15-59-106. Procedure to estimate tax on failure to file statement -- penalty and interest. - Montana Statutes

     15-59-106. Procedure to estimate tax on failure to file statement -- penalty and interest. (1) If a person fails to file any statement required by 15-59-105 within the time required or fails to pay the tax required by this part on or before the date the payment is due, the department shall, immediately after the time has expired, determine the amounts of the respective articles or products enumerated in 15-59-101(2) and 15-59-102 manufactured or produced by the person within this state or imported by the person into the state during the quarter and during each month of the quarter and shall determine and fix the amount of the license taxes due to the state from the person for the quarter.
     (2) The department shall add to the amount of delinquent license taxes penalty and interest as provided in 15-1-216.
     (3) The department shall mail to the person required to file a quarterly statement and pay any license tax a letter setting forth the amount of license tax, penalty, and interest due, and the letter must contain a statement that if payment is not made, a warrant for distraint may be filed.
     (4) A penalty imposed by 15-1-216 may be waived by the department pursuant to 15-1-206.

     History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 15, Ex. L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2363, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2363, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 192, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 516, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 108, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 84-1209; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 439, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 427, L. 1999.