Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-29 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 38 / 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. § 27-57-13 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 55 / Section 57-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-57-13
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of determining the amount of his liability for the tax imposed herein, each distributor 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 lubricating oil sold by such distributor within this state during the preceding calendar month and such other information as may be necessary for the proper administration of this article.

(2) At the time of filing each monthly report with the department, each distributor shall pay to the department the full amount of the lubricating oil 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 shall be prepared and filed with the department on forms prescribed by the department, or such distributor may, with the approval of the department, furnish the required information on machine-prepared schedules setting out such information as is prescribed on the forms furnished by the department. Such monthly reports shall be signed by the distributor in person or by his duly authorized agent and shall contain a declaration that the statements contained therein are true and are made under penalty of perjury.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-251 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 15-251
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-15-251
Status: in_force

(1) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court within the limitations aforesaid; and such fine and imprisonment shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed by any particular section of this chapter. The courts of the county in which the offender resides, or if a company, in which it carries on business, shall have jurisdiction to enforce this subsection. And persons failing to pay the privilege taxes imposed by this chapter, and to obtain a license as hereby required, but pursuing the business for which a privilege tax is imposed without procuring such license, may be proceeded against by suit, in addition to being dealt with criminally; and the officer required to collect the tax may seize and sell any property of such person liable for such tax and penalty, in the same manner as he may distrain and sell property of other taxpayers delinquent for the payment of ad valorem taxes due on personal property.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in buying cotton, cotton seed, corn, grain or field seed of any kind, pecans, peanuts, or other nuts between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. and any person convicted under this section shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not less than ninety (90) days or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.11 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 17 / Section 19-56.11
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.11
Status: in_force

(1) Any resident of the State of Mississippi who is the owner of an antique automobile, as defined in Section 27-19-47 , or a street rod, as defined in Section 27-19-56.6 , upon payment of the fee provided for in subsection (2) of this section, may apply through the office of the tax collector in the county of his legal residence, on forms prescribed by the State Tax Commission, for permission to display on the vehicle an authentic historical license plate of the same year of issuance as the model year of the antique automobile or street rod. The license plate shall be furnished by the applicant and presented for authentication to the State Tax Commission by the county tax collector. A regular license plate or a distinctive license plate authorized by law must be displayed on the vehicle until replaced by the historical license plate.

(2) In lieu of the annual payment of road and bridge privilege taxes, ad valorem taxes and registration fees as prescribed by law, each person who applies for permission to display an historical license plate under this section, shall pay a one-time, nonrefundable special license tax fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) to the county tax collector. The fee, less five percent (5%) thereof to be retained by the county tax collector and deposited in the county general fund, shall be remitted to the State Tax Commission on a monthly basis as prescribed by the commission and deposited in the State General Fund.

(3) Upon receipt of an application and an historical license plate under this section, the State Tax Commission shall examine the historical license plate to determine its authenticity, its condition and its original year of issue. If the commission determines that the license plate is an authentic historical license plate of the same year of issuance as the model year of the antique automobile or street rod for which permission to display the license plate is applied and that the license plate is in satisfactory original condition or has been refurbished to a satisfactory condition, then it shall return the license plate to the tax collector with its approval. If the commission determines that the license plate is not in satisfactory original condition or has not been refurbished to a satisfactory condition, then it shall return the license plate to the tax collector with its disapproval. The county tax collector shall notify the applicant whether or not permission to display the license plate has been given by the State Tax Commission and, in either case, shall return the license plate to the applicant.

(4) An historical license plate that has been approved for display on an antique automobile or street rod under the provisions of this section, is not transferable between motor vehicle owners and may not be displayed on other motor vehicles owned by the same person. If a person to whom permission has been granted to display an historical license plate no longer wishes to display the license plate on the vehicle for which permission was granted, or if such person sells, trades, exchanges or otherwise disposes of the vehicle, he must remove the license plate from such vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-15 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 67-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-15
Status: in_force

The commissioner may provide for the issuance of permits to manufacturers or public service corporations to pay all taxes levied under this article on the purchase of tangible personal property, services and specified digital products directly to the commissioner, in lieu of payment of the use tax to the vendor, in instances where the commissioner determines that such provisions will facilitate and expedite the collection of the tax at the proper rates which may be due on such purchases by said persons.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-69 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 115-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-69
Status: in_force

(1) The corporation may purchase, lease or lease-purchase such goods or services as are necessary for effectuating the purposes of this chapter. The corporation shall not contract with any person or entity for the total operation and administration of the lottery, but it may make procurements which integrate such functions as lottery game design, lottery ticket distribution to retailers, supply of goods and services and advertising. In all procurement decisions, the corporation shall take into account the particularly sensitive nature of the lottery and shall act to promote and ensure security, honesty, fairness and integrity in the operation and administration of the lottery and the objectives of raising net proceeds for the benefit of the public.

(2) The corporation shall investigate the financial responsibility, security and integrity of any lottery system vendor who submits a bid, proposal or offer. At the time of submitting such bid, proposal or offer to the corporation, the corporation shall require the following items:

(a) A disclosure of the vendor's name and address and, as applicable, the name and address of the following:

(i) If the vendor is a corporation, the officers, directors and each stockholder in such corporation; however, in the case of owners of equity securities of a publicly traded corporation, only the names and addresses of those known to the corporation to own five percent (5%) or more of such securities need be disclosed.

(ii) If the vendor is a trust, the trustee and all persons entitled to receive income or benefits from the trust.

(iii) If the vendor is an association, the members, officers and directors.

(iv) If the vendor is a partnership or joint venture, all of the general partners, limited partners, or joint venturers.

(b) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor does business, and the nature of the business for each such state or jurisdiction.

(c) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor has contracts to supply gaming goods or services, including, but not limited to, lottery goods and services, and the nature of the goods or services involved for each such state or jurisdiction.

(d) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor has applied for, has sought renewal of, has received, has been denied, has pending, or has had revoked a gaming license of any kind, or had fines or penalties assessed on their license, contract, or operation, and the disposition of such in each such state or jurisdiction. If any lottery license or contract has been revoked or has not been renewed or any lottery license or application has remained pending for more than six (6) months, then it shall be disclosed.

(e) A disclosure of the details of any finding of a plea, conviction or adjudication for guilt, in a state or federal court, of the vendor for any felony or any other criminal offense other than a traffic violation.

(f) A disclosure of the details of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, corporate or individual purchase or takeover of another corporation, including bonded indebtedness, or any pending litigation of the vendor.

(g) Such additional disclosures and information as the corporation may determine to be appropriate for the procurement involved. If the vendor subcontracts any substantial portion of the work to be performed under the contract to a subcontractor, the vendor shall disclose all of the information required by this subsection for the subcontractor as if the subcontractor were itself a vendor.

(3) In no case shall the corporation enter into a contract for a procurement of any video lottery or video lottery terminal or any other illegal lottery device, and shall only enter into a contract for a procurement for any lottery system with a vendor who has complied with the disclosures required by the corporation and described in subsection (2) of this section, and any contract with such a vendor is void and unenforceable. Any contract with a vendor who does not comply with such requirements for periodically updating such disclosures during the tenure of a contract as may be specified in such contract is voidable and may be terminated by the corporation. The provisions of this section shall be construed broadly and liberally to achieve the ends of full disclosure of all information necessary to allow for a full and complete evaluation by the corporation of the competence, integrity, background and character of vendors.

(4)(a) A contract shall not be entered into with any vendor who has been found guilty of a felony related to the security or integrity of the lottery in this or any other jurisdiction or with any vendor who is found to be in possession of any illegal lottery device.

(b) A contract shall not be entered into with any vendor who has not first obtained a signed tax clearance from the Commissioner of Revenue indicating that the vendor is current in filing all applicable tax returns and in payment of all taxes, interest and penalties owed to the State of Mississippi, excluding items under formal appeal pursuant to applicable statutes.

(5) The corporation may require that each vendor shall, at the execution of the contract with the corporation, post a performance bond or letter of credit from a bank acceptable to the corporation, in an amount established by the corporation subject to the provisions of Section 27-115-61 . In lieu of the bond, a vendor may, to assure the faithful performance of its obligations, deposit and maintain with the corporation securities that are interest-bearing or accruing and that are rated in one (1) of the three (3) highest classifications by an established nationally recognized investment rating service. Securities eligible under this subsection are limited to:

(a) Certificates of deposit issued by solvent banks or savings associations approved by the corporation and which are organized and existing under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States.

(b) United States bonds, notes, and bills for which the full faith and credit of the government of the United States is pledged for the payment of principal and interest.

(c) Corporate bonds approved by the corporation. The corporation which issued the bonds shall not be an affiliate or subsidiary of the depositor. Such securities shall be held in trust.

(6) Every contract entered into by the corporation pursuant to this section shall contain a provision for payment of liquidated damages to the corporation for any breach of contract by the vendor.

(7) Each vendor shall be qualified to do business in this state and shall file appropriate tax returns as provided by the laws of this state. All contracts under this section shall be governed by the laws of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-88 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-88
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-88
Status: in_force

(1) Each resident individual taxpayer who files a Mississippi income tax return and who will receive a tax refund from the State Tax Commission may designate that a contribution be made to the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created in Section 7-9-70 , by marking the appropriate box printed on the return under this subsection. In the case of a joint return, each spouse may designate that a portion of the refund shall be paid to the fund.

The State Tax Commission shall print on the Mississippi income tax form for residents a space for designating the contribution in substantially the following form:

I wish to contribute ( )$1 ( )$5 ( )$10 ( )Other $___ of my TAX REFUND TO THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CARE FUND.”

(2) Each resident individual taxpayer who files a Mississippi income tax return, whether or not the individual will receive a tax refund from the State Tax Commission, may choose to make a contribution to the Mississippi Burn Care Fund created in Section 7-9-70 at the time of filing his or her tax return, by marking the appropriate box printed on the return under this subsection and paying the amount of the contribution to the State Tax Commission when filing the tax return. The contribution authorized to be made under this subsection shall be in addition to any income tax liability that the individual pays when filing the tax return or in addition to the amount of the individual's tax refund that is designated as a contribution to the fund under subsection (1) of this section. In the case of a joint return, each spouse may make a contribution to the fund under this subsection.

The State Tax Commission shall print on the Mississippi income tax form for residents a space for indicating the amount of the contribution in substantially the following form:

I wish to contribute ( )$1 ( )$5 ( )$10 ( )Other $___ to the MISSISSIPPI BURN CARE FUND,” in addition to the payment of my income tax liability or in addition to the amount of my tax refund that I designated as a contribution to the fund.”

(3) The State Tax Commission shall explain in the instructions accompanying the individual income tax form the purposes for which the contributions authorized in subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be used.

(4) Subsection (1) of this section shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2001, and subsection (2) of this section shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2007.

(5) The Chairman of the State Tax Commission shall determine annually the total amount designated to be paid to the fund under subsection (1) of this section, along with all interest earned thereon, and the total amount contributed to the fund under subsection (2) of this section, and shall report the total amounts to the State Treasurer, who shall pay those amounts into the Mississippi Burn Care Fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-38-5 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 38-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-38-5
Status: in_force

(1) With respect to ad valorem taxes becoming due after January 1, 2001, every person providing telecommunications services subject to sales tax under Section 27-65-19(1)(d), Mississippi Code of 1972 , and which operates in more than six (6) counties, shall be entitled to a refund from the State of Mississippi in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of the ad valorem tax paid by such person on Class IV property, as defined in Section 112, Mississippi Constitution of 1890 , to local taxing districts.

(2) On or before March 15, 2001, and on or before March 15 of each year thereafter, the Department of Revenue shall pay all refunds to which telecommunications service providers are entitled under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section for ad valorem taxes that became due on or before the first day of February immediately preceding March 15.

(3) The payments made pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall be paid by the Department of Revenue exclusively out of the Telecommunications Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund created pursuant to Section 27-38-7 . To the extent that the amount contained in such fund does not equal or exceed the payments prescribed by this section, such payments shall be proportionately reduced by the amount of the shortfall; provided, however, that any reduction shall be carried forward and paid to the respective telecommunications service provider in any succeeding taxable year or years in which monies remain in the fund after payment of all refunds pursuant to subsection (2) of this section for such year. The Department of Revenue shall determine the amount of any reductions pursuant to this subsection.

