New Hampshire Revised Statutes 82-A:6 – Collection of Tax
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 82-A:6
- Communications services: means services for transmitting, emitting, or receiving signs, signals, writing, images, sounds or intelligence of any nature by any electromagnetic system capable of 2-way communication and includes, without limitation, messages or information transmitted through use of local, toll and wide area telephone service; private line services and networks, whether leased, rented or owned; channel services; telegraph services; teletypewriter services; cable television; computer exchange services; mobile telecommunications services; prepaid wireless telecommunications services; VoIP; facsimile services; specialized mobile radio; stationary 2-way radio; paging services; or any other form, whether stationary, portable or mobile, of 2-way communications; or any other transmission of messages or information by electronic or similar means, between or among points by wire, cable, fiber-optics, laser, microwave, radio, satellite or similar facilities. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 82-A:2
- Department: means the department of revenue administration. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 82-A:2
- Gross charge: means the amount paid for communications services and for all services and equipment provided in connection therewith by a retailer, valued in money whether paid in money or otherwise, including cash, credits, services and property of every kind or nature, and shall be determined without any deduction on account of the cost of such communications services, the cost of materials used, labor or service costs or any other expense whatsoever. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 82-A:2
- Retailer: means and includes every person engaged in the business of making sales at retail as defined in this chapter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 82-A:2
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- Taxpayer: means a person who individually or through his or her agents, employees or permittees uses communications services in this state and who incurs a tax liability under this chapter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 82-A:2
The tax imposed under this chapter shall be collected from the taxpayer by a retailer maintaining a place of business in this state or having taxable sales in excess of $10,000 and remitted to the department pursuant to this section. The tax required to be collected by this chapter and any such tax collected by such retailer shall constitute a debt owed by the retailer to this state. Retailers shall collect the tax from the taxpayer by adding the tax to the gross charge for communications services in this state, in the manner prescribed by the department. Whenever possible, the tax imposed by this chapter shall, when collected, be stated as a distinct item separate and apart from the gross charge for communications services, and shall be labeled “State Tax.” The tax imposed by this chapter shall constitute a debt of the purchaser to the retailer who provides such taxable services until paid, and, if unpaid, is recoverable at law in the same manner as the original charge for such taxable services.