NY Tax L § 528 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TAX - Tax Article 21-A - Tax on Fuel Use 528 - Procedure, Administration and Disposition of Revenues.

§  528.  Procedure,  administration  and  disposition of revenues. (a) General. The provisions of subdivision two of section five  hundred  six and  sections  five  hundred  seven through five hundred fifteen of this chapter (excluding sections five hundred eight, five hundred twelve  and five  hundred  thirteen)  shall  apply to the provisions of this article with the same force and effect as if the language  of  such  subdivision and  sections  had  been  incorporated in full into this article and had expressly referred to the tax under this article, except to  the  extent that  any  such provision is either inconsistent with or not relevant to this article or inconsistent with a provision of any agreement which the commissioner enters into pursuant to subdivision (b)  of  this  section, with such modification as may be necessary to adapt the language of such provisions  to  the  tax  imposed  by  this  article,  provided that (1) notwithstanding such section five hundred ten and  subdivision  four  of section  two  thousand six of this chapter, a determination, as provided in such section five hundred ten, relating to the tax  imposed  by  this article,  shall finally and conclusively fix such tax, unless the person against whom it is assessed shall, within thirty days after  the  giving of  notice  of  such determination, petition the division of tax appeals for a hearing, or unless the  commissioner  on  the  commissioner's  own motion  shall  redetermine the same; (2) the term "vehicular unit" shall be read as "qualified motor vehicle"; (3)  if  the  commissioner  enters into  a  cooperative  agreement  under  this  section,  the reference in section five hundred fourteen-a of this chapter  to  the  United  States postmark  shall  include a postmark made by the Canadian postal service; and (4) if the commissioner enters into a  cooperative  agreement  under this  section, for purposes of applying subdivision four of section five hundred fourteen of this chapter, the banks,  banking  houses  or  trust companies  which  may  be designated by the commissioner may include any such banks, banking houses or  trust  companies  designated  or  seeking designation  by  other member jurisdictions. For purposes of determining the amount of tax due in accordance with section  five  hundred  ten  of this  chapter  as  incorporated  by  this  subdivision, any return filed before the last day prescribed for its filing  shall  be  deemed  to  be filed  on  such  last day. The commissioner is authorized to provide for the joint administration, in whole or in part, of  the  tax  imposed  by article twenty-one of this chapter and the tax imposed by this article.  (b) Cooperative agreements. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of  law,  the  commissioner  is  authorized  to enter into a cooperative agreement with other states, the District of Columbia  or  provinces  or territories  of Canada for the administration of the tax imposed by this article and similar taxes imposed by other member jurisdictions and  for the  reporting  and  payment  of  tax  to  a  single  base  state  and a proportional sharing of revenue of taxes relating to fuel use among  the jurisdictions where a qualified motor vehicle is operated. The agreement may  provide  for  determining  the  base  state  for carriers, carriers records requirements, audit procedures, exchange of information, persons eligible  for  tax  licensing,  defining   qualified   motor   vehicles, determining if bonding is required and requiring bonds to secure the tax imposed  by  this  article  and  similar  taxes  imposed by other member jurisdictions, specifying reporting requirements and  periods  including defining   uniform  penalty  and  interest  rates  for  late  reporting, determining methods for collecting and forwarding of taxes, interest and penalties to another jurisdiction, notice and  timing  of  hearings  and other provisions as will facilitate the administration of the agreement. The commissioner may, pursuant to the terms of the agreement, forward to the  proper  officers  of another member jurisdiction any information in the commissioner's possession  relating  to  the  manufacture,  receipt,  sale, use, transportation or shipment of motor fuel or diesel motor fuel by   any   person   and  may  share  any  information  relating  to  the administration of taxes pursuant to the agreement  with  such  officers. The  commissioner  may disclose to the proper officers of another member jurisdiction the location of offices, motor vehicles and other real  and personal property of carriers. The agreement may provide for each member jurisdiction  to  audit  the  records  of  persons  based  in the member jurisdiction and determine  taxes  due  each  member  jurisdiction.  The commissioner  may adopt rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of the agreement. In connection with the  administration  of taxes  under  such  a  cooperative agreement, the commissioner may enter into an agreement with other member jurisdictions and any banks, banking houses, trust companies or other similar institutions  with  respect  to the payment of any tax, fees, penalty or interest to such banks, banking houses,  trust  companies  or  similar  institutions  and  the filing of returns and reports with such banks, banking houses, trust companies  or similar  institutions as agent of the commissioner and such other member jurisdictions. Pursuant to a written agreement made with one or more  of the  appropriate departments, agencies, officers or instrumentalities of other jurisdictions, the commissioner may let contracts for provision of such services to the department and to one or more of such  entities  of other jurisdictions; provided, that provisions shall be made in all such agreements  with the participating governmental entities and in all such contracts let by the commissioner for the  assumption  by  each  of  the participating  governmental  entities  of  sole  responsibility  for its proportionate share of the costs under the terms of such  contract.  The commissioner may contract for such services jointly with and pursuant to a  contract  let  by  the  appropriate  department,  agency,  officer or instrumentality  of  another  jurisdiction;  provided   that   (1)   the commissioner shall approve the proposed terms and conditions of all such joint governmental contracts, (2) the letting of such joint governmental contract  shall be based on invitation of competitive bids or proposals, and (3) the participation by the department in any such  joint  contract shall  be  preceded  by  an  evaluation  and  finding  in writing by the commissioner that a reasonable potential exists for the saving of  costs by the state, by means of such joint governmental contract.  (c)  Rate  changes.  In  the  event the rate of tax imposed under this article or under section three hundred one-h of this chapter or the rate of surcharge imposed on such  tax  changes  and  such  change  does  not coincide  with the beginning of a reporting period, the rates of tax and surcharge for the reporting period which includes such change  shall  be equal  to  the  sum of the respective rates otherwise applicable in each month of the reporting period divided by the number  of  months  in  the reporting period.  (d)  Construction.  In  the  event  the  commissioner, pursuant to the authority of this  article,  enters  into  a  cooperative  agreement  as provided in this section, the commissioner shall carry out any provision of such agreement required for continued New York state participation in such   agreement,  to  the  extent  not  inconsistent  with  a  specific requirement of this article or any other provision of the laws  and  the constitution of the state of New York.