility. The credit shall commence on the date selected by the enterprise; provided, however, that the commencement date shall not be more than two (2) years from the date the eligible facility becomes fully operational.

(3) Any tax credit claimed under this section but not used in any taxable year may be carried forward for five (5) consecutive years from the close of the tax year in which the credits were earned. The credit that may be utilized in any one (1) tax year shall be limited to an amount not greater than fifty percent (50%) of the total state income tax liability of the enterprise for that year that is generated by, or arises out of, the eligible facility.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.375 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 17 / Section 19-56.375
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.375
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of Moss Point High School. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the Principal of Moss Point High School, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2014, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrently with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Moss Point School District for deposit into a special fund created by the district and used for the purpose of supporting academic programs and activities in the district.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-31-59 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 31-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-31-59
Status: in_force

Each licensee shall pay to the governing authorities for each license which may be issued or renewed a fee in the amount of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each issuance or renewal thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-101-1 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 101-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-101-1
Status: in_force

(1) Each and every educational, eleemosynary and other institution of the State of Mississippi supported, in whole or in part, by the state, and each and every board, agency, commission and department of government, except the Departments of Insurance and of Education, shall prepare, on or before December 31 of each year, a detailed report covering the annual period ending the preceding June 30. The Insurance Department shall prepare, on or before December 31 of each year, a like report covering the annual period ending the preceding March 1. The Department of Education shall prepare, on or before December 31 of each year, a like report covering the preceding school year.

(2) Each agency, board, commission, department and institution required by this section to prepare an annual report also shall prepare an executive summary of the report that is not more than three (3) pages long.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-101-5 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 101-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-101-5
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance and Administration may authorize the nonelectronic publication of a limited number of copies of the annual or other reports in meritorious cases.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-8 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 67-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-8
Status: in_force

(1) No examination shall be made of the records of a religious institution, as defined in paragraph (i) of Section 27-67-7 , unless the commissioner shows by reasonable evidence that the religious institution is not operating on a nonprofit basis.

(2) All outstanding claims against a religious institution as defined in paragraph (j) of Section 27-67-7 for unpaid taxes having accrued under the sales or use tax laws on or before the effective date of Section 27-67-7 and this section based upon transactions by such religious institution shall be void and in regards to such transactions for which sales or use taxes are unpaid on or before July 1, 1989, Sections 27-67-7 and 27-67-8 shall be retroactive in effect.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-73 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 33 / Section 115-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-73
Status: in_force

(1)(a) No lottery retailer and no agent, associate, employee, representative or servant of any such person shall allow any illegal lottery device to be on its premises, nor shall any lottery retailer, agent, associate, employee, representative or servant sell a lottery ticket to any person unless the person submits any one (1) of the following forms of identification which establish the age of the person as twenty-one (21) years or older:

(i) A valid and current Mississippi driver's license which contains a photograph of the person presenting the driver's license.

(ii) A valid and current driver's license of another state which contains a photograph of the person submitting the driver's license.

(iii) A valid and current special identification card issued by the State of Mississippi containing a photograph of the person submitting the identification card.

(iv) A valid and current passport or visa issued by the federal government or another country or nation that contains a permanently attached photograph of the person submitting the passport or visa.

(v) A valid and current military or federal identification card issued by the federal government containing a photograph of the person submitting the identification card.

(vi) A valid and current tribal identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe containing a photograph of the person submitting the identification card.

(b) Each form of identification listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection must on its face establish the age of the person as twenty-one (21) years of age or older, and there must be no reason to doubt the authenticity or correctness of the identification. No form of identification mentioned in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be accepted as proof of age if it is expired, defaced, mutilated or altered. If the driver's license, state special identification card or lawful identification submitted is a duplicate, the person shall submit additional identification which contains the name, date of birth and photograph of the person.

(c) An educational institution identification card, check-cashing identification card, or employee identification card shall not be considered as lawful identification for the purposes of this subsection.

(2) Any lottery retailer who knowingly sells a lottery ticket to a person under twenty-one (21) years of age will be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the first offense and, for each subsequent offense, not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and may be disqualified as a lottery retailer.

(3)(a) It is unlawful for any person under twenty-one (21) years of age to purchase a lottery ticket.

(b) Whoever violates the provisions of this subsection shall be fined not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

(c) Any person apprehended while violating the provisions of this subsection shall be issued a citation by the apprehending law enforcement officer, which shall be paid in the same manner as provided for the offenders of local traffic violations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-35 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 67-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-35
Status: in_force

(1)(a) There is hereby created a special fund in the State Treasury. The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state. The fund shall consist of monies deposited therein under Section 27-67-31(e) and monies from any other source designated for deposit into such fund. Monies in the fund shall be expended by the department to provide funds to assist municipalities in this state in paying costs associated with:

(i) Repair, maintenance and/or reconstruction of roads, streets and bridges in municipalities;

(ii) Repair, maintenance and/or other improvements to water infrastructure and sewer infrastructure, including storm water and drainage improvements; and/or

(iii) As a pledge to pay all or a portion of debt service on debt issued by a municipality for the purposes provided in this subsection (1)(a).

