Vermont § 5894 - Liability for failure or delinquency

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 5894 — Liability for failure or delinquency, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 5894. Liability for failure or delinquency

  • (a) Failure to supply information. An individual, fiduciary, or officer or employee of any corporation or partner or
    employee of any partnership who, with intent to evade any requirement of this chapter
    or any lawful requirement of the Commissioner hereunder, fails to supply any information
    required by or under this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or be imprisoned
    not more than one year, or both. (b) Failure to file. An individual, fiduciary, or officer or employee of any corporation or partner or
    employee of any partnership who knowingly fails to file a tax return when due shall
    be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (c) Failure to pay. An individual, fiduciary, or officer or employee of any corporation or partner or
    employee of any partnership who, with intent to evade a tax liability, fails to pay
    a tax when due shall, if the amount of tax evaded is $500.00 or less in a single calendar
    year, be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (d) Failure to file or failure to pay; in excess of $500.00. An individual, fiduciary, or officer or employee of a corporation or partner or employee
    of a partnership who, with intent to evade a tax liability, fails to file a tax return
    when required to do so or fails to pay a tax when due shall, if the amount of tax
    evaded is in excess of $500.00 in a single calendar year, be imprisoned not more than
    three years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both. (e) False or fraudulent return. An individual, fiduciary, or officer or employee of a corporation or partner or employee
    of a partnership who knowingly makes, signs, verifies, or files with the Commissioner
    a false or fraudulent tax return shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined
    not more than $1,000.00, or both. An individual, fiduciary, or officer or employee
    of a corporation or partner or employee of a partnership who, with intent to evade
    a tax liability, makes, signs, verifies, or files with the Commissioner a false or
    fraudulent tax return shall, if the amount of tax evaded is more than $500.00, be
    imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both. (f) Violations from income derived from illegal activity. An individual, fiduciary, officer, or employee of any corporation or a partner or
    employee of any partnership who violates subsections (a)-(e) of this section based
    on income derived from illegal activity shall be imprisoned not more than three years
    or fined not more than $10,000.00, or not more than $100,000.00 if the violation was
    based on income derived from the unlawful sale of a regulated drug in violation of
    18 V.S.A. chapter 84, or both. The penalty provided in this subsection shall be in addition to any other
    civil or criminal penalties provided by law. (Added 1966, No. 61 (Sp. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966; amended 1987, No. 48, § 9; 2013, No. 76, § 7; 2019, No. 40, § 12.)

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What does Vermont Statutes Online § 5894 cover?

Section 5894 ("Liability for failure or delinquency") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. 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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