(4) On or before April 15, 2001, and on or before April 15 of each year thereafter, amounts in the Telecommunications Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund, which are in excess of the amounts necessary to pay all refunds pursuant to subsection (2) of this section and all amounts carried forward pursuant to subsection (3) of this section shall be transferred into the Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund established in Section 27-51-105 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-33 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 67-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-67-33
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article shall affect or defeat any claim, assessment, appeal, suit, right or cause of action for taxes, due or accrued under Chapter 119, Laws of 1934, Chapter 516, Laws of 1950, Chapter 409, Laws of 1952, or Chapter 111, Laws of 1955, as amended, prior to August 1, 1968, whether such assessment, appeal, suit, claim or action shall have been begun before August 1, 1968, or shall thereafter be begun; and the provisions of Chapter 119, Laws of 1934, Chapter 516, Laws of 1950, Chapter 409, Laws of 1952, and Chapter 111, Laws of 1955, are expressly continued in full force, effect and operation for the purpose of the assessment and collection of any taxes due or accrued under any such law, and amendments thereto, prior to August 1, 1968, and for the imposition of any penalties, forfeitures or claims for a failure to comply therewith.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-29 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 59-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-29
Status: in_force

(1) Any person operating a motor vehicle or motor vehicles of any type on the highways of the State of Mississippi that use or are capable of using any compressed gas, except liquefied natural gas, as a motor fuel shall, before operating such motor vehicle or motor vehicles, obtain from the department a compressed gas user's decal.

(2) The owner or operator of a motor vehicle or motor vehicles described in subsection (1) of this section shall file with the department an application for a compressed gas user's decal for each vehicle not later than fifteen (15) days after the installation of the compressed gas carburetion equipment or the acquisition of the motor vehicle or motor vehicles. The application shall be made on forms prescribed by the department and shall contain such information as the department may deem reasonably necessary for administration of this chapter.

(3) No motor vehicle privilege license tag and decal shall be issued by the county tax collector to the operator of a motor vehicle that uses or is capable of using compressed gas on the highways of this state unless an application for a compressed gas user's decal has been filed or the motor vehicle bears a current compressed gas user's decal. The county tax collector shall require an application and the annual privilege tax required by this chapter from each applicant for a motor vehicle privilege license tag and decals, whether the tag and decals are to be issued by the tax collector or by the department. If the applicant has obtained the approval of the department to operate as a “nonpermitted user,” then the prepayment of taxes is not required; however, an application for a decal must be made. The county tax collector shall forward the application and fee to the department within fifteen (15) days from the date it is received by him, and the county tax collector shall be entitled to retain One Dollar ($1.00) for each application and fee received by him and forwarded to the department. The fee shall be forfeited by the county tax collector if he fails to forward any application and remittance within fifteen (15) days of receipt by him. Every person engaged in business as a dealer of compressed gas carburetion equipment or in the business of installing compressed gas carburetion equipment shall, at the time of installation, collect the compressed gas user's annual privilege tax. If the operator of the motor vehicle has obtained the approval of the department to operate as a nonpermitted user, then the prepayment of taxes is not required; however, an application for a decal must be made. The dealer or installer shall forward any application and remittance to the department within fifteen (15) days of receipt by him. The dealer and installer shall be subject to the same requirements and penalties as a distributor of compressed gas. This subsection shall not apply to a motor vehicle that uses liquefied natural gas and no other compressed gas.

(4) No automobile or truck dealer shall operate any motor vehicle, for demonstration purposes bearing a Mississippi motor vehicle dealer tag, that uses or is capable of using compressed gas on the highways of this state, unless said dealer has paid the annual privilege tax applicable to each vehicle and secured from the department a certificate of authority to operate the motor vehicle or motor vehicles on the highways of this state for demonstration purposes only. No dealer may receive or use a certificate of authority for the operation of any motor vehicle that does not bear a Mississippi dealer tag.

(5) Motor vehicles using or capable of using compressed gas as a motor fuel and:

(a) Having a gross license tag weight classification of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or less shall be designated “Class I” motor vehicles;

(b) Having a gross license tag weight classification of ten thousand (10,000) pounds but not exceeding twenty thousand (20,000) pounds shall be designated “Class II” motor vehicles;

(c) Having a gross license tag weight classification greater than twenty thousand (20,000) pounds shall be designated “Class III” motor vehicles; and

(d) Owned or operated by nonpermitted users shall be designated “Class IV” motor vehicles.

(6) The department shall provide for the issuance of the decals required to be issued by this section for each of the user's classifications described in subsection (5) of this section and the decals shall be in a form and size as the department may prescribe. The decals shall be displayed on the motor vehicle at all times and in a manner prescribed by the department.

(7) The decals issued under this section shall expire at the same time as the motor vehicle privilege license tag expires and shall be valid for one (1) year; however, when a motor vehicle is converted to a compressed gas other than liquefied natural gas in a month other than when the license tag is purchased or renewed, then the pro rata portion of the annual privilege tax shall be due on the number of months until the motor vehicle privilege license tag expires. Provided further, that when a motor vehicle equipped with a compressed gas carburetion system is acquired or a motor vehicle is converted to a compressed gas other than liquefied natural gas, the compressed gas decal year shall begin with the month following the month in which the motor vehicle is acquired or converted.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-23 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-7-23
Status: in_force

(a) Definitions.

(1) “ Doing business ” means the operation of any business enterprise or activity in Mississippi for financial profit or economic gain, including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) The regular maintenance of an office or other place of business in Mississippi; or

(B) The regular maintenance in Mississippi of an inventory of merchandise or material for sale, distribution or manufacture, regardless of whether kept on the premises of the taxpayer or otherwise; or

(C) The selling or distributing of merchandise to customers in Mississippi directly from a company-owned or operated vehicle when title to the merchandise is transferred from the seller or distributor to the customer at the time of the sale or distribution (transient selling); or

(D) The regular rendering of service to clients or customers in Mississippi in person or by agents or employees; or

(E) The owning, renting or operating of business or income-producing property, real or personal, in Mississippi; or

(F) The performing of contracts, prime or sublet work, for the construction, repair or renovation of real or personal property.

(2) “ Business income ” means income of any type or class, and from any activity that meets the relationship described in the transactional test or the functional test described in this paragraph (2). The classification of income by occasionally used labels, including, but not limited to, manufacturing income, compensation for services, sales income interest, dividends, rents, royalties, gains, operating income, and nonoperating income shall not be considered when determining whether income is business or nonbusiness income. All income of the taxpayer is business income unless clearly classifiable as nonbusiness income. A taxpayer seeking to overcome a classification of income as business income must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the income has been incorrectly classified.

(A) Transactional test. Business income includes income arising from transactions and activity in the regular course of the taxpayer's trade or business.

(i) If the transaction or activity is in the regular course of the taxpayer's trade or business, part of which trade or business is conducted within Mississippi, the resulting income of the transaction or activity is business income for Mississippi. Income may be business income even though the actual transaction or activity that gives rise to the income does not occur in Mississippi.

(ii) For a transaction or activity to be in the regular course of the taxpayer's trade or business, the transactions or activity need not be one that frequently occurs in the trade or business, although most frequently occurring transactions or activities shall be considered to be in the regular course of a trade or business. It is sufficient to classify a transaction or activity as being in the regular course of a trade or business if it is reasonable to conclude transactions of that type are customary in the kind of trade or business being conducted or are within the scope of what the trade or business does.

(B) Functional test. Business income includes income from tangible and intangible property if the acquisition, management and/or disposition of the property constitute integral parts of the taxpayer's regular trade or business operation.

(i) Under the functional test, business income need not be derived from transactions or activities that are in the regular course of the taxpayer's own particular trade or business. It shall be sufficient if the property from which the income is derived is or was an integral, functional, necessary or operative component of the taxpayer's trade or business operations, part of which trade or business is or was conducted within this state.

(ii) Income that is derived from isolated sales, leases, assignments, licenses and other infrequently occurring dispositions, transfers or transactions involving property, including transactions made in liquidation or the winding up of business is business income if the property is or was used in the taxpayer's trade or business operation. Income from the licensing of intangible assets, such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, goodwill, know-how, trade secrets and similar assets, that were developed or acquired for use by the taxpayer in his trade or business operations, constitute business income whether the licensing itself constituted the operation of a trade or business and whether the taxpayer remains in the same trade or business from or for which the intangible asset was developed or acquired.

(iii) Under the functional test, income from intangible property is business income when the intangible property serves an operating function, as opposed to solely an investment function. The relevant inquiry shall focus on whether the property is or was held in furtherance of the taxpayer's trade or business, that is, on the objective characteristics of the intangible property's use or acquisition and its relation to the taxpayer and the taxpayer's activities. The functional test is not satisfied where the holding of the property is limited solely to an investment function as in the case where the holding of the property is limited to mere financial betterment of the taxpayer in general.

(iv) If the property is or was held in furtherance of the taxpayer's trade or business beyond mere financial betterment, then income from the property may be business income even though the actual transaction or activity involving the property that gives rise to the income does not occur in Mississippi.

(v) If, with respect to an item of property, a taxpayer takes a deduction from business income that is apportioned to Mississippi, or includes that item of property in the property factor, it is presumed that the item of property is or was integral to the taxpayer's trade or business operations. No presumption arises from the absence of any of this action.

(vi) Application of the functional test is generally unaffected by the form of the property. Income arising from intangible property is business income when the intangible property itself or the underlying value of the intangible property is or was an integral, functional, necessary or operative component to the taxpayer's trade or business operation. Therefore, while treatment of income derived from transactions involving intangible property as business income may be supported by a finding that the issuer of the intangible property and the taxpayer are engaged in the same trade or business, establishment of such a relationship is not the exclusive basis for concluding that the income constitutes business income. It is sufficient to support a finding of business income if the holding of the intangible property served an operational rather than an investment function.

(3) “ Nonbusiness income ” means all income that does not meet the definition of business income.

(4) “ Commercial domicile ” means the principal place from which the trade or business of the taxpayer is directed or managed.

(5) “ State ” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, and any foreign country or political subdivision thereof.

(b) Nonresident individuals, partnerships, trusts and estates.

(1) The tax imposed by this article shall apply to the entire net income of a taxable nonresident derived from employment, trade, business, professional, personal service or other activity for financial gain or profit, performed or carried on within Mississippi, including the rental of real or personal property located within this state or for use herein and including the sale or exchange or other disposition of tangible or intangible property having a situs in Mississippi.

(2) Income derived from trade, business or other commercial activity shall be taxed to the extent that it is derived from such activity within this state. Mississippi net income shall be determined in the manner prescribed by the commissioner for the allocation and/or apportionment of income of foreign corporations having income from sources both within and without the state.

(3) A taxable nonresident shall be allowed to deduct expenses, interest, taxes, losses, bad debts, depreciation and similar business expenses only to the extent that they are allowable under this article and are attributable to the production of income allocable to and taxable by the State of Mississippi. As to allowable deductions essentially personal in nature, such as contributions to charitable organizations, medical expenses, taxes, interest and the optional standard deduction, such taxable nonresident shall be allowed deductions therefor in the ratio that the net income from sources within Mississippi bears to the total net income from all sources of such taxable nonresident, computed as if such taxable nonresident was a resident of Mississippi.

(c) Foreign corporations, associations, organizations and other entities.

(1) Corporations and organizations required to file. All foreign corporations and other organizations which have obtained a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State to do business in Mississippi, or corporations or organizations which are in fact doing business in Mississippi, are subject to the income tax levy and are required to file annual income tax returns unless the corporation or organization is specifically exempt from tax by this article.

(2) Allocation and apportionment of income.

(A) Except as provided in Sections 27-7-24 , 27-7-24.1 , 27-7-24.3 , 27-7-24.5 , 27-7-24.7 , 27-7-24.8 and 27-7-24.9, Mississippi Code of 1972 , any corporation or organization having business income from business activity which is taxable both within and without this state shall allocate and apportion its net business income as prescribed by regulations enacted by the commissioner. If the business income of the corporation is derived solely from property owned or business done in this state and the corporation is not taxable in another state, the entire business income shall be allocated to this state. A corporation is taxable in another state if, in that state the corporation is subject to a net income tax, or a franchise tax measured by net income, or if that state has jurisdiction to subject the corporation to a net income tax regardless of whether the state does or does not subject the corporation to a net income tax.

