Connecticut General Statutes 12-685 – Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 12-685
- company: means any person, partnership, association, company, limited liability company or corporation, except an incorporated municipality. See Connecticut General Statutes 12-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Revenue Services or any employee of the department.
(2) “Department” means the Department of Revenue Services.
(3) “Electronic funds transfer” means any transfer of funds that is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephonic instrument or computer or magnetic tape so as to order, instruct or authorize a financial institution to debit or credit an account but shall not include any transfer originated by check, draft or similar paper instrument.
(4) “Person” means any individual, partnership, company, society, association, trustee, executor, administrator or other fiduciary or custodian, public or private corporation or limited liability company, but does not include any Connecticut town, city, borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough.
(5) “Tax” means the tax or taxes imposed under this title or any other title of the general statutes and payable to the Commissioner of Revenue Services.