Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 831: PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION
36 §5274-A. Penalty

§5274-A. Penalty
Any person required to collect, truthfully account for and pay over the tax imposed by this Part, who willfully fails to collect the tax, willfully fails to truthfully account for, willfully fails to pay over the tax or willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat the tax or the payment thereof, shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be liable to a penalty equal to the total amount of the tax evaded, not collected or not accounted for and paid over. For purposes of this section, "person" means an individual, corporation or partnership or an officer or employee of any corporation, including a dissolved corporation, or a member or employee of any partnership who, as such officer, employee or member, was, at the time of the violation, under a duty to perform the act with respect to which the violation occurred.   [PL 1985, c. 691, §40 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 378, §43 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 691, §40 (AMD).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 36: TAXATION

Part 8: INCOME TAXES

Chapter 831: PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION

36 §5260. Examination of return (REPEALED)

36 §5261. Assessment final if no protest (REPEALED)

36 §5262. Protest by taxpayer (REPEALED)

36 §5263. Notice of determination after protest (REPEALED)

36 §5264. Action of assessor final (REPEALED)

36 §5265. Burden of proof in proceedings before the assessor

36 §5266. Evidence of related federal determination (REPEALED)

36 §5267. Mathematical error (REPEALED)

36 §5268. Waiver of restriction

36 §5269. Assessment of tax (REPEALED)

36 §5270. Limitations on assessment

36 §5271. Recovery of erroneous refund (REPEALED)

36 §5272. Interest on underpayments (REPEALED)

36 §5273. Failure to file tax returns (REPEALED)

36 §5274. Failure to pay tax (REPEALED)

36 §5274-A. Penalty

36 §5275. False information with respect to withholding allowance (REPEALED)

36 §5276. Authority to make credits or refunds

36 §5276-A. Setoff of debts against refunds (REPEALED)

36 §5277. Abatements (REPEALED)

36 §5278. Limitations on credit or refund

36 §5279. Interest on overpayment

36 §5280. Refund claim

36 §5281. Notice of denial (REPEALED)

36 §5282. Refund claim deemed denied

36 §5283. Designation by resident individuals (REPEALED)

36 §5283-A. Voluntary contribution through checkoffs

36 §5284. Nongame wildlife voluntary checkoff

36 §5284-A. Companion animal sterilization voluntary checkoff

36 §5285. Maine Children's Trust Incorporated; checkoff

36 §5285-A. Bone Marrow Screening Fund checkoff (REPEALED)

36 §5286. Contribution to Maine Clean Election Fund; voluntary checkoff

36 §5287. Liability of certain spouses

36 §5288. Maine Military Family Relief Fund voluntary checkoff (REPEALED)

36 §5288-A. Maine Military Family Relief Fund voluntary checkoff

36 §5289. Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Maintenance Fund voluntary checkoff

36 §5290. Maine Asthma and Lung Disease Research Fund; voluntary checkoff (REPEALED)

36 §5291. Maine Public Library Fund; voluntary checkoff

36 §5292. Maine Children's Cancer Research Fund; voluntary checkoff

36 §5293. Emergency food assistance program; voluntary checkoff

36 §5294. Easy enrollment health insurance program; voluntary checkoff