(B) If the allocation and apportionment provisions of this section or regulations enacted by the commissioner do not fairly represent the extent of the taxpayer's business activity in this state, the taxpayer may petition for, or the commissioner may require, in respect to all or any part of the taxpayer's business activity, if reasonable:

(i) Separate accounting;

(ii) The exclusion of any one or more of the factors;

(iii) The inclusion of one or more additional factors which will fairly represent the taxpayer's business activity in this state; or

(iv) The employment of any other method to effectuate an equitable allocation and apportionment of the taxpayer's income.

(C) In any instance in which a taxpayer requests or the commissioner requires the use of any of the alternative apportionment methods in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the party requesting or requiring the method shall bear the burden of proving by preponderance of the evidence in any administrative or judicial proceeding that the methods set forth in this section or the commissioner's regulations do not fairly represent the extent of the taxpayer's business activity in this state and that the proposed method more fairly represents that activity than any other reasonable method available. The alternative apportionment authority specified in this subparagraph (D) is intended to be invoked only in limited and unique, nonrecurring circumstances where the standard apportionment provisions contained in the statutes and regulations produce unanticipated results that do not fairly represent the extent of the taxpayer's business activity in this state.

(D) The commissioner shall be prohibited from assessing any penalties related to a deficiency arising from requiring the use of an alternative apportionment method under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph unless the commissioner shall establish by preponderance of the evidence that the taxpayer's method was without reasonable basis or was not in accordance with existing statutes or regulations.

(3) Nonbusiness income. Rents and royalties from real or tangible personal property, capital gains, interest, dividends, or patent or copyright royalties, to the extent that they constitute nonbusiness income, shall be allocated as follows:

(A) Net rents and royalties from real property are allocable to the state in which the property is located.

(B) Net rents and royalties from tangible personal property are allocable to the state in which the property is used, or to this state in their entirety if the corporation's commercial domicile is in this state and the corporation is not organized under the laws of or taxable in the state in which the property is utilized.

(C) Capital gains and losses from sales of real property are allocable to the state in which the property is located.

(D) Capital gains and losses from sales of tangible personal property are allocable to the state in which the property is located, or to this state if the corporation's commercial domicile is in this state and the corporation is not taxable in the state in which the property had a situs.

(E) Capital gains and losses from sales of intangible personal property are allocable to the state of the corporation's commercial domicile.

(F) Interest and dividends are allocable to the state of the corporation's commercial domicile.

(G) Patent and copyright royalties are allocable to the state in which the patent or copyright is utilized by the payer, or to this state if and to the extent that the patent or copyright is utilized by the payer in a state in which the corporation is not taxable and the corporation's commercial domicile is in this state.

(H) Any other nonbusiness income shall be allocated as prescribed by the commissioner.

(I) All expenses connected with earning nonbusiness income, such as interest, taxes, general and administrative expenses and such other expenses relating to the production of nonbusiness income, shall be deducted from gross nonbusiness income. Nonbusiness interest expense shall be computed by using the ratio of nonbusiness assets to total assets applied to total interest expense.

(d) Foreign lenders .

(1) In the case of any foreign lender, (corporation, association, organization, individual, partnership, trusts or estates), other than: (A) a foreign insurance company subject to certification by the Commissioner of Insurance, as provided by Section 83-21-1 et seq. ; or (B) a foreign lender qualified under the general laws of this state to do business herein; or (C) a foreign lender which maintains an office or place of business within this state; or (D) lenders that sold properties in this state and financed such sale and reported on the installment method, interest income received or accrued on or after January 1, 1977, from loans secured by real estate or from lending on the security of real estate located within this state shall be excluded from Mississippi gross income and exempt from the Mississippi income tax levy and the reporting requirements.

(2) In the case of any foreign lender exempted in paragraph (1) of this subsection, interest income received on any loan finalized or consummated after January 1, 1977, shall be excluded from Mississippi gross income and the net profits derived therefrom shall be exempt from the Mississippi income tax levy for the life of such loan.

(e) Insurance companies . Insurance companies, other than life insurance companies, deriving premium income from within and without the state, may determine their Mississippi net income from underwriting by apportioning to this state a part of their total net underwriting income by such processes or formulas of general apportionment as are prescribed by the commissioner; provided that a company adopting this method of reporting for any year must adhere to said method of reporting for subsequent years, unless permission is granted by the commissioner to change to a different method of reporting; and provided that all affiliated companies of the same group shall use the same method of reporting.

(f) Bond requirements . Any individual or corporation subject to the tax imposed by this article, engaged in the business of performing contracts which may require the payment of net income taxes, may be required by the commissioner, before entering into the performance of any contract or contracts the consideration of which is more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), to execute and file a good and valid bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state, or with sufficient sureties to be approved by the commissioner, conditioned that all taxes which may accrue to the State of Mississippi will be paid when due. Provided, however, that such bond shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the total contracts entered into during the taxable period, and, provided further, that any taxpayer, in lieu of furnishing such bond, may pay the maximum sum required herein as advance payment of taxes due on the net income realized from any contract or contracts performed or completed in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-19 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 33 / 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. § 27-55-569 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 55-569
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-569
Status: in_force

In addition to any other penalty authorized by law, any contractor or other person or entity who knowingly and willfully purchases untaxed fuel for use in equipment being utilized on a road or highway construction site in Mississippi without paying any tax on that fuel that is due to the State of Mississippi, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.291 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 19-56.291
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.291
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 Trucking Association Foundation, Inc. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the Mississippi Trucking Association Foundation, Inc., 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, 2012, 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 Trucking Association Foundation, 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. § 27-19-41 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-41
Status: in_force

The face of all motor vehicle license plates or tags, whether for passenger automobiles, trucks of any kind or size, whether special, distinctive or for antique vehicles or for whatever type and kind of motor vehicle including motorcycles and motorbikes issued by any authority in the state, shall be fully coated, painted or digitally printed with a reflectorizing material for the purpose of additional safety commencing with the 2002 issue.

The type of reflective material shall be determined by the License Tag Commission who shall not prescribe such specifications for said reflective material so as to eliminate competitive bidding or to favor any particular company or supplier, but shall be guided by the legislative intent to provide the most efficient reflectorized safety license plate within the money appropriated.

The Department of Revenue shall furnish the various counties of the state with license plates without the expiration dates imprinted thereon. The plates will have designated areas for decals to reflect the expiration date.

The Department of Revenue shall design decals which will be self-adhesive to metal. One (1) decal will provide for the month and year of expiration, and will be numbered in the manner specified by the Department of Revenue.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-57 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 41-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-57
Status: in_force

If there be no newspaper in the county, or if there be none the proprietor of which will undertake and make the publication for the compensation allowed by law, the tax collector shall post such advertisement and a list of said lands at some public place in each supervisor's district for said time, in addition to the list posted at the courthouse. If there be no newspaper published in the judicial district of the county where the land is located, or there be none the proprietor of which will undertake and make publication for the compensation allowed by law, advertisement may be made in some newspaper published in the county and having a circulation in said judicial district, in addition to the posting required.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-57 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 31 / Section 41-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-57
Status: in_force

If there be no newspaper in the county, or if there be none the proprietor of which will undertake and make the publication for the compensation allowed by law, the tax collector shall post such advertisement and a list of said lands at some public place in each supervisor's district for said time, in addition to the list posted at the courthouse. If there be no newspaper published in the judicial district of the county where the land is located, or there be none the proprietor of which will undertake and make publication for the compensation allowed by law, advertisement may be made in some newspaper published in the county and having a circulation in said judicial district, in addition to the posting required.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-341 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 105-341
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-341
Status: in_force

Sections 27-105-333 through 27-105-339 shall not be held to modify or repeal any existing law relative to county depositories and the deposit of county funds, but are expressly intended to extend the existing laws of the state and provide additional methods of selecting county depositories.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-106-9 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / 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. § 27-37-305 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 37-305
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-37-305
Status: in_force

In those counties in which the power operations of the Tennessee Valley Authority are carried on and in which the Tennessee Valley Authority had acquired properties previously subject to state and local taxation, the board of supervisors of such counties are hereby authorized to receive for and on behalf of the county and county taxing units or districts any payments made by Tennessee Valley Authority in lieu of taxation under the provisions of Section 13 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 and amendments thereto, if any; and the said board of supervisors of the respective counties affected hereby are hereby authorized to receive for and on behalf of the county, sums apportioned under provisions of Sections 27-37-301 and 27-37-303 hereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.15 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-56.15
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.15
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Beginning with any registration year commencing on or after July 1, 2012, any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, 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 distinctive license tag that displays the emblem of any public or private university of his choice located in another state.

(b) The design of the emblems for the distinctive license tags authorized under this subsection shall be determined by agreement between the Department of Revenue and the governing authorities of public or private universities in the states where the universities are located. Such other design characteristics and information to be contained on such distinctive license tags shall be determined by the Department of Revenue.

(c) Application for the distinctive license tag authorized under this subsection shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee, less Two Dollars ($2.00) 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.

(d)(i) The Department of Revenue shall deposit all fees that it receives under this subsection into the State Treasury on the day received. At the end of each month, the Department of Revenue shall certify the total fees collected under this section to the State Treasurer who, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph (d), shall distribute such collections as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of the additional fees collected from each distinctive license tag issued under this subsection shall be deposited into the State General Fund.

2. 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 .

3. 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.

4. 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 .

(ii) The Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of Auburn University as follows:

1. Except as otherwise provided in this item 1, Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Adult Education Department of the Rankin County School District for the purpose of providing funds for the Rankin County School District GED Scholarship Endowment. However, from and after January 1, 2013, Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Habitat for Humanity/Metro Jackson, Inc.

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

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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 .

(iii) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of the University of Alabama as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Friends of Children's Hospital.

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

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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 .

(iv) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of the University of South Alabama as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund established in Section 41-59-75 .

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

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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 .

(v) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of the University of Oklahoma as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Mississippi Gulf Coast Y.M.C.A., Inc.

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

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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 .

(vi) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of the Louisiana State University as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Bayou Bengal Booster Club of Mississippi to be utilized by the club to make contributions to charitable organizations that are approved by the Chancellor of Louisiana State University.

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

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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 .

(vii) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of the University of Memphis as follows:

1. Twenty-two Dollars ($22.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Baptist Memorial Hospital DeSoto.

2. Twenty-two Dollars ($22.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Methodist Healthcare Foundation for the Methodist Olive Branch Hospital.

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

4. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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.

5. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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 .

(viii) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of Clemson University as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Magnolia Clemson Club.

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

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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 .

(ix) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of Texas A&M University as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Aggie Scholarship Committee, Inc.

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

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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 .

(x) The State Treasurer shall distribute fees collected under this section from the issuance of distinctive license tags displaying the emblem of Florida State University as follows:

1. Forty-four Dollars ($44.00) of each additional fee collected on such distinctive license tags pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Florida State University Veterans Alliance Fund.

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

3. Two Dollars ($2.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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.

4. One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on such 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 .

(2) 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.

(3) 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.

(4) In order for a distinctive license tag for a university to be issued pursuant to this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for such university license tag prior to July 1, 2025.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-13 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 65-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-13
Status: in_force

There is hereby levied and assessed, and shall be collected, privilege taxes for the privilege of engaging or continuing in business or doing business within this state to be determined by the application of rates against gross proceeds of sales or gross income or values, as the case may be, as provided in the following sections.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-29 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 38 / Section 41-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-41-29
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the board of supervisors of each county shall furnish the tax collector of the county with a sufficient number of tax receipts, in books, printed in triplicate, in blank form, numbered serially by the bookmaker. The chancery clerk shall first make a record of all such receipts by numbers and shall take the tax collector's receipt therefor and shall thereafter credit the tax collector with all unused receipts. Such tax receipts shall be prepared and printed so as to conform to the provisions of this chapter with reference to the payment of taxes and with reference to the payment of taxes levied for bonds and interest on or before the first day of February of each year. Duplicate receipts shall be preserved in the book and be submitted to the board of supervisors or the county auditor by the tax collector whenever required, and receipt books, with duplicates when filled in, shall be filed in the office of the chancery clerk for reference, and shall be receipted for by the clerk and carefully preserved as records. The expense of printing and binding said receipt books shall be paid out of the county treasury.

