Alaska Statutes 43.50.480 – Reporting and disclosure of information; escrow installments

(a) Not later than the end of the month following the month in which cigarettes were imported or sold in the state, each licensee shall submit the information the commissioner requires to facilitate compliance with Alaska Stat. § 43.50.460 – 43.50.495, including a list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes or, in the case of roll-your-own cigarettes, the equivalent stick count for which the licensee, during the previous calendar month, paid the tax due for the cigarettes. For a period of five years, the licensee shall maintain and make available to the commissioner all invoices and documentation of sales of cigarettes of all nonparticipating manufacturers and any other information relied upon in reporting to the commissioner.

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 43.50.480

Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060

(b) The commissioner is authorized to disclose to the Department of Law any information received under this chapter and requested by the Department of Law for purposes of determining compliance with and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner and the Department of Law shall share with each other the information received under this chapter, and may share the information with other federal, state, or local agencies only for purposes of enforcement of Alaska Stat. § 43.50.460 – 43.50.495, Alaska Stat. Chapter 45.53, or corresponding laws of other states.

(c) The commissioner or Department of Law may require at any time that the nonparticipating manufacturer provide proof from the financial institution in which the manufacturer has established a qualified escrow fund for the purpose of compliance with Alaska Stat. Chapter 45.53 of the amount of money in the fund being held on behalf of the state and the dates of deposits, and listing the amounts of all withdrawals from the fund and the dates of withdrawals.

(d) In addition to the information required to be submitted under (a) of this section, the commissioner or the Department of Law may require a licensee or tobacco product manufacturer to submit any additional information, including samples of the packaging or labeling of each brand family, necessary to enable the commissioner or the Department of Law to determine whether a tobacco product manufacturer is in compliance with Alaska Stat. § 43.50.460 – 43.50.495.

(e) To promote compliance with the provisions of Alaska Stat. § 43.50.460 – 43.50.495, the commissioner may adopt regulations requiring a tobacco product manufacturer subject to the requirements of Alaska Stat. § 43.50.460 to make the escrow deposits required in quarterly installments during the year in which the sales covered by the deposits are made. The commissioner may require production of information sufficient to determine the adequacy of the amount of the installment deposit.

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