Mississippi § 27-35-305 - Penalty for failure to file schedule.

Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 27-35-305 — Penalty for failure to file schedule., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 27-35-305. Penalty for failure to file schedule.

If any company, corporation, firm or person, who is required by law to render schedules of its, their or his property to the State Tax Commission, as provided by Section 27-35-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the purposes of assessment for taxation, shall fail, refuse or neglect to render the schedules, as required, such company, corporation, firm or person shall pay a penalty up to ten percent (10%) of the assessment as computed by the tax commission, and in case of such failure, refusal or neglect, the commission shall make out such schedules from the best information obtainable.

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

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Section 27-35-305 ("Penalty for failure to file schedule.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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