(a) Any municipality determined by the comptroller of the treasury to be in violation of the requirements of § 6-56-402 is subject to the following penalty:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 6-56-407

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Sales tax revenue collected and distributed by the state to the municipality shall be reduced by an amount mutually agreed upon by the comptroller of the treasury and the commissioner of revenue. The sales tax revenue reduction shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total amount due to the municipality in a fiscal year, until the municipality is in compliance with § 6-56-402;
(2) The amounts reduced as a penalty pursuant to this section shall be held in reserve by the department of revenue and allocated to the municipality after the municipality complies with § 6-56-402 as determined by the comptroller of the treasury.
(b) The penalty assessed by this section may be waived by the comptroller of the treasury in accordance with policies and procedures established by the comptroller.
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