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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 5867

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Taxes appointed under section 3101 of this title or any officer or employee of the Department authorized by the Commissioner (directly or indirectly by one or more redelegations of authority) to perform the functions mentioned or described in this chapter. See
  • Department: means the Vermont Department of Taxes. See
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: shall include an individual, firm, partnership, association, joint stock company, corporation, trust, estate, or other entity. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
  • Taxpayer: means a person obligated to file a return with or pay or remit any amount to this State under this chapter. See

§ 5867. Form and verification of returns

The returns required to be filed under this chapter shall be in such form and manner as the Commissioner prescribes in order to ensure payment of the taxes imposed by this chapter and shall be filed at the main office of the Department of Taxes. Those returns shall be verified by written declarations that the statements therein are made subject to the pains and penalties of perjury. When a return is made by a corporation, the person signing it shall be considered to be the person who is subject to the pains and penalties of perjury. The Commissioner shall cause to be prepared blank forms for the returns and shall cause them to be distributed throughout the State and to be furnished upon application, but failure to secure or receive such a form shall not relieve a taxpayer from the obligation of filing any return herein required. (Added 1966, No. 61 (Sp. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.)