These monies shall not be used for salaries, benefits or any form of compensation for employees, or for contract employees, administrative costs, debt service except as provided in this subsection (1)(a), personal property or equipment, except for personal property or equipment to be used for the purposes allowed in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this subsection (1)(a), or for the construction or maintenance of public buildings or other structures that are not integral to the system of roads and bridges. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.

(b)(i) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph (b) and Section 65-21-31 , funds provided to municipalities under this subsection (1) shall be allocated and distributed to municipalities as follows:

1. Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) shall be allocated to all municipalities in equal shares, and

2. The remainder of the funds allocated as follows:

a. One-half ( 1 / 2 ) shall be allocated to municipalities based on the proportion that the population of a municipality according to the most recent federal decennial census bears to the total population of all municipalities in the state according to the most recent federal decennial census, and

b. One-half ( 1 / 2 ) shall be allocated to municipalities based on the proportion that the amount of sales tax revenue distributed to a municipality during the preceding fiscal year under Section 27-65-75(1)(a) bears to the total amount of sales tax revenue distributed to all municipalities during the preceding fiscal year under Section 27-65-75(1)(a) . The department shall distribute funds under this subsection (1) on a semiannual basis with distributions being made in the months of January and July.

(ii) In order to be eligible to receive the full amount of funds allocated for distribution to a municipality during a year under this subsection (1), the municipality must have expended an amount not less than the amount of base expenditures during the previous municipal fiscal year for the purposes described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1). If a municipality fails to expend such required amount, then the amount of funds allocated for distribution to the municipality shall be reduced by the percentage by which the municipality failed to expend the amount of base expenditures. For the purposes of this subsection (1), “ base expenditures ” means the average annual expenditures made by a municipality for purposes described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) for the two-year period beginning October 1, 2020, and ending September 30, 2022. Expenditure of grant proceeds, loan proceeds, or the proceeds of bonds issued by a municipality for the purposes described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall not be considered when calculating the base period. Expenditures by a municipality for purposes described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) and for which the municipality may not use monies received from the department under this subsection (1), may be considered when calculating the amount of funds expended by the municipality during the previous municipal fiscal year, provided the expenditures are related to the purposes described in subparagraphs (i), (ii) and/or (iii) in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1). Beginning July 1, 2023, and each succeeding July 1 thereafter, the amount of the base expenditures shall be adjusted and compounded annually by increasing or decreasing such amount by a percentage amount that is equal to the lesser of one-half percent (0.5%) or to the United States inflation rate for the previous calendar year ending on December 31 as certified by the department and provided to the municipalities thereby within thirty (30) days of such certification. The United States inflation rate for a calendar year shall be the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year for urban consumers as calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.

(c) The department and the Office of the State Auditor shall have all powers necessary to ensure the proper implementation of this subsection (1).

(2)(a) There is hereby created a special fund in the State Treasury. The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state. The fund shall consist of monies deposited therein under Section 27-67-31(f) and monies from any other source designated for deposit into such fund. Monies in the fund shall be expended by the department to provide funds to assist counties in this state in paying costs associated with (i) the repair, maintenance and/or reconstruction of roads, streets and bridges in counties, and/or (ii) as a pledge to pay all or a portion of debt service on debt issued by a county for the purposes provided in this subsection (2)(a). These monies shall not be used for salaries, benefits or any form of compensation for employees, or for contract employees, administrative costs, debt service except as provided in this subsection (2)(a), personal property or equipment except for personal property or equipment to be used for the purposes allowed in subparagraph (i) of this subsection (2)(a), or for the construction or maintenance of public buildings or other structures that are not integral to the system of roads and bridges. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.

(b)(i) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph (b) and Section 65-21-31 , funds provided to counties under this subsection (2) shall be allocated and distributed to counties in the following proportions:

1. One-third ( 1 / 3 ) shall be allocated to all counties in equal shares,

2. One-third ( 1 / 3 ) shall be allocated to counties based on the proportion that the total number of rural road miles in a county bears to the total number of rural road miles in all counties of the state, and

3. One-third ( 1 / 3 ) shall be allocated to counties based on the proportion that the rural population of a county bears to the total rural population in all counties of the state, according to the latest federal decennial census. The department shall distribute funds under this subsection (2) on a semiannual basis with distributions being made in the months of January and July. Rural road miles and rural road population in the counties shall be determined in the same manner as they are determined for the purposes of the distribution formula in Section 65-9-3 .

