Relief from penalties, tax, and interest in certain transactions involving reliance on data provided by the department
Ind. Code § 6-2.5-11-11
in effectSec. 11. (a) This section applies only to transactions occurring after December 31, 2008.
(b) A purchaser is relieved from liability for penalties imposed under IC 6-8.1-10-2.1 for failure to pay the amount of tax due if any of the following occurs:
(1) A purchaser's seller or certified service provider relied on erroneous data provided by the department regarding any of the following:
(A) Tax rates.
(B) Boundaries.
(C) Taxing jurisdiction assignments.
(D) The taxability matrix.
(2) A purchaser with a direct pay permit relied on erroneous data provided by the department regarding any of the following:
(A) Tax rates.
(B) Boundaries.
(C) Taxing jurisdiction assignments.
(D) The taxability matrix.
(3) A purchaser relied on erroneous data in the taxability matrix provided by the department.
(c) The department shall relieve a purchaser from liability for tax and interest for having failed to pay the correct amount of sales or use tax in the circumstances described in subsection (b); however, the relief is limited to tax and interest attributable to the department's erroneous classification in the taxability matrix of terms:
(1) included as taxable or exempt;
(2) included in the sales price;
(3) excluded from the sales price;
(4) included in a definition; or
(5) excluded from a definition.
As added by P.L.145-2007, SEC.10.
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