(2) As an alternative to the procedure prescribed in subsection (1) of this section, the State Auditor may prescribe methods whereby the tax collector of the county may furnish the tax receipts, preserve duplicate receipts and file duplicate receipts in the office of the chancery clerk in a manner that is compatible with available electronic technology.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-37 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 35-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-37
Status: in_force

At the time fixed by law for the assessment of banks, the person in charge of a branch bank shall furnish the assessor, under oath, a statement showing the amount of the capital of the parent bank employed by it, less that invested in real estate of the said branch bank, and the assessor shall assess it accordingly. The said real estate shall be assessed where situated as other real estate. The branch bank shall pay taxes, state, county and municipal, upon such assessment in the county where located, at the time and in the manner that banks are required by law to pay taxes. This shall not apply to agents who do not sell exchange, but simply make collections. The amount of capital so assessed against the branch bank shall be credited on the assessment of capital of the parent bank.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.14 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-56.14
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.14
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle or motorcycle, or both, who is (a) a member of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi, Free and Accepted Masons, his wife, daughter, mother, sister or widow, or (b) a person approved by a Master Mason in good standing with the Grand Lodge of Mississippi, Free and Accepted Masons, 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 Thirty Dollars ($30.00), shall be entitled to a special motor vehicle license tag or motorcycle license tag, as applicable, which displays the Freemason emblem and displays the words “Grand Lodge of Mississippi.”

(2) The tags shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue shall prescribe subject to the approval of the Mississippi License Tag Commission.

(3) Application for the special license tags shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. Applicants for such distinctive license tags shall present to the issuing official documentation from the Grand Lodge of Mississippi as prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee, less five percent (5%) 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.

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

(a) Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) 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 Grand Lodge of Mississippi. The funds shall be available for expenditure at the discretion of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi.

(b) 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. § 27-19-56.388 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-56.388
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.388
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 commemorating the City of Marks, Mississippi, as the home of “The Mule Train.” In 1968, Marks was the starting point of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “Poor People's Campaign” which was the second phase of the Civil Rights Movement. One (1) of nine (9) “caravans” traveling to Washington, D.C., the Marks caravan was named “The Mule Train.” The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the Quitman County Development Organization, Inc., 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, 2017, 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 Quitman County Development Organization, 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.

(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, 2020.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.14 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 19-56.14
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.14
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle or motorcycle, or both, who is (a) a member of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi, Free and Accepted Masons, his wife, daughter, mother, sister or widow, or (b) a person approved by a Master Mason in good standing with the Grand Lodge of Mississippi, Free and Accepted Masons, 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 Thirty Dollars ($30.00), shall be entitled to a special motor vehicle license tag or motorcycle license tag, as applicable, which displays the Freemason emblem and displays the words “Grand Lodge of Mississippi.”

(2) The tags shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue shall prescribe subject to the approval of the Mississippi License Tag Commission.

(3) Application for the special license tags shall be made to the county tax collector on forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue. Applicants for such distinctive license tags shall present to the issuing official documentation from the Grand Lodge of Mississippi as prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The application and the additional fee, less five percent (5%) 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.

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

(a) Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) 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 Grand Lodge of Mississippi. The funds shall be available for expenditure at the discretion of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi.

(b) 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. § 27-49-3 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 49-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-49-3
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors fails to meet on the first Monday in October, its duties with regard to the insolvent list shall be performed at its next meeting thereafter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-321 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 41 / Section 104-321
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-321
Status: in_force

(1) All funds received by or on behalf of the State of Mississippi through the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund in Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law No. 117-2 ) shall be deposited into the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund created in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund.” The special fund shall consist of funds required to be deposited into the special fund by subsection (1) of this section, funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislature in any manner, and funds from any other source designated for deposit into the special fund. Monies in the fund shall only be spent upon appropriation by the Legislature and shall only be used as provided in the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund in Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law No. 117-2 ) or as authorized by federal rule or regulation or guidelines.

(3) Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund but shall remain in the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund. Any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-29 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Section 59-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-29
Status: in_force

(1) Any person operating a motor vehicle or motor vehicles of any type on the highways of the State of Mississippi that use or are capable of using any compressed gas, except liquefied natural gas, as a motor fuel shall, before operating such motor vehicle or motor vehicles, obtain from the department a compressed gas user's decal.

(2) The owner or operator of a motor vehicle or motor vehicles described in subsection (1) of this section shall file with the department an application for a compressed gas user's decal for each vehicle not later than fifteen (15) days after the installation of the compressed gas carburetion equipment or the acquisition of the motor vehicle or motor vehicles. The application shall be made on forms prescribed by the department and shall contain such information as the department may deem reasonably necessary for administration of this chapter.

(3) No motor vehicle privilege license tag and decal shall be issued by the county tax collector to the operator of a motor vehicle that uses or is capable of using compressed gas on the highways of this state unless an application for a compressed gas user's decal has been filed or the motor vehicle bears a current compressed gas user's decal. The county tax collector shall require an application and the annual privilege tax required by this chapter from each applicant for a motor vehicle privilege license tag and decals, whether the tag and decals are to be issued by the tax collector or by the department. If the applicant has obtained the approval of the department to operate as a “nonpermitted user,” then the prepayment of taxes is not required; however, an application for a decal must be made. The county tax collector shall forward the application and fee to the department within fifteen (15) days from the date it is received by him, and the county tax collector shall be entitled to retain One Dollar ($1.00) for each application and fee received by him and forwarded to the department. The fee shall be forfeited by the county tax collector if he fails to forward any application and remittance within fifteen (15) days of receipt by him. Every person engaged in business as a dealer of compressed gas carburetion equipment or in the business of installing compressed gas carburetion equipment shall, at the time of installation, collect the compressed gas user's annual privilege tax. If the operator of the motor vehicle has obtained the approval of the department to operate as a nonpermitted user, then the prepayment of taxes is not required; however, an application for a decal must be made. The dealer or installer shall forward any application and remittance to the department within fifteen (15) days of receipt by him. The dealer and installer shall be subject to the same requirements and penalties as a distributor of compressed gas. This subsection shall not apply to a motor vehicle that uses liquefied natural gas and no other compressed gas.

(4) No automobile or truck dealer shall operate any motor vehicle, for demonstration purposes bearing a Mississippi motor vehicle dealer tag, that uses or is capable of using compressed gas on the highways of this state, unless said dealer has paid the annual privilege tax applicable to each vehicle and secured from the department a certificate of authority to operate the motor vehicle or motor vehicles on the highways of this state for demonstration purposes only. No dealer may receive or use a certificate of authority for the operation of any motor vehicle that does not bear a Mississippi dealer tag.

(5) Motor vehicles using or capable of using compressed gas as a motor fuel and:

(a) Having a gross license tag weight classification of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or less shall be designated “Class I” motor vehicles;

(b) Having a gross license tag weight classification of ten thousand (10,000) pounds but not exceeding twenty thousand (20,000) pounds shall be designated “Class II” motor vehicles;

(c) Having a gross license tag weight classification greater than twenty thousand (20,000) pounds shall be designated “Class III” motor vehicles; and

(d) Owned or operated by nonpermitted users shall be designated “Class IV” motor vehicles.

(6) The department shall provide for the issuance of the decals required to be issued by this section for each of the user's classifications described in subsection (5) of this section and the decals shall be in a form and size as the department may prescribe. The decals shall be displayed on the motor vehicle at all times and in a manner prescribed by the department.

(7) The decals issued under this section shall expire at the same time as the motor vehicle privilege license tag expires and shall be valid for one (1) year; however, when a motor vehicle is converted to a compressed gas other than liquefied natural gas in a month other than when the license tag is purchased or renewed, then the pro rata portion of the annual privilege tax shall be due on the number of months until the motor vehicle privilege license tag expires. Provided further, that when a motor vehicle equipped with a compressed gas carburetion system is acquired or a motor vehicle is converted to a compressed gas other than liquefied natural gas, the compressed gas decal year shall begin with the month following the month in which the motor vehicle is acquired or converted.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-75-11 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 75-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-75-11
Status: in_force

A certificate of the secretary of state or other comparable officer of the other state, territory or District of Columbia, that a certain official of such state, territory or district has the authority to bring such suit or collect the taxes so to be collected by such action shall be conclusive proof of the authority of such official to bring such a suit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-13-49 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-13-49
Status: in_force

(1) Returns shall be examined by the commissioner or his duly authorized agents within three (3) years from the due date or the date the return was filed, whichever is later, and no determination of a tax overpayment or deficiency shall be made by the commissioner after the expiration of the three-year period except as provided in this section.

(2) When an examination of a return made under this chapter has been commenced, and the taxpayer notified of the examination by certified mail, or personal delivery by an agent of the commissioner within the three-year examination period provided in subsection (1) of this section, the determination of the correct tax liability may be made by the commissioner after the expiration of the three-year examination period, provided that the determination shall be made within one (1) year after the expiration of the three-year examination period provided for in subsection (1) of this section; however, this limitation and the limitation provided for in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply:

(a) To any tax period for which the taxpayer failed to file a return, in which case the tax, including any applicable penalties and interest, may be assessed by the commissioner at any time and the tax, penalties and/or interest so assessed may be collected by the commissioner as otherwise provided by law.

(b) In the case of a false or fraudulent return with the intent to evade tax. In such a case the commissioner is authorized to compute, determine, and assess at any time the estimated amount of tax due on the return, including any applicable penalties and interest, from any information in his or her possession, and after the tax, penalties and/or interest are assessed, to collect them as otherwise provided by law.

(c) In the case of an agreement in writing entered into by the commissioner and the taxpayer, made prior to the expiration of the applicable time periods provided for in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, consenting to the examination of a return. In such a case the determination of a tax overpayment or deficiency and/or the issuance of an assessment may be made within the agreed upon period. The period agreed upon may be extended by subsequent agreements in writing made before the expiration of the previously agreed upon period.

(d) In a case in which a taxpayer requests an extension of time for filing any return required by this chapter, and the request is granted. In such a case the limitation of time for examining the return and determining any tax overpayment or assessing any tax deficiency from the return shall be extended for a like period.

(3) Taxpayers shall keep and maintain an accurate and complete set of records and other information sufficient to allow the department to determine the correct amount of tax due. The records and other information shall be open and available for inspection by the department upon request at a reasonable time and location. Refusal or delay by the taxpayer to provide documentation for examination upon the department's request shall result in an assessment being made from any information available, which shall be prima facie correct.

(4) Where the federal income tax return of a taxpayer has been changed by the Internal Revenue Service, the three-year examination period provided in subsection (1) of this section shall not be applicable, insofar as the Mississippi franchise tax liability is affected by the specific changes made by said Internal Revenue Service. However, no additional assessment or no refund shall be made under the provisions of this chapter after three (3) years from the date the Internal Revenue Service disposes of the tax liability in question.

(5) A taxpayer may apply to the commissioner for revision of any return filed under this chapter at any time within three (3) years from the due date, or the date the return was filed, whichever is later.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.22 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 19-56.22
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.22
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state and who is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority or Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 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 of Thirty Dollars ($30.00), shall be issued a distinctive license tag for each motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a member or supporter of such organization. The distinctive license tags so issued shall display the Greek letters of the organization and shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue may prescribe; however, from and after July 1, 2014, there shall be two (2) special tag designs which may be issued under this section to a person who is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. One (1) shall be the design issued prior to July 1, 2014, and the other shall be a new design which shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, may prescribe. Tags issued pursuant to this section shall also 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. Applicants for an Alpha Phi Alpha distinctive license tag must present either a current or past Alpha Phi Alpha membership card or documentation signed by the president of the local chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha in which the county is located verifying that the applicant is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Upon applying for an Alpha Phi Alpha distinctive license tag, the applicant shall select which of the two (2) tag designs he desires to be issued. The application and the additional fee imposed under subsection (1) of this section, less Two Dollars ($2.00) 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) The distinctive 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.