(ii) From and after July 1, 2020, of the funds allocated for distribution to a county during a year under this subsection (2), the maximum amount of such funds that may be distributed to the county during that year shall not exceed the amount of county funds expended by the county during the previous county fiscal year for purposes described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2). Expenditure of the proceeds of bonds issued by a county to pay costs associated with the repair, maintenance and/or reconstruction of roads, streets and bridges shall not be considered when determining the amount of county funds expended by the county during the previous county fiscal year. Expenditures by a county for purposes described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) and for which the county may not use monies received from the department under this subsection (2), may be considered when calculating the amount of county funds expended by the county during the previous county fiscal year, provided the expenditures are related to purposes described in subparagraphs (i) and/or (ii) in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2).

(c) The department and the Office of the State Auditor shall have all powers necessary to ensure the proper implementation of this subsection (2).
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.209 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-56.209
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.209
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon payment of the road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law for private carriers of passengers, pickup trucks and other noncommercial motor vehicles, and upon payment of an additional fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a distinctive license tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of St. Martin High School. The distinctive license tags so issued shall display the words “St. Martin High School” and shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the Principal of St. Martin High School, may prescribe and shall consist of such letters or numbers, or both, as may be necessary to distinguish each license tag.

(2) Application for the distinctive license tags authorized by this section shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (3) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) thereof to be retained by the tax collector, shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis as prescribed by the department. The portion of the additional fee retained by the tax collector shall be deposited into the county general fund.

(3) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2010, any person applying for a distinctive license tag under this section shall pay an additional fee in the amount of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each distinctive license tag applied for under this section, which shall be in addition to all other taxes and fees. The additional fee paid shall be for a period of time to run concurrent with the vehicle's established license tag year. The additional fee is due and payable at the time the original application is made for a distinctive license tag under this section and thereafter annually at the time of renewal registration as long as the owner retains the distinctive license tag. If the owner does not wish to retain the distinctive license tag, he must surrender it to the local county tax collector.

(4) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees into the State Treasury on the day collected. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify to the State Treasurer the total fees collected under this section from the issuance of the distinctive license tags issued under this section. The State Treasurer shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a) Twenty-four Dollars ($24.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the St. Martin High School Buzz Club to pay for facility improvements and other projects at St. Martin High School.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created pursuant to Section 7-9-70 .

(c) Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the State Highway Fund to be expended solely for the repair, maintenance, construction or reconstruction of highways.

(d) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on distinctive license tags issued pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund created in Section 27-19-44.2 .

(5) A regular license tag must be properly displayed as required by law until replaced by a distinctive license tag under this section. The regular license tag must be surrendered to the tax collector upon issuance of the distinctive license tag under this section. The tax collector shall issue up to two (2) license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the regular license tag.

(6) In the case of loss or theft of a distinctive license tag issued under this section, the owner may make application and affidavit for a replacement distinctive license tag as provided by Section 27-19-37 . The fee for a replacement distinctive license tag shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The tax collector receiving such application and affidavit shall be entitled to retain and deposit into the county general fund five percent (5%) of the fee for such replacement license tag and the remainder shall be distributed in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.

(7) In order for a distinctive license tag to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag before July 1, 2018.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-31-79 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 31-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-31-79
Status: reserved

The mineral documentary tax shall be a lien upon the interest leased, assigned, conveyed, reserved, excepted or transferred and the amount to be paid shall be determined as follows (provided that the minimum tax shall be one dollar), to-wit:

(a) Upon the filing and recording of each instrument creating, assigning or transferring a leasehold (or interest therein or any portion thereof) or conveying, transferring, excepting or reserving a mineral or royalty interest as above described, the primary term of which shall expire ten (10) years or less from the date of the execution of the instrument, the tax shall be a sum equal to Three Cents (3¢) per mineral or royalty acre conveyed, leased, assigned, excepted, reserved or transferred therein.

(b) Such tax shall be Six Cents (6¢) per mineral or royalty acre if the primary term of such interest shall expire more than ten (10) years and not exceeding twenty (20) years from the date of the execution of such instrument.

