Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 220 - Alcoholic Beverages Tax
Section 12-448. - Appeals from decisions of commissioner.

Any taxpayer aggrieved because of any decision, order, determination or disallowance of the Commissioner of Revenue Services under the provisions of this chapter may, not later than thirty days after service upon such taxpayer of notice of such decision, order, determination or disallowance, take an appeal therefrom to the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain, which appeal shall be accompanied by a citation to the Commissioner of Revenue Services to appear before said court. Such citation shall be signed by the same authority, and such appeal shall be returnable at the same time and served and returned in the same manner, as is required in case of a summons in a civil action. The authority issuing the citation shall take from the appellant a bond or recognizance to the state of Connecticut, with surety to prosecute the appeal to effect and to comply with the orders and decrees of the court in the premises. Such appeals shall be preferred cases, to be heard, unless cause appears to the contrary, at the first session, by the court or by a committee appointed by the court. Said court may grant such relief as may be equitable, and, if such tax has been paid prior to the granting of such relief, may order the Treasurer to pay the amount of such relief, with interest at the rate of two-thirds of one per cent per month or fraction thereof, to the aggrieved taxpayer. If the appeal has been taken without probable cause, the court may tax double or triple costs, as the case demands; and, upon all such appeals which are denied, costs may be taxed against the appellant at the discretion of the court, but no costs shall be taxed against the state.

(1949 Rev., S. 4338; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 27; P.A. 76-436, S. 318, 681; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 5, 127; P.A. 84-492, S. 5, 8; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 89-343, S. 12, 17; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-26, S. 20, 52; 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29; P.A. 19-186, S. 19.)
History: 1971 act substituted court of common pleas for superior court, effective September 1, 1971, except that courts with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless matters pending are transferable; P.A. 76-436 substituted superior court for court of common pleas, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of revenue services for tax commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-280 substituted judicial district of Hartford-New Britain for Hartford county; P.A. 84-492 provided that appeals should be taken within one month of notice of the decision, order, determination or disallowance; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 89-343 increased the rate of interest on the amount of relief ordered by the court from 6% to 9% per annum; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-26 lowered interest rate from 9% per annum to 0.66% per month, effective July 1, 1995, and applicable to taxes due and owing on or after July 1, 1995, whether or not those taxes first became due before said date; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-215 replaced “judicial district of Hartford” with “judicial district of New Britain”, effective June 29, 1999; P.A. 19-186 replaced “within one month” with “not later than thirty days”, effective July 8, 2019.
Cited. 31 CS 134.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 12 - Taxation

Chapter 220 - Alcoholic Beverages Tax

Section 12-433. - Definitions.

Section 12-434. - Administration by commissioner.

Section 12-435. - Tax on sale of alcoholic beverages.

Section 12-435a. - Tax on inventory of alcoholic beverages. Determination of inventory by commissioner. Penalty.

Section 12-435b. - Tax on certain untaxed alcoholic beverages.

Section 12-435c. - Requirements related to advertising the sale of untaxed alcoholic beverages for use in Connecticut.

Section 12-436. - Distributor's license. Importation of alcoholic beverages. Invoices. Shipment into military reservation.

Section 12-437. - Returns.

Section 12-438. - Application for cancellation of distributor's license; inventory; return.

Section 12-439. - Payment of tax. Penalties for nonpayment.

Section 12-440. - Determination of tax.

Section 12-441. - Delinquent taxes; lien.

Section 12-442. - Power to examine.

Section 12-443. - Records to be kept.

Section 12-444. - Commissioner's records.

Section 12-445. - Oaths and subpoenas.

Section 12-446. - Taxpayer to file security.

Section 12-447. - Hearings by commissioner.

Section 12-448. - Appeals from decisions of commissioner.

Section 12-449. - Regulations and rulings.

Section 12-450. - Cooperation with Department of Consumer Protection. Suspension of permit.

Section 12-451. - Additional reciprocal tax.

Section 12-452. - Penalties for wilful violations concerning payment of tax or filing returns or other documents. Claim for refund.

Section 12-453. - Exceptions.

Section 12-454. - Seizure and sale for nonpayment of taxes.