(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 the total fees collected under this section to the State Treasurer who shall distribute such collections as follows:

(a)(i) Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) of each additional fee collected on the distinctive license tags issued to members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the Coleman, Alexander, Possner Foundation; however:

1. Upon the request of the Eta Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Coleman, Alexander, Possner Foundation shall distribute to the Tea Rose Foundation of Eta Theta Omega Chapter an amount equal to the fees generated by the purchase, on or after the first day of the next month beginning after the date of such request, of the distinctive license tags purchased by members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in Issaquena, Sunflower and Washington Counties. The Department of Revenue shall furnish to the Coleman, Alexander, Possner Foundation such information as is necessary for the foundation to distribute the fees in such manner. The Coleman, Alexander, Possner Foundation may deduct an administrative fee in the amount of Two Dollars ($2.00) from the additional fee generated from the purchase of each distinctive license tag which is distributed to the Tea Rose Foundation of Eta Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

2. The Department of Revenue shall distribute Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) of each additional fee collected on the distinctive license tags issued to members and supporters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority issued pursuant to this section in all counties except Hinds, Issaquena, Sunflower and Washington Counties, to the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Educational Advancement Fund (AKA-EAF) to establish a Mississippi scholarship fund. The presidents of the Rho Lambda Omega, Upsilon Upsilon Omega and Zeta Delta Omega Chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, or their designees, shall set guidelines for the issuance of scholarships from the Mississippi scholarship fund.

(ii) Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph (ii), Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) of each additional fee collected on the distinctive license tags issued to members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Alpha Foundation, Inc., of Jackson, Mississippi. From and after July 1, 2017, Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) of each additional fee collected on the distinctive license tags issued to members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity pursuant to this section shall be distributed to Mississippi Alpha Network Education and Leadership Foundation, Inc.

(iii) It is the intent of the Legislature that fees paid to the Coleman, Alexander, Possner Foundation, which fees were collected on distinctive license tags issued to members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity before July 1, 2003, shall be paid by the Coleman, Alexander, Possner Foundation to Alpha Foundation, Inc., of Jackson, Mississippi.

(b) One Dollar ($1.00) of each additional fee collected on the distinctive license tags 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.

(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) month and year license decals for each distinctive license tag issued under this section, which will expire the same month and year as the 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 displaying the new design authorized under this section to be issued under this section, the provisions of Section 27-19-44(3) must be satisfied for the distinctive license tag displaying such emblem before July 1, 2017.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.90 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 19-56.90
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.90
Status: in_force

(1) Any owner of a motor vehicle, or of a boat trailer or utility trailer of a gross weight of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or less, who is a resident of this state, upon complying with the laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles or trailers, 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, or for trailers, as the case may be, and upon payment of an additional annual fee in the amount provided in subsection (3) of this section, shall be issued a special license tag for each motor vehicle or trailer registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of the National Rifle Association of America. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the National Rifle Association of America, 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, 2004, 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 disbursed to the NRA Foundation State Fund Account for Mississippi to be used for projects that qualify under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code , including, but not restricted to, hunter education, firearms safety courses, marksmanship training and wildlife conservation.

(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 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 proportionately in the same manner as funds from the sale of regular distinctive license tags issued under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-45-11 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 38 / Section 45-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-45-11
Status: in_force

All rights and privileges and duties granted or imposed, in the preceding sections, upon lienors or any person interested in such land with reference to redemption from tax sales made for nonpayment of state and county taxes shall likewise apply and be applicable to like redemptions from municipal tax sales or municipal separate school district tax sales, and also to levee and drainage district tax sales. With reference to such redemptions, the written application for redemption shall be addressed to the municipal clerk, or to the like officer of the levee or drainage district, as the case may be, who shall be the official to perform the appropriate duties and to make the necessary investigation and apportionment of the sum necessary to redeem as to any interested lienor or any person interested in such land who shall have the right to make application to redeem, as herein set forth.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.176 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 17 / Section 19-56.176
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.176
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning with any registration year beginning on or after July 1, 2012, 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 each motor vehicle registered in his name identifying such person as a supporter of the Mississippi Dental Hygienists Association. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue, with the advice of the Mississippi Dental Hygienists Association, 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) 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 the total fees collected under this section to the State Treasurer who 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 Dental Hygienists Association.

(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 tag before July 1, 2015.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-24 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 55 / Section 65-24
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-24
Status: in_force

(1) There is levied, assessed and shall be collected a tax on the sale of manufacturing or processing machinery to be installed and/or used at a refinery in this state and on the performance of construction activities at or in regard to a refinery in this state. The tax is in the amount of:

(a) One and one-half percent (1- 1 / 2 %) on the gross proceeds of sales for manufacturing or processing machinery without any regard as to whether or not the machinery retains its identity as tangible personal property after installation; and

(b) Three and one-half percent (3- 1 / 2 %) of one hundred three and one-half percent (103- 1 / 2 %) of the total contract price or compensation paid for the performance of a construction activity.

(2) If the owner of the refinery holds a direct pay permit issued by the Department of Revenue under Section 27-65-93 , the owner shall furnish the permit to the seller or person performing the construction activity unless the holder of the direct pay permit is given written instructions or written authority to do otherwise by the commissioner. After being furnished the direct pay permit, the seller or person performing the construction activity shall be relieved of the duty to collect the tax imposed under subsection (1) of this section and the owner of the refinery shall pay the tax in the manner required by rule and regulation promulgated by the commissioner. The commissioner may assign a distinctive number to the refinery and issue the distinctive number to the owner. The owner of the refinery may furnish the distinctive number to persons performing construction activities in order to allow such persons to purchase component materials and parts for use in the construction activity without the requirement of paying sales tax on the purchases.

(3) Any owner of a refinery who makes application for a distinctive number as provided for in subsection (2), shall be required to execute and file with the commissioner a good and valid bond in a surety company authorized to do business in this state, or with sufficient sureties to be approved by the commissioner, conditioned that all taxes which may accrue to the State of Mississippi under this chapter will be paid when due.

(4) As used in this section:

(a) “ Refinery ” means any facility that manufactures finished petroleum products from crude oil, unfinished oils, natural gas liquids, other hydrocarbons, or alcohol. The term “refinery” does not include terminals, bulk plants or other locations where finished products are blended.

(b) “ Construction activity ” means the performance of any activity involving and/or incidental to constructing, building, erecting, repairing, grading, excavating, drilling, exploring, testing or adding to any building, highway, street, sidewalk, bridge, culvert, sewer, irrigation or water system, drainage or dredging system, levee or levee system or any part thereof, railway, reservoir, dam, power plant, electrical system, air-conditioning system, heating system, transmission line, pipeline, tower, dock, storage tank, wharf, excavation, grading, water well, and other improvement or structure or any part thereof.

(c) “ Total contract price or compensation received ” means all compensation received for the performance of construction activities, including monies received for all charges related to the contract or construction activities, including, but not limited to, finance charges and late charges; however, where the total contract price of a project exceeds the sum of One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00) that portion of the compensation received in regard to the project that is attributable to design or engineering shall not be considered part of the total contract price or compensation received for construction activities from the project.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-57-11 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 29 / Section 57-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-57-11
Status: in_force

Any person who is engaged in business as a Class A distributor or who acts as a distributor as defined in this article, shall pay for the privilege of engaging in such business or acting as such distributor, an excise tax of Two Cents (2¢) per quart (Eight Cents (8¢) per gallon) upon lubricating oil (1) sold to distributors; (2) sold to retailers; (3) sold directly to a consumer; (4) used in any motor vehicle owned or operated by such person in this state. Provided that the tax herein imposed and assessed shall be collected and paid to the State of Mississippi but once in respect to any lubricating oil.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-29 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 65-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-29
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “ Computer software ” shall mean any computer program or routine, or any set of one or more programs or routines, which are used or intended to cause one or more computers, pieces of computer-related peripheral equipment, automatic processing equipment, or any combination thereof, to perform a task or set of tasks. Computer software may be contained in or on magnetic tapes, discs or other tangible or electronic media or downloaded online. “Computer software” does not include charges for the use of or right to use physical computer equipment, infrastructure, servers, platforms and other tangible computer devices, including, but not limited to, items commonly referred to as “platform as a service” or “infrastructure as a service.”

(b) “ Computer software service ” shall mean the technical design and programming of computer software and includes installing, configuring, debugging, modifying, testing, or troubleshooting computer hardware, networks, programs or computer software. Computer software service does not include the following nonexclusive list of services:

(i) The use of or right to use physical computer equipment, infrastructure, servers, platforms and other tangible computer devices, including, but not limited to, items commonly referred to as “platform as a service” or “infrastructure as a service”;

(ii) Information and data processing services;

(iii) Services that use a computer, computer equipment, or computer software as a tool to perform or complete that service;

(iv) Internet access services or charges;

(v) Payment processing or banking services;

(vi) Real estate listing or pricing services;

(vii) Electronic advertising and marketing services; and

(viii) Social media services.

(c) “Information and data processing services” include, but are not limited to, automated or nonautomated services where the primary object of the service is the systematic performance of operations by the service provider to enter, store, sort, analyze, aggregate, classify, manipulate, convert, retrieve, extract and/or compile the required information into an appropriate form, usable information, or report. Information and data processing services include, but are not limited to, the following services:

(i) Check or payment processing services;

(ii) Image processing services;

(iii) Form processing services;

(iv) Billing services;

(v) Transcription services;

(vi) Word processing services;

(vii) Survey processing services;

(viii) Payroll processing services;

(ix) Claim processing services;

(x) Research database services; and

(xi) Accounting and tax compliance services.

(2) If a single license fee or other payment encompasses taxable computer software and/or computer software services, along with other nontaxable items or services, the seller, service provider, user or consumer may allocate such fee or payment between the taxable and nontaxable items based on a reasonable allocation of the payment to each separately identifiable item or service encompassed by the fee or payment, if properly supported by the books and records of the seller, service provider, user, or consumer. If such information is not available from a seller or service provider, or such information is not otherwise obtainable after reasonable efforts by the user or consumer, the user or consumer may make such allocation based on the best information available to the user or consumer if properly supported by the books and records of the user or consumer. There shall be no presumption that the entire fee or payment is taxable because it encompasses both taxable and nontaxable elements. If the commissioner shall challenge or contest the allocation method utilized by a seller, service provider, user, or consumer, the commissioner must establish by a preponderance of the evidence (a) that the allocation method utilized by the seller, service provider, user, or consumer was not a reasonable method of allocation, and (b) that the allocation method proposed by the commissioner is the most reasonable of all available or alternative methods.

(3) If a single license fee or other payment encompasses taxable computer software and/or computer software services both within and without this state, the seller, service provider, user or consumer may apportion to this state, for taxation, that portion of the license fee or payment attributable to computer software located within the state or to computer software services which are actually performed within the State of Mississippi. Such allocation may be made on the following safe harbor methods, if applicable to the circumstances, each of which shall be deemed to be a reasonable method if properly supported by the books and records of the seller, service provider, user or consumer:

(a) With respect to computer software physically loaded, stored or maintained both within and without the state:

(i) Based on the specific identification of the locations within and without Mississippi that the software is loaded, stored or maintained;

(ii) Based on a ratio calculated by reference to the number of computers or devices within and without Mississippi on which the software is loaded, stored or maintained;

(iii) Based on a ratio calculated by reference to the number of persons actually using the computer software within and without Mississippi; or

(iv) Based on a ratio calculated by reference to the number of persons licensed to use the computer software within and without Mississippi.

(b) With respect to computer software services actually performed within and without the state:

(i) Based on the specific amount of time spent by each person performing the services while physically within the state; or

(ii) Based on a ratio calculated by reference to the actual time spent within and without Mississippi by all persons performing the services.

If none of the above safe harbor allocation methods fairly reflect the allocation of taxable computer software or computer software services to the state, the seller, service provider, user or consumer may make such allocation based on the best information available to such person if properly supported by the books and records of the seller, service provider, user or consumer. If the commissioner shall challenge or contest the allocation method utilized by a seller, service provider, user or consumer, the commissioner must establish by a preponderance of the evidence 1. that the allocation method utilized by the seller, service provider, user, or consumer was not a reasonable method of allocation, and 2. that the allocation method proposed by the commissioner is the most reasonable of all available or alternative methods.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter or Title 27, Chapter 67, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and for purposes of the tax levied in this chapter and the tax levied in Chapter 67, Mississippi Code of 1972, computer software or computer software services provided by one legal entity to another commonly owned, related or affiliated entity shall be treated as nontaxable transfers between different segments of one (1) legal entity, with proper credit allowed for Mississippi sales or use tax paid and/or credit for sales or use tax paid to another state as provided in this section or in Section 27-67-7 , regardless of which affiliated entity paid the sales or use tax for which credit is taken. Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to exclude from taxation the purchase or payment by such organization to a third party seller or provider for any computer software or computer software services otherwise taxable under this chapter or Title 27, Chapter 67, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(5) A taxpayer, upon proof that a sales or use tax was paid to another state or local taxing jurisdiction on any computer software or computer software service that is taxable under this chapter or Title 27, Chapter 67, Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed under this chapter or Title 27, Chapter 67, Mississippi Code of 1972 , on such computer software or computer software service to the extent that the amount of the other tax was actually paid in the other state or local taxing jurisdiction, and to the extent that the rate of sales or use tax imposed by and paid in the other state or local taxing jurisdiction does not exceed the rate of sales or use tax imposed under this chapter or Title 27, Chapter 67, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-241 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Section 65-241
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-241
Status: repealed

(1) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context in which they are used:

(a) “ Hotel ” or “ motel ” means and includes a place of lodging that at any one time will accommodate transient guests on a daily or weekly basis and that is known to the trade as such. Such terms shall not include a place of lodging with ten (10) or less rental units.