(c) Such tax shall be Eight Cents (8¢) per mineral or royalty acre if the primary term of such interest shall extend more than twenty (20) years from the date of the execution of such instrument.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-27 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-27
Status: in_force

No privilege tax shall be imposed upon any motor vehicle owned by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or owned by the State of Mississippi or any county or municipality of the state or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or upon any motor vehicle owned by any school district in the state, any motor vehicle owned by any fire protection district incorporated in accordance with Sections 19-5-151 through 19-5-207 or any motor vehicle owned by any levee district or drainage district. The exception herein granted to vehicles owned by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or owned by the State of Mississippi or any county or municipality of the state or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or to any motor vehicle owned by any school district in the state, any motor vehicle owned by any fire protection district incorporated in accordance with Sections 19-5-151 through 19-5-207 , or any motor vehicle owned by any levee district or drainage district shall not apply to vehicles owned by any officer or employee thereof, but shall be applicable only to those motor vehicles actually owned by the United States government or one of its instrumentalities or agencies, or owned by the State of Mississippi or any county or municipality of the state or one of its instrumentalities or agencies, or to any motor vehicle owned by any school district in the state, any motor vehicle owned by any fire protection district incorporated pursuant to Sections 19-5-151 through 19-5-207 or any motor vehicle owned by any levee district or drainage district.

Each vehicle owned by the State of Mississippi, any county or any municipality or any agency or instrumentality thereof, and each motor vehicle owned by any school district in the state, each motor vehicle owned by any fire protection district incorporated pursuant to the provisions of Sections 19-5-151 through 19-5-207 , and each motor vehicle owned by any levee district or drainage district shall be registered with the State Tax Commission, which shall issue a license tag for the vehicle. The license tag issued will be valid for as long as the vehicle is in service and in the inventory of the state agency, county or municipality or any agency or instrumentality thereof, school district, fire protection district, levee district or drainage district which registered the vehicle. Each motor vehicle owned by the State of Mississippi, any county or any municipality or any agency or instrumentality thereof, school district, fire protection district, levee district or drainage district shall comply with the marking requirements as set forth in Sections 25-1-87 and 27-19-59 .

Exemption of motor vehicles owned by a county or municipality or any agency or instrumentality thereof, from motor vehicle privilege taxes does not waive payment of the registration fee imposed in Section 27-19-43 .

The exemption granted in this section shall be evidenced by special license plates of a design to be selected by the Chairman of the State Tax Commission, which design shall include as one of the features in large, easily legible letters the words “TAX-EXEMPT”. Each motor vehicle subject to the provisions of this section which is owned or leased by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or owned by the State of Mississippi, or any county or municipality of the state or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or any school district, fire protection district, or any levee district or drainage district shall display such special license tag, except for (a) vehicles used for undercover law enforcement work where such identifying tags would hinder official investigations, and (b) up to four (4) passenger automobiles owned or leased by economic development districts or economic development authorities. Such undercover and economic development district/authority vehicles shall be issued regular license tags.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-4-3 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-4-3
Status: in_force

(1) The Board of Tax Appeals shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) To adopt, amend or repeal those rules or regulations necessary to implement the duties assigned to the board.

(b) To have jurisdiction over all administrative appeals to the board from decisions of the review board and administrative hearing officers of the Department of Revenue under Sections 27-77-5 , 27-77-9 , 27-77-11 and 27-77-12 , to arrange the time and place of the hearing on any such appeal, and where required, to arrange for any evidence presented to the board at such hearing to be transcribed or otherwise preserved for purposes of making a record of the hearing.

(c) To have jurisdiction over all administrative appeals regarding certain decisions and actions by the Department of Revenue under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, Section 67-1-1 et seq., under the Mississippi Native Wine Law of 1976, Section 67-5-1 et seq. , and under the Mississippi Native Spirit Law, Section 67-11-1 et seq. , as provided for under Section 67-1-72 , to arrange the time and place of the hearing on any such appeal and to arrange for any evidence presented to the board at such hearing to be transcribed or otherwise preserved for purposes of making a record of the hearing.

(d) To have jurisdiction over all administrative appeals under Sections 27-33-37 and 27-33-41 to the board from decisions of the Department of Revenue to deny an objection of a board of supervisors to the rejection by the Department of Revenue of an application for homestead exemption and to arrange the time and place of the hearing on any such appeal.

(e) To have jurisdiction over all administrative appeals under Section 27-35-113 to the board from the decision of the Department of Revenue regarding its examination of the recapitulations of the assessment rolls of a county and to arrange the time and place of the hearing on any such appeal.

(f) To have jurisdiction to hear any objection to an assessment by the Department of Revenue pursuant to Section 27-35-311 , 27-35-517 or 27-35-703 and to arrange the time and place of the hearing on any such objection.

(g) To perform all other duties which are now or may hereafter be imposed upon the board by law.

