Indiana § 6-9-29-2 - Liability; penalty for failure to remit tax

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§ 6-9-29-2. Liability; penalty for failure to remit tax

Sec. 2. An individual who:

(1) is an individual taxpayer or an employee, an officer, or a member of a corporate or partnership taxpayer; and

(2) has a duty to remit innkeeper's taxes to the department of state revenue or a political subdivision;

holds those innkeeper's taxes in trust for the state or political subdivision and is personally liable for the payment of the innkeeper's taxes, plus any penalties and interest attributable to the innkeeper's taxes, to the state or political subdivision. An individual who knowingly fails to collect or remit the innkeeper's taxes to the state or political subdivision commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.85-1995, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.120.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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