(b) “ Municipality ” means any municipality in the State of Mississippi with a population of one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) or more according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(c) “ Restaurant ” means and includes all places where prepared food is sold and whose annual gross proceeds of sales or gross income for the preceding calendar year equals or exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00). The term “restaurant” shall not include any nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code . For the purpose of calculating gross proceeds of sales or gross income, the sales or income of all establishments owned, operated or controlled by the same person, persons or corporation shall be aggregated.

(2)(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the governing authorities of a municipality may impose upon all persons as a privilege for engaging or continuing in business or doing business within such municipality, a special sales tax at the rate of not more than one percent (1%) of the gross proceeds of sales or gross income of the business, as the case may be, derived from any of the activities taxed at the rate of seven percent (7%) or more under the Mississippi Sales Tax Law, Section 27-65-1 et seq.

(b) The tax levied under this section shall apply to every person making sales of tangible personal property or services within the municipality but shall not apply to:

(i) Sales exempted by Sections 27-65-19, 27-65-101, 27-65-103, 27-65-105, 27-65-107, 27-65-109 and 27-65-111 of the Mississippi Sales Tax Law;

(ii) Gross proceeds of sales or gross income of restaurants derived from the sale of food and beverages;

(iii) Gross proceeds of sales or gross income of hotels and motels derived from the sale of hotel rooms and motel rooms for lodging purposes;

(iv) Retail sales of food for human consumption not purchased with food stamps issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, or other federal agency, but which would be exempt under Section 27-65-111(o) from the taxes imposed by this chapter if the food items were purchased with food stamps;

(v) Gross income of businesses engaging or continuing in the business of TV cable systems, subscription TV services, and other similar activities, including, but not limited to, cable Internet services;

(vi) Wholesale sales of food and drink for human consumption sold to full service vending machine operators; and

(vii) Wholesale sales of light wine, light spirit product, beer and alcoholic beverages.

(3)(a) Before any tax authorized under this section may be imposed, the governing authorities of the municipality shall adopt a resolution declaring its intention to levy the tax, setting forth the amount of the tax to be imposed, the purposes for which the revenue collected pursuant to the tax levy may be used and expended, the date upon which the tax shall become effective, the date upon which the tax shall be repealed, and calling for an election to be held on the question. The date of the election shall be set in the resolution. Notice of the election shall be published once each week for at least three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published or having a general circulation in the municipality, with the first publication of the notice to be made not less than twenty-one (21) days before the date fixed in the resolution for the election and the last publication to be made not more than seven (7) days before the election. At the election, all qualified electors of the municipality may vote. The ballots used at the election shall have printed thereon a brief description of the sales tax, the amount of the sales tax levy, a description of the purposes for which the tax revenue may be used and expended and the words “FOR THE LOCAL SALES TAX” and “AGAINST THE LOCAL SALES TAX” and the voter shall vote by placing a cross (X) or check mark (√) opposite his choice on the proposition. When the results of the election have been canvassed by the election commissioners of the municipality and certified by them to the governing authorities, it shall be the duty of such governing authorities to determine and adjudicate whether at least three-fifths ( 3 / 5 ) of the qualified electors who voted in the election voted in favor of the tax. If at least three-fifths ( 3 / 5 ) of the qualified electors who voted in the election voted in favor of the tax, the governing authorities shall adopt a resolution declaring the levy and collection of the tax provided in this section and shall set the first day of the second month following the date of such adoption as the effective date of the tax levy. A certified copy of this resolution, together with the result of the election, shall be furnished to the Department of Revenue not less than thirty (30) days before the effective date of the levy.

(b) A municipality shall not hold more than two (2) elections under this subsection.

(4) The revenue collected pursuant to the tax levy imposed under this section may be expended to pay the cost of road and street repair, reconstruction and resurfacing projects based on traffic patterns, need and usage, and to pay the costs of water, sewer and drainage projects in accordance with a master plan adopted by the commission established pursuant to subsection (7).

(5)(a) The special sales tax authorized by this section shall be collected by the Department of Revenue, shall be accounted for separately from the amount of sales tax collected for the state in the municipality and shall be paid to the municipality. The Department of Revenue may retain one percent (1%) of the proceeds of such tax for the purpose of defraying the costs incurred by the department in the collection of the tax. Payments to the municipality shall be made by the Department of Revenue on or before the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which the tax was collected. However, if a municipality fails to comply with the audit, reporting and/or report filing requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection and does not remedy such noncompliance within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of noncompliance, the Department of Revenue shall withhold payments otherwise payable to the municipality under this paragraph (a) until the department receives written notice that the municipality has complied with such requirements.

(b) The proceeds of the special sales tax shall be placed into a special municipal fund apart from the municipal general fund and any other funds of the municipality, and shall be expended by the municipality solely for the purposes authorized in subsection (4) of this section. The records reflecting the receipts and expenditures of the revenue from the special sales tax shall be provided in detail to the members of the commission monthly, to include the name of the vendor and the project, and the dates and amounts received and paid, and shall also be audited annually by an independent certified public accountant. The accountant shall make a report of his findings to the governing authorities of the municipality and file a copy of his report with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the commission members. The audit shall be made and completed as soon as practical after the close of the fiscal year of the municipality, and expenses of the audit shall be paid from the funds derived by the municipality pursuant to this section.

(c) Any expenditure from the special municipal fund defined in paragraph (b) above that was not for a project approved by the commission, or was in excess of the amount approved by the commission, shall be reimbursed by the city to the special fund.

(d) All provisions of the Mississippi Sales Tax Law applicable to filing of returns, discounts to the taxpayer, remittances to the Department of Revenue, enforced collection, rights of taxpayers, recovery of improper taxes, refunds of overpaid taxes or other provisions of law providing for imposition and collection of the state sales tax shall apply to the special sales tax authorized by this section, except where there is a conflict, in which case the provisions of this section shall control. Any damages, penalties or interest collected for the nonpayment of taxes imposed under this section, or for noncompliance with the provisions of this section, shall be paid to the municipality on the same basis and in the same manner as the tax proceeds. Any overpayment of tax for any reason that has been disbursed to a municipality or any payment of the tax to a municipality in error may be adjusted by the Department of Revenue on any subsequent payment to the municipality pursuant to the provisions of the Mississippi Sales Tax Law. The Department of Revenue may, from time to time, make such rules and regulations not inconsistent with this section as may be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, and such rules and regulations shall have the full force and effect of law.

(6) If a municipality expands its corporate boundaries, the governing authorities of the municipality may not impose the special sales tax in the annexed area unless the tax is approved at an election conducted, as far as is practicable, in the manner provided in subsection (3) of this section, except that only qualified electors in the annexed area may vote in the election.

(7)(a) Any municipality that levies the special sales tax authorized under this section shall establish a commission as provided for in this section. Expenditures of revenue from the special sales tax authorized by this section shall be in accordance with a master plan adopted by the commission pursuant to this subsection.

(b) The commission shall be composed of ten (10) voting members who shall be known as commissioners appointed as follows:

(i) Four (4) members representing the business community in the municipality appointed by the local chamber of commerce for initial terms of one (1), two (2), four (4) and five (5) years respectively. The members appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall be persons who represent businesses located within the city limits of the municipality.

(ii) Three (3) members shall be appointed at large by the mayor of the municipality, with the advice and consent of the legislative body of the municipality, for initial terms of two (2), three (3) and four (4) years respectively. All appointments made by the mayor pursuant to this paragraph shall be residents of the municipality.

(iii) One (1) member shall be appointed at large by the Governor for an initial term of four (4) years. All appointments made by the Governor pursuant to this paragraph shall be residents of the municipality.

(iv) One (1) member shall be appointed at large by the Lieutenant Governor for an initial term of four (4) years. All appointments made by the Lieutenant Governor pursuant to this paragraph shall be residents of the municipality.

(v) One (1) member shall be appointed at large by the Speaker of the House of Representatives for a term of four (4) years. All appointments made by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to this paragraph shall be residents of the municipality.

(c) The terms of all appointments made subsequent to the initial appointment shall be made for five (5) years. Any vacancy which may occur shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and shall be made for the unexpired term.

(d) The mayor of the municipality shall designate a chairman of the commission from among the membership of the commission. The vice chairman and secretary shall be elected by the commission from among the membership of the commission for a term of two (2) years. The vice chairman and secretary may be reelected, and the chairman may be reappointed.

(e) The commissioners shall serve without compensation.

(f) Any commissioner shall be disqualified and shall be removed from office for either of the following reasons:

(i) Conviction of a felony in any state court or in federal court; or

(ii) Failure to attend three (3) consecutive meetings without just cause.

If a commissioner is removed for any of the above reasons, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner prescribed in this section and shall be made for the unexpired term.

(g) A quorum shall consist of six (6) voting members of the commission. The commission shall adopt such rules and regulations as may govern the time and place for holding meetings, regular and special.

(h) The commission shall, with input from the municipality, establish a master plan for road and street repair, reconstruction and resurfacing projects based on traffic patterns, need and usage, and for water, sewer and drainage projects. Expenditures of the revenue from the tax authorized to be imposed pursuant to this section shall be made at the discretion of the governing authorities of the municipality if the expenditures comply with the master plan. The commission shall monitor the compliance of the municipality with the master plan.

(8) The governing authorities of any municipality that levies the special sales tax authorized under this section are authorized to incur debt, including bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, for the purpose of paying the costs of road and street repair, reconstruction and resurfacing projects based on traffic patterns, need and usage, and to pay the costs of water, sewer and drainage projects in accordance with a master plan adopted by the commission established pursuant to subsection (7) of this section. Any bonds or notes issued to pay such costs may be secured by the proceeds of the special sales tax levied pursuant to this section or may be general obligations of the municipality and shall satisfy the requirements for the issuance of debt provided by Sections 21-33-313 through 21-33-323 .

(9) This section shall stand repealed from and after July 1, 2035.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-117 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 35-117
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-35-117
Status: in_force

When the president of the board of supervisors shall receive notice from the Department of Revenue concerning the results of the examination and action taken by the department in regard to the recapitulation of the assessment rolls of his county, he shall immediately call a meeting of the board of supervisors of his county and shall give notice thereof by publication, five (5) days before the date of the meeting and shall set forth in the notice the purpose of the meeting and notifying all taxpayers that at the meeting the board of supervisors will carry out the instructions of the department and that any taxpayer aggrieved by the action of the board may present objections to that action. When the board of supervisors convenes pursuant to the call and notice of the president, it shall proceed to consider the instructions of the Department of Revenue, and if the board be dissatisfied with the decision of the Department of Revenue, the board may, by order, appeal the decision of the department as provided in Section 27-35-113 . The members of the board, its attorney, tax assessor and chancery clerk may appear before the Board of Tax Appeals and give evidence with reference to the decision of the department. In its aforesaid order, the board may fix a day for its meeting for the further performance of its duties required under this section. The witnesses shall appear before the Board of Tax Appeals at the location set by the Board of Tax Appeals for the hearing on the board's appeal at the time established by the Board of Tax Appeals, or they shall lose their right to be heard. The compensation and expenses, if any, shall be paid by the board of supervisors of the county affected. The Board of Tax Appeals shall hear the complaints and objections of any board of supervisors and witnesses and may adopt an order modifying or rescinding the decision of the department as the evidence so requires but not inconsistent with the provisions of Section 27-35-113 . Unless appealed, the decision of the department when made shall be final and it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to immediately take the appropriate action in accordance with the instructions of the department. If the department's decision is appealed, the decision of the Board of Tax Appeals shall be final and it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to immediately take the appropriate action in accordance with the decision of the Board of Tax Appeals.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-8-9 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 8-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-8-9
Status: in_force

The character of any S corporation item taken into account by a shareholder of an S corporation under Section 27-8-7(2) shall be determined as if such item were received or incurred by the S corporation and not its shareholder.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-43 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-43
Status: in_force

(1) License tags, substitute tags and decals for individual fleets and for private carriers of passengers, school buses (excluding school buses owned by a school district in the state), church buses, taxicabs, ambulances, hearses, motorcycles and private carriers of property, and private commercial carriers of property of a gross weight of ten thousand (10,000) pounds and less, shall be sold and issued by the tax collectors of the several counties.