(h) To obtain, review, receive into evidence and/or otherwise examine and consider applications, returns, reports and any particulars set forth or disclosed in any application report or return required on any taxes collected by reports received by the Department of Revenue and any other documents and information received, generated and/or maintained by the Department of Revenue. The authority of the board under this paragraph is not barred or otherwise restricted by the confidentiality of such documents and information under Sections 27-3-73 , 27-7-83 , 27-13-57 and/or 27-65-81 , and the disclosure of such documents and information to the board shall be an exception to the prohibition on disclosure of such documents and information contained in Sections 27-3-73 , 27-7-83 , 27-13-57 and/or 27-65-81 .

(2) Each member of the board is empowered to administer and certify oaths.

(3) Each member of the board is empowered to perform all other duties which are now or may hereafter be imposed on him by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-305 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 59-305
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-305
Status: in_force

Any person subject to the tax imposed by this article shall apply to the commission for a “user's permit” on forms prescribed by the commission.

Said permit may be revoked by the commission at any time upon ten (10) days written notice, if said permittee shall fail to comply with the provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-83 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 41-83
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-83
Status: in_force

The owner of lands sold or struck off to this state as provided in Section 27-41-81 shall not have the right to cut merchantable timber, cordwood or brush from any such land until such land be redeemed from the tax sale and title again be perfected in the individual owner thereof, and such former owner of said property during the period of redemption shall not have the right to prospect for or to extract and/or attempt to extract from any such lands so forfeited to the state for nonpayment of taxes any minerals, stone or gravel that may be found on or under said land, and provided further that the former owner of any land so forfeited to the state for nonpayment of taxes shall commit no waste on the lands or premises so forfeited to the state during the period of redemption.

If the former owner or any other person in violation of the provisions of this section cuts, fells, removes or otherwise injures any tree on property forfeited to the state for taxes either during the period of redemption or after the title matures in the state, or extracts, or attempts to extract, minerals therefrom including rock, stone and gravel, commits or permits to be committed waste or any other trespass on such land, such person shall be liable for a penalty in the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00) per acre for each acre upon which any trespass or violation of this section is committed, and, in addition to said penalty, such person shall be liable for actual damages for the property taken or injured. All such penalties and damages may be recovered in one and the same action and suits to recover the same shall be instituted and prosecuted in the name of the state by the attorney general and any penalties and damages recovered in such actions shall be apportioned fifty percent (50%) to the state and fifty percent (50%) to the county in which the land lies. Provided that during the period of redemption the owner may cut and use wood from contiguous woodlands for fuel, fences and like farm purposes, but not for sale.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00), in the discretion of the court, and upon the second offense, may be sentenced to serve not more than sixty (60) days in the county jail, in the discretion of the trial court.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-111 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 41 / Section 107-111
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-111
Status: in_force

For purposes of Sections 27-107-111 through 27-107-127 , the term “commission of budget and accounting” or “commission” shall mean the state fiscal management board.

The Commission of Budget and Accounting is hereby expressly authorized and empowered to utilize any funds appropriated for such purposes to make grants to boards of supervisors, boards of trustees of public schools and junior colleges, and the mayor and board of aldermen or other governing body of incorporated municipalities for the purpose of assisting such county and municipal government authorities in obtaining federal funds to be used in making repairs, renovations, restoration, construction, reconstruction and related improvements, and restoring or purchasing machinery, equipment and supplies to public office buildings, schools, courthouses, hospitals, water supplies, sewer and utility systems, streets, roads, bridges, ports and airports and other governmental facilities, all of such being publicly owned and governed by said governing authorities having statutory power thereover, which real, personal or mixed properties were either damaged, destroyed or lost as a direct result of the unprecedented devastation wrought by the excessive rain and floods of the spring of 1975 to the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-43 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 115-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-43
Status: in_force

(1) Proceeds of any lottery prize of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) or more shall be subject to state and federal income tax withholding laws, as applicable. Any attachments, garnishments or executions authorized and issued pursuant to law shall also be withheld if timely served upon the process agent of the corporation.

(2) The board shall adopt administrative rules and regulations to establish a system of verifying the validity of tickets claimed to win prizes and to effect payment of such prizes, except that:

(a) No prize, nor any portion of a prize, nor any right of any person to a prize awarded shall be assignable, except as provided for in Section 27-115-47 . Any prize, or portion thereof, remaining unpaid at the death of a prizewinner shall be paid to the estate of the deceased prizewinner or to the trustee of a trust established by the deceased prizewinner if a copy of the trust document or instrument has been filed with the corporation, along with a notarized letter of direction from the deceased prizewinner, and no written notice of revocation has been received by the corporation prior to the deceased prizewinner's death. Following a deceased prizewinner's death and prior to any payment to such a trustee, the corporation shall obtain from the trustee and each trust beneficiary a written agreement to indemnify and hold the corporation harmless with respect to any claims that may be asserted against the corporation arising from payment to or through the trust. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any person, pursuant to an appropriate judicial order, shall be paid the prize to which a winner is entitled.

