Nevada § 370.280 - Tax refunds; wholesale dealer required to return unused tribal stamps after ceasing operations

§ 370.280. Tax refunds; wholesale dealer required to return unused tribal stamps after ceasing operations

1. Upon proof satisfactory to the Department, refunds shall be allowed for the face

value of the cigarette revenue stamp tax paid, less any discount previously allowed,

upon cigarettes that are sold to: (a) The United States Government for Army, Air Force, Navy or Marine Corps purposes

and are shipped to a point within this State to a place which has been lawfully ceded

to the United States Government for Army, Air Force, Navy or Marine Corps purposes; (b) Veterans' hospitals for distribution or sale to service personnel with disabilities

or ex-service personnel with disabilities interned therein, but not to civilians or

civilian employees; (c) Any person if sold and delivered on an Indian reservation or colony where an excise

tax has been imposed which is equal to or greater than the rate of the cigarette tax

imposed under this chapter; or (d) An Indian if sold and delivered on an Indian reservation or colony where no excise

tax has been imposed or the excise tax is less than the rate of the cigarette tax

imposed under this chapter. 2. Upon proof satisfactory to the Department, refunds shall be allowed to wholesale

dealers for the face value of the cigarette revenue stamp tax paid, less any discount

previously allowed upon cigarettes destroyed because the cigarettes had become stale

or damaged. Applications for refunds shall be submitted in an amount of not less than $15 and

shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant setting forth: (a) The number of packages of cigarettes destroyed for which refund is claimed; (b) The date or dates on which the wholesale dealer: (1) Destroyed the cigarettes; or (2) Sent the cigarettes to be destroyed; (c) That the cigarettes had become stale or damaged; and (d) Other information which the Department may require. 3. Upon proof satisfactory to the Department, refunds may be allowed to licensed wholesale

dealers for the face value of the cigarette revenue stamp tax paid, less any discount

previously allowed upon: (a) The balance of unused stamps on the descending register of a cigarette meter machine

destroyed by fire, if the cigarette meter counting positions can be determined by

the manufacturer of the meter stamping machine; (b) Cigarettes which were stamped on their carton covers because of stamping machine

failure to open the carton and stamp the cigarette packs; or (c) Cigarettes which were not stamped but were registered on the machine as being

stamped because of failure of the meter counters. 4. A wholesale dealer who ceases operations in this State shall return the balance

of all unused tribal stamps to the Department not later than 10 days after the wholesale

dealer ceases operations in this State. 5. Any refund shall be paid as other claims against the State are paid.