(2) Applications for license tags for motor vehicles in a corporate fleet registered under Section 27-19-66 , trailers in a fleet registered under Section 27-19-66.1 , motor vehicles in a rental fleet registered under Section 27-19-66.2 , and applications for all other license tags, substitute tags and decals shall be filed with the department or the local tax collector of the respective counties and forwarded to the department for issuance to the applicant. All tags and decals for vehicles owned by the state or any agency or instrumentality thereof, and vehicles owned by a fire protection district, school district or a county or municipality, and all vehicles owned by a road, drainage or levee district shall be issued by the department.

(3) In addition to the privilege taxes levied herein, there shall be collected the following registration or tag fee:

(a) For the issuance of both a license tag and two (2) decals, a fee of Five Dollars ($5.00).

(b) For the issuance of up to two (2) decals only, a fee of Three Dollars and Seventy-five Cents ($3.75).

(c) Additionally, the tax collector or the department, as the case may be, shall assess and collect a fee of Four Dollars ($4.00) upon each set of license tags and two (2) decals issued, or upon each set of two (2) decals issued, and that sum shall be deposited in the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund established in Section 41-59-75 , to be used for the purposes set out in that section.

No tag or decal shall be issued either by a tax collector or by the department without the collection of such registration fee except substitute tags and decals and license tags for vehicles owned by the State of Mississippi.

Beginning July 1, 1987, and until the date specified in Section 65-39-35 , there shall be levied a registration fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) in addition to the regular registration fee imposed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection. Such additional registration fee shall be levied in the same manner as the regular registration fee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.318 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 4 / Section 19-56.318
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.318
Status: in_force

(1) In recognition of the patriotic services rendered the United States, Mississippi and the citizens thereof, any resident of the 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 motor vehicle license plate or tag for any motor vehicle registered in his name identifying him as a supporter of the United States Marine Corps. The distinctive license tags so issued shall be of such color and design as the Department of Revenue 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) 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, 2012, 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 the total fees collected under this section to the State Treasurer who 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 Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.

(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. § 27-107-3 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 49 / Section 107-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-3
Status: repealed

The Commission of Budget and Accounting is hereby made the sole administrator of the appropriation enacted during the Extraordinary Session of 1969 to implement the provisions of Sections 27-107-1 through 27-107-15 . It is authorized to utilize any of its general powers provided by Sections 27-103-1 through 27-103-75 [repealed], Mississippi Code of 1972, in making findings of fact and determinations as to the extent and degree of the damages, destruction or loss to the public properties and the dollar value thereof described in the preceding section. It shall take into consideration the appropriate economic factors, present and potential losses in city, county and state taxes, and revenues of all types, existing and subsequent federal laws, funds and programs, and other relevant facts and fiscal data in determining the amount of state grants and loans and reasonable conditions of the grants and loans made to the governing authorities of eligible counties and municipalities and the boards of trustees of public schools and junior colleges which have suffered publicly owned property loss and economic losses as a direct result of Hurricane Camille.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-22 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 65-22
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-65-22
Status: repealed

(1) Upon every person engaging or continuing in any amusement business or activity, which shall include all manner and forms of entertainment and amusement, all forms of diversion, sport, recreation or pastime, shows, exhibitions, contests, displays, games or any other and all methods of obtaining admission charges, donations, contributions or monetary charges of any character, from the general public or a limited or selected number thereof, directly or indirectly in return for other than tangible property or specific personal or professional services, whether such amusement is held or conducted in a public or private building, hotel, tent, pavilion, lot or resort, enclosed or in the open, there is hereby levied, assessed and shall be collected a tax equal to seven percent (7%) of the gross income received as admission, except as otherwise provided herein. In lieu of the rate set forth above, there is hereby imposed, levied and assessed, to be collected as hereinafter provided, a tax of three percent (3%) of gross revenue derived from sales of admission to publicly owned enclosed coliseums and auditoriums (except admissions to athletic contests between colleges and universities). There is hereby imposed, levied and assessed a tax of seven percent (7%) of gross revenue derived from sales of admission to events conducted on property managed by the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, which tax shall be administered in the manner prescribed in this chapter, subject, however, to the provisions of Sections 55-23-3 through 55-23-11 .

(2) The operator of any place of amusement in this state shall collect the tax imposed by this section, in addition to the price charged for admission to any place of amusement, and under all circumstances the person conducting the amusement shall be liable for, and pay the tax imposed based upon the actual charge for such admission. Where permits are obtained for conducting temporary amusements by persons who are not the owners, lessees or custodians of the buildings, lots or places where the amusements are to be conducted, or where such temporary amusement is permitted by the owner, lessee or custodian of any place to be conducted without the procurement of a permit as required by this chapter, the tax imposed by this chapter shall be paid by the owner, lessee or custodian of such place where such temporary amusement is held or conducted, unless paid by the person conducting the amusement, and the applicant for such temporary permit shall furnish with the application therefor, the name and address of the owner, lessee or custodian of the premises upon which such amusement is to be conducted, and such owner, lessee or custodian shall be notified by the commission of the issuance of such permit, and of the joint liability for such tax.

(3) The tax imposed by this section shall not be levied or collected upon:

(a) Any admissions charged at any place of amusement operated by a religious, charitable or educational organization, or by a nonprofit civic club or fraternal organization (i) when the net proceeds of such admissions do not inure to any one or more individuals within such organization and are to be used solely for religious, charitable, educational or civic purposes; or (ii) when the entire net proceeds are used to defray the normal operating expenses of such organization, such as loan payments, maintenance costs, repairs and other operating expenses;

(b) Any admissions charged to hear gospel singing when promoted by a duly constituted local, bona fide nonprofit charitable or religious organization, irrespective of the fact that the performers and promoters are paid out of the proceeds of admissions collected, provided the program is composed entirely of gospel singing and not generally mixed with hillbilly or popular singing;

(c) Any admissions charged at any athletic games or contests between high schools or between grammar schools;

(d) Any admissions or tickets to or for baseball games between teams operated under a professional league franchise;

(e) Any admissions to county, state or community fairs, or any admissions to entertainments presented in community homes or houses which are publicly owned and controlled, and the proceeds of which do not inure to any individual or individuals;

(f) Any admissions or tickets to organized garden pilgrimages and to antebellum and historic houses when sponsored by an organized civic or garden club;

(g) Any admissions to any golf tournament held under the auspices of the Professional Golf Association or United States Golf Association wherein touring professionals compete, if such tournament is sponsored by a nonprofit association incorporated under the laws of the State of Mississippi where no dividends are declared and the proceeds do not inure to any individual or group;

(h) Any admissions to university or community college conference, state, regional or national playoffs or championships;

(i) Any admissions or fees charged by any county or municipally owned and operated swimming pools, golf courses and tennis courts other than sales or rental of tangible personal property;

(j) Any admissions charged for the performance of symphony orchestras, operas, vocal or instrumental artists in which professional or amateur performers are compensated out of the proceeds of such admissions, when sponsored by local music or charity associations, or amateur dramatic performances or professional dramatic productions when sponsored by a children's dramatic association, where no dividends are declared, profits received, nor any salary or compensation paid to any of the members of such associations, or to any person for procuring or producing such performance;

(k) Any admissions or tickets to or for hockey games between teams operated under a professional league franchise;

(l) Any admissions or tickets to or for events sanctioned by the Mississippi Athletic Commission that are held within publicly owned enclosed coliseums and auditoriums;

(m) Guided tours on any navigable waters of this state, which include providing accommodations, guide services and/or related equipment operated by or under the direction of the person providing the tour, for the purposes of outdoor tourism;

(n) Any admissions to events held solely for religious or charitable purposes at livestock facilities, agriculture facilities or other facilities constructed, renovated or expanded with funds from the grant program authorized under Section 18 of Chapter 530, Laws of 1995; and

(o)(i) Any admissions charged at events, activities or entertainments:

1. Which are open to the public and held in or on parks, lands or buildings which are publicly owned, leased, used and/or controlled by a municipality, or any agency thereof;

2. Which are created and sponsored by the municipality, or an agency thereof; and

3. The proceeds of which do not inure to the benefit of any individual or individuals; however,

(ii) The governing authorities of a municipality may require the tax imposed by this section to be levied and collected at events, activities or entertainments described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph by:

1. Adopting an ordinance requiring the levy and collection of the tax;

2. Providing the Department of Revenue with a certified copy of the ordinance requiring the tax to be levied and assessed at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the ordinance;

(iii) If the ordinance described in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph is repealed, the municipality shall provide the Department of Revenue with a certified copy of the repeal of the ordinance at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the repeal.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-175 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 107-175
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-107-175
Status: in_force

The Commission of Budget and Accounting shall require a certified copy of a resolution, order, or other appropriate excerpt of the official minutes of the state agency governing board, to be of such general form and content as the commission may deem appropriate, together with application forms for such allocations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-53 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Section 55-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-53
Status: in_force

Every person hauling, transporting or conveying more than fifty (50) gallons of gasoline 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 gasoline being transported, the name and address of the person from whom said gasoline was received, and the name and address of the person to whom delivery is to be made. The vehicle or boat conveying said gasoline shall have clearly printed on it the name and address of the person transporting such gasoline 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 gasoline without a shipping document containing the information set forth in this section or who diverts a shipment of gasoline 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 gasoline 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.

The commission, its employees or agents, including the enforcement officers of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, or any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or police officer of this state is hereby authorized to inspect any vehicle or boat transporting gasoline over the highways, streets, alleys or waters of this state, to examine the contents of any such vehicle or boat, to take a sample of each grade of gasoline contained in said vehicle or boat provided no sample shall exceed one (1) gallon, and to inspect the bills of lading, invoices or other records pertaining to the gasoline being transported in such vehicle or boat.

Any person other than a common or contract carrier bringing gasoline into this state in quantities of more than fifty (50) gallons shall give notice to the commission of his intent to import such gasoline. The commission is authorized to promulgate rules setting forth the manner in which such notice is to be given. However, if information on gasoline 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 gasoline 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 gasoline 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 the enforcement officers of the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall have the right to seize or impound the motor vehicle in which such gasoline is being transported until such excise tax together with the penalty thereon has been paid. Provided, however, that said 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. § 27-55-21 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 55-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-21
Status: in_force

Any person desiring to sell refund gasoline shall file an application with the commission for a refund gasoline dealer's permit.

A refund gasoline dealer shall not deliver refund gasoline to any tank which is not properly marked as required by this article. Any distributor of gasoline, dealer, or other seller of gasoline, shall not have in his possession, or under his control, a refund certificate book, other than his own, whether the same be blank, or filled in and signed, or signed in blank. No refund gasoline shall be placed in the fuel tank of a motor vehicle subject to use on the public roads and highways of this state.

No person shall be allowed any refund on gasoline purchased from any person not having a permit as required by this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-313 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Section 105-313
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-105-313
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any officer in any financial institution, or any other person, to make an agreement of any kind with the intent and purpose of keeping any financial institution from bidding for county deposits, whether such agreement be express or implied, and any person violating this provision shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and shall be imprisoned in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days, nor more than six (6) months.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-77-9 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 39 / Section 77-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-77-9
Status: in_force

(1) If the agency determines that there is a basis for suspension, surrender, seizure or revocation of a permit, tag or title issued or approved by the agency, the agency shall give the permittee, tag holder, title interest holder in the permit, tag or title, written notice of its intent to suspend, revoke or to order the surrender and/or seizure of the permit, tag or title. The notice of intent shall be mailed or hand delivered to the permittee, tag holder or title interest holder involved, shall set forth the facts and conduct that provide the basis for the intended action and shall advise the permittee, tag holder or title interest holder involved that he has thirty (30) days from the date the agency mailed or delivered the notice of the action to file with the board of review a written request for a hearing on the intended action. If the permittee, tag holder or title interest holder involved fails to file a written request with the board of review for a hearing on the intended action within the thirty-day period, the intended action shall automatically go into effect on the thirty-first day after the date of the notice of intent without any further action by the agency. The agency retains jurisdiction to reinstate, reduce or remove a suspension and/or return the permit, tag or title suspended, revoked, surrendered or seized under this provision.