(b) No ticket shall knowingly be sold to any person under the age of twenty-one (21).

(c) No prize shall be paid arising from claimed tickets that are stolen, counterfeit, altered, fraudulent, unissued, produced or issued in error, unreadable, not received, unclaimed or not recorded by the corporation within applicable deadlines, lacking in captions that conform and agree with the play symbols as appropriate to the lottery game involved, or not in compliance with such additional specific rules and public or confidential validation and security tests of the corporation appropriate to the particular lottery game involved.

(d) No particular prize in any lottery game shall be paid more than once, and in the event of a binding determination that more than one (1) claimant is entitled to a particular prize, the sole remedy of such claimants is the award to each of them an equal share in the prize.

(e) A holder of a winning ticket from a Mississippi lottery game or from a multistate or multisovereign lottery game shall claim a prize within the timeframe provided for in administrative rules and regulations. If a valid claim is not made for a prize within the applicable period, the prize shall constitute an unclaimed prize for purposes of paragraph (c) of this subsection.

(f) A person holding a winning lottery ticket in the amount of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) or more from a lottery game must provide his or her name and city or area of residence to the corporation to claim a prize. The corporation shall not disclose the identity of the person holding a winning lottery ticket without that person's written permission.

(3) No prize shall be paid upon a ticket purchased or sold in violation of this chapter. Any such prize shall constitute an unclaimed prize for purposes of subsection (2)(c) of this section.

(4) Any unclaimed prize money shall be added to the pool from which future prizes are to be awarded or used for special prize promotions.

(5) The corporation is discharged of all liability upon payment of a prize.

(6) No ticket shall be purchased by and no prize shall be paid to any of the following persons:

(a) Any member of the board;

(b) Any officer, or employee of the corporation;

(c) Any vendor, including lottery retailers; or

(d) Any spouse, child, brother, sister or parent residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of abode of any person listed in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this subsection.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-559 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 45 / Section 55-559
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-559
Status: in_force

Every person hauling, transporting or conveying more than five hundred (500) gallons of special fuel over the highways, streets, alleys or waters of this state, or into this state over any highway, street, alley or water route, shall, during the entire time he is so engaged, have in his possession a bill of sale, bills of lading, invoices or other written evidence, each of which shall be serially numbered, showing the kind and amount of special fuel being transported, the name and address of the person from whom such special fuel was received, and the name and address of the person to whom delivery is to be made. The vehicle or boat conveying such special fuel shall have clearly printed on it the name and address of the person transporting the special fuel on both sides of the vehicle or boat in well-balanced letters of not less than two (2) inches in height on a contrasting background.

Any person transporting special fuel without a shipping document containing the required information or who diverts a shipment of special fuel to a destination other than the destination listed on such shipping document or who alters a shipping document without notice to the commission shall be liable for a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per offense and the entire amount of the state excise tax upon such special fuel shall be deemed due and payable, plus a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of such tax. Any authorized representative of the commission or the enforcement officers of the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall have the right to seize or impound such vehicle or boat until the excise tax and penalty have been paid. Notice to the commission shall consist of contacting the National Diversion Registry, reporting the diversion and obtaining a registration number.

Any person other than a common or contract carrier bringing special fuel into this state in quantities of more than five hundred (500) gallons shall give notice to the commission of his intent to import such special fuel. The commission is authorized to promulgate rules setting forth the manner in which such notice is to be given. However, if information on special fuel imported into this state can be accurately secured from other sources by the commission, it may waive the requirements of such notice.

If any person, other than a common or contract carrier, shall transport special fuel over the highways of this state by motor vehicle without having given the notice required by this section, or if a copy of such notice is not carried in such motor vehicle as required by this section, the entire amount of the state excise tax upon such special fuel being transported shall be deemed due and payable, plus a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of such tax, and any authorized representative of the commission or enforcement officers of the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall have the right to seize or impound the motor vehicle in which such special fuel is being transported until such excise tax together with the penalty thereon has been paid. Provided, however, that the penalty shall not apply when the driver of the truck stops at the first weighing station in the line of travel and secures the signature of the officer on duty on the import notice.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-73-3 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 73-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-73-3
Status: in_force

(1) In any suit, application or proceedings by any taxpayer for any recovery or refund of privilege, franchise, or other excise tax, which has been paid to any tax collecting officer or commission of the state, any county, or municipality, by any person, firm or corporation or which may have been paid into the state treasury, the person seeking such recovery or refund of such taxes must allege and prove that he alone bore the burden of the tax involved and did not directly or indirectly collect the tax from any other person.

