Waiver of liability for failure to collect or pay correct amount of sales or use tax under certain circumstances.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 360B.250
in effectThe Department shall:
1. If a registered seller fails to collect the correct amount of any sales or use tax imposed in this State as a result of his or her reasonable reliance on the information posted pursuant to NRS 360B.230 or his or her compliance with subsection 2 of NRS 360B.240 , waive any liability of the registered seller for:
(a) The amount of the sales or use tax which the registered seller fails to collect as a result of that reliance; and
(b) Any penalties and interest on that amount.
2. If a certified service provider acting on behalf of a registered seller fails to collect the correct amount of any sales or use tax imposed in this State as a result of his or her reasonable reliance on the information posted pursuant to NRS 360B.230 or his or her compliance with subsection 2 of NRS 360B.240 , waive any liability of the certified service provider, and of the registered seller on whose behalf the certified service provider is acting, for:
(a) The amount of the sales or use tax which the certified service provider fails to collect as a result of that reliance; and
(b) Any penalties and interest on that amount.
3. Waive any liability of a purchaser for any sum for which the liability of a registered seller or certified service provider is required to be waived pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 with regard to a transaction involving that purchaser.
4. If a purchaser fails to pay the correct amount of any sales or use tax imposed in this State as a result of his or her reasonable reliance on the information posted pursuant to NRS 360B.230 , waive any liability of the purchaser for:
(a) The amount of the sales or use tax which the purchaser fails to pay as a result of that reliance; and
(b) Any penalties and interest on that amount.
5. If an increase in the rate of any sales or use tax imposed in this State becomes effective within 30 days after the enactment of a statute providing for that increase, waive any liability of a registered seller for:
(a) The amount of the sales or use tax which the registered seller fails to collect at the increased rate; and
(b) Any penalties and interest on that amount,
Ê unless the registered seller fails to collect the tax at the rate in effect immediately preceding that increase, the registered sellers failure to collect the tax at the increased rate extends beyond the first 30 days after the enactment of the statute providing for that increase, the registered seller fraudulently fails to collect the tax at the increased rate or the registered seller solicits purchasers based on the rate in effect immediately preceding that increase.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-360B.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026