(2) Upon receipt of a timely filed written request for a hearing on the intended suspension, surrender, seizure or revocation of the permit, tag or title in issue, the person filing the request shall be advised of the date, time and location of a show cause hearing that will be held a minimum of thirty (30) days from the date of the notice. In the case of a request for hearing involving an intended action regarding a title, the notice of hearing shall also be mailed to any other title interest holders in the motor vehicle or manufactured housing in issue. At the hearing, the person requesting the hearing shall show cause why the proposed action should not be taken. The show cause hearing shall be informal and the rules of evidence shall be relaxed. The hearing shall be conducted by the board of review or by a single hearing officer selected by the chairman of the board of review from a pool of qualified individuals designated by the commissioner to serve as administrative hearing officers. The person that requested the hearing or his designated representative shall attend the hearing unless a request is made to, and granted by, the board of review or the designated hearing officer to allow the person to submit his position in writing or by electronic transmission in lieu of attending the hearing. Failure of the person requesting the hearing or his designated representative to attend a hearing or submit his position in writing or by electronic transmission in lieu of attendance by the date specified by the board of review or designated hearing officer or by the hearing date, if no date is specified, shall constitute an involuntary withdrawal of the appeal. As soon as practical after the show cause hearing, the hearing officer or the members of the board of review that conducted the hearing shall make a determination as to whether the intended action or any other action should be taken in regard to the permit, tag or title in issue. The hearing officer or board of review shall enter an order based on this determination and a copy of this order shall be mailed to the permittee, tag holder or title interest holder involved notifying same of the decision and the action taken.

(3) The order of the hearing officer or the board of review in regard to a show cause hearing shall be final unless, within thirty (30) days from the date the hearing officer or board of review mailed the order, the permittee, tag holder or title interest holder appeals the order to the Board of Tax Appeals. The appeal shall be in writing and request a hearing and reversal or modification of the order of the hearing officer or board of review, specify in detail the relief requested, contain any other information that might be required by regulation and be filed with the executive director. The person filing the appeal with the executive director shall also file a copy of his written appeal with the board of review. Even after an appeal is filed with the executive director, the board of review or hearing officer who entered the order appealed retains the authority to amend and/or correct this order at any time prior to a decision by the Board of Tax Appeals on the appeal. Failure to timely file a written appeal with the executive director within the thirty-day period shall make the order of the hearing officer or the board of review being appealed final and not subject to further review by the Board of Tax Appeals or a court other than as to the issue of whether a written appeal from the order of the hearing officer or board of review was timely filed with the executive director.

(4) Upon receipt of a written appeal from an order of a hearing officer or the board of review regarding a show cause hearing on a permit, tag or title, the executive director shall schedule a hearing before the Board of Tax Appeals on this appeal. A notice of the hearing shall be mailed to the person who filed the appeal and the agency to advise them of the date, time and location of hearing. In the case of an appeal from a show cause hearing on a title, the notice of hearing shall also be mailed to any other title interest holders in the motor vehicle or manufactured housing in issue. The person who filed the appeal or his designated representative shall attend the hearing. Failure of this person or his designated representative to attend a hearing shall constitute an involuntary withdrawal of the appeal.

(5) At any hearing before the Board of Tax Appeals on an appeal of an order regarding a show cause hearing on a permit, tag or title, two (2) members of the Board of Tax Appeals shall constitute a quorum. At the hearing the Board of Tax Appeals shall try the issues presented according to law and the facts and pursuant to any guidelines established by regulation. The rules of evidence shall be relaxed at the hearing and the hearing shall be taken down by a court reporter. After reaching a decision on the issues presented, the Board of Tax Appeals shall enter an order setting forth its findings and decision on the appeal. A copy of the order of the Board of Tax Appeals shall be mailed to the person who filed the appeal and the agency to notify them of the findings and decision of the Board of Tax Appeals. In the case of an appeal involving a title, a copy of the order of the Board of Tax Appeals shall also be mailed to any other title interest holder in the motor vehicle or manufactured housing in issue.

(6) At any time after the filing of an appeal with the board of review under this section, an appeal may be withdrawn. A withdrawal of an appeal can be made voluntarily by the person appealing or may occur involuntarily as the result of his failure to appear at a scheduled hearing, or by any other act or failure that the hearing officer or the board of review determines represents a failure on the part of that person to prosecute his appeal. A voluntary withdrawal shall be in writing or by electronic transmission and sent from the person appealing or his designated representative to the chairman of the board of review or to the hearing officer designated to hear the matter. If the withdrawal of appeal is involuntary, the board of review or the hearing officer designated to hear the matter shall note on its minutes or by order the involuntary withdrawal of the appeal and the basis for the withdrawal. Once an appeal to the board of review under subsection (1) of this section is withdrawn, whether voluntary or involuntary, the intended suspension, surrender, seizure or revocation from which the appeal was taken shall become final and not subject to further review by the Board of Tax Appeals or a court. The agency shall then proceed in accordance with law based on such final action.

(7) At any time after the filing of an appeal with the Board of Tax Appeals under this section, the appeal may be withdrawn. A withdrawal of an appeal can be made voluntarily by the person appealing or may occur involuntarily as the result of the failure to appear at a scheduled hearing, or by any other act or failure that the Board of Tax Appeals determines to represent a failure on the part of that person to prosecute his appeal. A voluntary withdrawal shall be in writing or by electronic transmission and sent from the person appealing or his designated representative to the executive director. If the withdrawal of the appeal is involuntary, the Board of Tax Appeals shall note on its minutes the involuntary withdrawal of the appeal and the basis for the withdrawal. Once an appeal is withdrawn under this section, whether voluntary or involuntary, the order from the show cause hearing from which the appeal was taken shall become final and not subject to further review by the Board of Tax Appeals or a court. The agency shall then proceed in accordance with law based on the final order.

(8) Any appeal or other filing with the board of review or Board of Tax Appeals pursuant to this section shall be considered timely if it is hand delivered during the regular office hours of the recipient by the due date of such filing, or if it is mailed, postmarked or shipped by such due date. Any appeal or other filing with the board of review or Board of Tax Appeals pursuant to this section shall also be considered timely if electronically transmitted via electronic mail, electronic filing or facsimile by midnight of the due date for such filing. The timeliness of such electronic filing shall be determined in all instances based on the local time zone of the recipient. If the due date for any appeal or other filing with the board of review or Board of Tax Appeals should fall on a Saturday, Sunday or official state holiday, or other day on which the Department of Revenue or Board of Tax Appeals is closed, the due date for the filing shall be the next business day in which the Department of Revenue or Board of Tax Appeals is open.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-37 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 55 / Section 55-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-55-37
Status: in_force

Each distributor of gasoline shall maintain and keep for a period of three (3) years a record of all gasoline purchased, received, procured, manufactured, refined, compounded, used, sold, stored or delivered within this state by the distributor, together with invoices, bills of lading and other pertinent records and papers as may be reasonably required by the commission.

It shall be the duty of every person purchasing gasoline from a distributor of gasoline or other person for the purpose of sale or distribution to maintain and keep for a period of three (3) years, a record of all gasoline received, together with delivery tickets, invoices, bills of lading and such other records as the commission may require.

All sales made by a distributor of gasoline, other than retail sales from a service station, shall be evidenced in writing, signed by the seller, or his agents, shall bear the date of purchases, name and address of the purchaser and the seller, and shall show the kind and quantity of the product purchased. Sales tickets and invoices made to cash shall not be considered as complying with the terms of this article.

If, in the normal conduct of the business of a distributor of gasoline, the records of such distributor are maintained and kept at an office outside this state, it shall be a sufficient compliance with this section if the records shall be made available for audit and examination by the commission at such office located outside Mississippi. If a distributor of gasoline fails or refuses to permit the commission or any of its employees to check and audit his records during the usual business hours of the day, the commission shall have authority to subpoena said records and have them brought to the office of the commission within ten (10) days after the subpoena is served on the distributor of gasoline.

All actions by the state for the recovery of additional amounts claimed as tax due under this article must be commenced within a period of three (3) years from the date of the filing of the required report with the commission, provided, that in the case of a fraudulent or false report with intent to evade tax or of a failure to file a report, action may be commenced at any time. However, when an examination of a taxpayer's records to verify returns made under this chapter has been initiated and the taxpayer notified thereof either by certified mail or personal delivery of a notice by an agent of the commissioner, within the thirty-six-month examination period provided herein, the determination of the correct tax liability may be made by the commission after the expiration of said thirty-six-month examination period, provided that said determination shall be made with reasonable promptness and diligence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-70-3 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 55 / Section 70-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-70-3
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “ Brand family ” means each style of cigarettes sold under the same trademark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers, including “menthol,” “lights,” “kings” and “100s.” The term includes any style of cigarette products that has a brand name, trademark, logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable pattern of colors, or other indication of product identification that is identical to, similar to, or identifiable with a previously known brand of cigarettes.

(b) “ Cigarette ” means any product that contains nicotine and is intended to be burned or heated under ordinary conditions of use. The term includes:

(i) A roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or another substance that does not contain tobacco;

(ii) Tobacco, in any form, that is functional in a product that, because of the product's appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or the product's packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to or purchased by a consumer as a cigarette; or

(iii) A roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing tobacco that, because of the product's appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or the product's packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to or purchased by a consumer as a cigarette.

(c) “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of Revenue of the Department of Revenue and his authorized agents and employees.

(d) “ Mail ” means placing the document or item referred to in first-class United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the person to whom the document or item is to be sent at the last known address of that person.

(e) “ Manufacturer ” means a person that manufactures, fabricates or assembles cigarettes for sale or distribution. For purposes of this chapter, the term includes a person that is the first importer into the United States of cigarettes manufactured outside the United States.

(f) “ Tobacco settlement agreement ” means any settlement agreement entered into by this state and one or more cigarette manufacturers in the case of Mike Moore, Attorney General, ex rel. State of Mississippi v. The American Tobacco Company et al., Chancery Court of Jackson County, Mississippi, Cause No. 94-1429, and all subsequent amendments thereto.

(g) “Distributor” shall have the same meaning ascribed to that term in Section 27-69-3 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-51 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 41 / Section 59-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-59-51
Status: in_force

All funds collected by the commission under the provisions of this chapter, or under the provisions of any other law, which may now or in the future be collected by said commission, are hereby designated as public funds of the State of Mississippi and shall be by it deposited in accordance with Section 7-9-21 . Allocations of gasoline, diesel fuel or kerosene tax to the counties shall be made by the commission as provided by law and reported to the state treasurer at the end of each month. The state treasurer shall issue his requisition in payment thereof on the state auditor, who shall issue his warrant on the state Treasurer, as is provided for the disbursement of other state funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.308 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-56.308
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.308
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 Corinth 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 Corinth 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 Corinth 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. § 27-51-35 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 33 / Section 51-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-51-35
Status: in_force

Any municipality in the state electing not to adopt the motor vehicle assessment schedule for the assessment and collection of its ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles, provided for by Section 27-51-19 , shall order its tax assessor to prepare and file with the municipal board of such municipality an assessment schedule for such purposes, excepting motor vehicles owned by public utilities and railroads, which, under the authority of Section 27-35-301, Mississippi Code of 1972 , are assessed by the state tax commission. The said order shall be made of minute record and a certified copy shall be furnished the municipal tax assessor.

In preparing the assessment schedule, the municipal tax assessor shall comply in general with the provisions of Section 27-51-19 , excepting that he shall equalize the assessed value of motor vehicle with the assessed value of other property located within his jurisdiction rather than with the assessed value of property throughout the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.339 — MS Code / Title 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-56.339
Miss. Code Ann. § 27-19-56.339
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 North Pontotoc 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 North Pontotoc 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, 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 North Pontotoc 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.