(2) It is the declared purpose of this section to make certain that any such taxes recovered by or refunded to any taxpayer will be recovered by or go only to, as the case may be, the person who has borne the burden of any illegal tax, or any erroneous or mistaken payment or any overpayment of any such privilege, franchise, or other excise tax for which such person, firm or corporation was not liable and, therefore, that the person seeking such a recovery or refund thereof is entitled in justice and good conscience to the relief requested and is, therefore, the real party in interest.

(3) The term “taxpayer”, as used herein, shall include the person, firm or corporation who bore the burden of the said tax and also any person, firm or corporation who transmitted or in whose behalf was transmitted the funds representing the amount of the tax though not bearing the burden of the tax.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-307 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 37 / Section 71-307
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-71-307
Status: in_force

(1)(a) In addition to the specific tax imposed in Section 27-71-303 , there is hereby imposed, levied, assessed and shall be collected, as hereinafter provided, an excise or privilege tax upon each person engaged or continuing in the business of wholesaler or distributor of light wines, light spirit products or beer equivalent to Forty-two and Sixty-eight One-hundredths Cents (42.68¢) per gallon upon all light wines, light spirit products and beer acquired for sale or distribution in this state. The excise or privilege tax is also imposed at the same rate upon each gallon of light wine, light spirit product or beer manufactured by brewpubs, each of which shall accurately and reliably measure the quantity of light wine, light spirit product and beer produced by using a measuring device such as a meter or gauge glass or any other suitable method approved by the commissioner. The excise or privilege tax is also imposed at the same rate upon each gallon of light wine, light spirit product or beer provided by a small craft brewery or microbrewery for sale as authorized under Section 67-3-48 and upon each gallon of light wine, light spirit product or beer provided for tasting or sampling under Section 67-3-47 . The tax is hereby imposed as an additional tax for the privilege of engaging or continuing in business.

(b) The excise tax imposed in this section shall be paid to the Department of Revenue monthly on or before the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which the beer, light spirit product or light wine was manufactured or received in this state. Monthly report forms shall be furnished by the commissioner to the wholesalers, distributors, brewpubs, microbreweries and small craft breweries.

(c) Provided that persons operating a railroad dining car, club car or other car in interstate commerce upon which light wines, light spirit products or beer may be sold and who are licensed under the provisions of Section 67-3-27 and any other law relating to the sale of such beverages shall keep such records of the sales of such light wines, light spirit products and beer in this state as the commissioner shall prescribe and shall submit monthly reports of such sales to the commissioner within fifteen (15) days after the end of each month on a form prescribed therefor by the commissioner, and shall pay the tax due under the provisions of this section at the time such reports are filed.

No official crowns, lids, labels or stamps with the word “MISSISSIPPI” or “MS” imprinted thereon or any other evidence of tax payment is required by this section, or may be required under rule or regulation promulgated by the commissioner, to be affixed on or to any part of a beer, light wine, light spirit product or malt cooler bottle, can or other light wine, light spirit product or malt cooler container. For purposes of this section, malt cooler products shall be defined as a flavored malt beverage made from a base of malt beverage and flavored with fruit juices, aromatics and essences of other flavoring in quantities and proportions such that the resulting product possesses a character and flavor distinctive from the base malt beverage and distinguishable from other malt beverages.

(2) A licensed wholesaler or distributor of beer, light spirit product or light wine may not import beer, light spirit product or light wine from any source other than a brewer or importer authorized by the commissioner to sell such beer, light spirit product or light wine in Mississippi. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court and shall be subject to license forfeiture following an appropriate hearing before the Department of Revenue.

(3) The wholesaler, distributor, microbrewery or small craft brewery shall be allowed credit for tax paid on beer, light spirit product or light wine which is no longer marketable and which is destroyed by same when such destruction is witnessed by an agent of the commissioner and when the amount of the excise tax exceeds One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). No other loss will be allowed.

A brewpub shall be allowed credit for light wine, light spirit product or beer which has passed through the meter, gauge glass or other approved measuring device and which has been soured or damaged. The brewpub shall record the removal of sour or damaged light wine, light spirit product or beer and may take credit after the destruction is witnessed by an agent of the commissioner and when the amount of excise tax exceeds Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). No other loss shall be allowed.

(4) All manufacturers, brewers and importers of beer, light spirit product or light wine shall file monthly reports as prescribed by the commissioner listing sales to each wholesaler or distributor by date, invoice number, quantity and container size, and any other information deemed necessary.

(5) All small craft breweries and microbreweries shall file monthly reports as prescribed by the commissioner regarding the sale of light wine, light spirit product or beer authorized under Section 67-3-48 .

(6) Manufacturers who offer and provide limited amounts of beer for tasting or sampling under Section 67-3-47 shall file monthly reports as prescribed by the commissioner regarding the beer provided for such tasting or sampling.

(7) All administrative provisions of the Mississippi Sales Tax Law, including those which fix damages, penalties and interest for nonpayment of taxes and for noncompliance with the provisions of such chapter, 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 commissioner shall exercise all the power and authority and perform all the duties with respect to taxpayers under this chapter as are provided in the sales tax law except where there is conflict, then the provisions of this chapter shall control.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-101-1 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 101-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-101-1
Status: in_force

(1) Each and every educational, eleemosynary and other institution of the State of Mississippi supported, in whole or in part, by the state, and each and every board, agency, commission and department of government, except the Departments of Insurance and of Education, shall prepare, on or before December 31 of each year, a detailed report covering the annual period ending the preceding June 30. The Insurance Department shall prepare, on or before December 31 of each year, a like report covering the annual period ending the preceding March 1. The Department of Education shall prepare, on or before December 31 of each year, a like report covering the preceding school year.

(2) Each agency, board, commission, department and institution required by this section to prepare an annual report also shall prepare an executive summary of the report that is not more than three (3) pages long.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-158 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 104-158
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-158
Status: in_force

The Office of the State Auditor shall examine agencies' compliance with the requirements of Sections 27-104-151 through 27-104-159 in the course of the powers and duties of the office as prescribed in Section 7-7-211 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-523 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 55-523
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-523
Status: in_force

For the purpose of determining the amount of his liability for the tax imposed by this article, each bonded distributor of special fuel shall, not later than the twentieth day of the month next following the month in which this article becomes effective, and not later than the twentieth day of each month thereafter, file with the department a monthly report which shall include a statement of the number of gallons of special fuel received and sold by such distributor of special fuel within this state during the preceding calendar month, and such other information as may be reasonably necessary for the proper administration of this article.

At the time of filing each monthly report with the department, a distributor may take a credit for the number of gallons of special fuel that he purchased during the preceding calendar month from a distributor who pays the excise tax imposed by this article on such special fuel.

At the time of filing each monthly report with the department, each distributor of special fuel shall pay to the department the full amount of the special fuel tax due from such distributor for the preceding calendar month.

Reports and payments must be filed electronically by the due date in order to be considered timely filed, except when the due date falls on a weekend or holiday, in which case such reports and payments must be filed electronically by the first working day following the due date in order to be considered timely filed.

The monthly report of the distributor of special fuel shall be prepared and filed with the department on forms prescribed by the department, or the distributor of special fuel may, with the approval of the department, furnish the required information on machine-prepared schedules. Such monthly reports or schedules shall be signed by the distributor or his duly authorized agent and shall contain a declaration that the statements contained in such report are true and correct and are made under the penalty of perjury.

When special fuel, which would otherwise be taxable under the provisions of this article, is imported, sold, delivered or exported, under conditions which will exclude such special fuel from the tax levied under this article by reasons of one or more of the exemptions provided in this article, deduction for such exempt special fuel may be taken without prior approval of the department on the monthly report of the bonded distributor of special fuel importing, selling, delivering or exporting such special fuel. Provided, however, that the department may require proof to be furnished of such deduction for exempt special fuel.

When the Five and Three-fourths Cents (5.75¢) per gallon tax has accrued or has been paid on special fuel that is taxed at Eighteen Cents (18¢) per gallon, a deduction of Five and Three-fourths Cents (5.75¢) per gallon may be made.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-73-5 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 73-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-73-5
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Sections 27-7-49 , 27-13-49 and 27-65-42 , all suits by any taxpayer for the recovery of any privilege, income, franchise, or other excise tax, and all applications or proceedings for any refund or credit of these taxes shall be filed or made within three (3) years next after the return was filed, or from the date the assessment of the tax was made, or from the date the tax was paid, as the case may be, whichever is the earlier, and no recovery of taxes under any such suit shall be had and no refund of taxes shall be made unless the suit or application was filed within the period of limitation.

However, as to income taxes the three-year statute of limitations shall be extended to six (6) years in cases where the reported net income of a taxpayer has been reduced by the Internal Revenue Service for any taxable period.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-79 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 43 / Section 69-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-69-79
Status: in_force

Nonresident tobacco dealers obtaining a license or permit as provided by Section 27-69-7 in addition to meeting the requirements as provided by the Tobacco Tax Law, Chapter 69, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall comply with any additional requirements imposed by their state of domicile on Mississippi dealers licensed to do business in that state pertaining to shipments, storage, license fees or any other requirements other than payment of excise taxes.