Effective - 01 Jan 2023
144.637. Boundary change database for taxing jurisdictions, requirements — immunity from liability, when. — 1. The director of revenue shall provide and maintain a database that describes boundary changes for all taxing jurisdictions and the effective dates of such changes for the use of vendors collecting the tax imposed under sections 144.600 to 144.746.
2. For the identification of counties and cities, codes corresponding to the rates shall be provided according to Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) as developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. For the identification of all other jurisdictions, codes corresponding to the rates shall be in a format determined by the director.
3. The director shall provide and maintain address-based boundary database records for assigning taxing jurisdictions and associated rates. The database records shall be in the same approved format as the database described under subsection 1 of this section and shall meet the requirements developed under the federal Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, 4 U.S.C. Section 119(a). If a vendor is unable to determine the applicable rate and jurisdiction using an address-based database record after exercising due diligence, the vendor may apply the nine-digit zip code designation applicable to a purchase. If a nine-digit zip code designation is not available for a street address or if a vendor is unable to determine the nine-digit zip code designation applicable to a purchase after exercising due diligence to determine the designation, the vendor may apply the rate for the five-digit zip code area. The lowest combined tax rate imposed in the zip code area shall apply if the area includes more than one tax rate in any level of taxing jurisdiction. For the purposes of this section, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a vendor has exercised due diligence if the vendor has attempted to determine the tax rate and jurisdiction by utilizing software approved by the director and makes the assignment from the address and zip code information applicable to the purchase. If the director certifies an address-based database provided by a third party, a vendor may use such database in place of the database records provided for in this subsection.
4. The electronic databases provided for in subsections 1 and 3 of this section shall be in downloadable format as determined by the director. The databases may be directly provided by the director or provided by a third party as designated by the director. The databases shall be provided at no cost to the user of the database.
5. The provisions of subsection 3 of this section shall not apply if the purchased product is received by the purchaser at the business location of the vendor.
6. No vendor shall be liable for reliance upon erroneous data provided by the director on tax rates, boundaries, or taxing jurisdiction assignments.
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(L. 2021 S.B. 153 & 97)
Effective 1-01-23, see § 144.1021
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title X - Taxation and Revenue
Chapter 144 - Sales and Use Tax
Section 144.008 - Nonseverability clause.
Section 144.010 - Definitions.
Section 144.013 - Tax imposed in accordance with federal Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act.
Section 144.015 - Promulgation of rules.
Section 144.020 - Rate of tax — tickets, notice of sales tax.
Section 144.030 - Exemptions from state and local sales and use taxes.
Section 144.034 - Exemption, advertising and advertising products.
Section 144.037 - Exemption for retail sales made through the use of federal food stamp coupons.
Section 144.039 - Exemption, purchases by state legislator, when.
Section 144.043 - Light aircraft, definitions — exemption from sales tax, when.
Section 144.046 - Exemption for electrical current to battery manufacturers, when.
Section 144.050 - Additional to other taxes — exceptions.
Section 144.053 - Farm machinery and equipment exempt from state and local sales and use tax, when.
Section 144.054 - Additional sales tax exemptions for various industries and political subdivisions.
Section 144.060 - Purchaser to pay sales tax — refusal, a misdemeanor — exception.
Section 144.064 - Firearms or ammunition, limitation on sales tax levied.
Section 144.071 - Rescission of sale requires tax refund, when.
Section 144.088 - Definitions — rate of sales tax stated on receipt or invoice, when, contents.
Section 144.090 - Director may require monthly or annual returns instead of quarterly — when due.
Section 144.115 - Returns kept four years — destroyed, when.
Section 144.130 - Refunds to purchasers, deduction.
Section 144.157 - Violations in collecting, penalty.
Section 144.160 - Extension of time by director for payment of tax.
Section 144.170 - Interest on delinquent taxes — rate.
Section 144.200 - Appropriation for refunds.
Section 144.230 - Assessed penalty and tax due, when.
Section 144.240 - Assessment final when, appeal — procedures.
Section 144.261 - Review by administrative hearing commission.
Section 144.270 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 144.300 - Director may demand information.
Section 144.310 - Records kept by director.
Section 144.320 - Records required to be kept.
Section 144.330 - Examination of records — investigations.
Section 144.340 - Exemption from testifying — immunity from prosecution.
Section 144.350 - Penalty for failure to testify.
Section 144.390 - Unpaid taxes may be recovered at law — procedure.
Section 144.400 - Suit for taxes filed, where — jurisdiction.
Section 144.410 - Remedies of state, cumulative.
Section 144.420 - Certification of delinquencies to attorney general — collection suits.
Section 144.425 - Compromise of delinquent taxes — percentage — limitation — procedure.
Section 144.427 - Taxpayer's agreement to certain conditions to obtain compromise.
Section 144.430 - Legal expenses.
Section 144.450 - Exemptions from use tax.
Section 144.470 - Taxes now authorized not prohibited.
Section 144.480 - Failure to furnish a return, penalty.
Section 144.490 - Penalty for false return.
Section 144.500 - Penalty for fraud or evasion.
Section 144.510 - Violation of this law a misdemeanor.
Section 144.513 - College bookstores, sales by, subject to tax.
Section 144.517 - Textbooks, sales and use tax exemption.
Section 144.527 - Farmers' market, sales and use tax exemption for farm products sold.
Section 144.600 - Title of law.
Section 144.605 - Definitions.
Section 144.613 - Boats and boat motors — tax to be paid before registration issued.
Section 144.620 - Presumption arising from sale for delivery to state.
Section 144.625 - Vendors may be required to give bond.
Section 144.630 - Agent of vendor for service, designation or agreement as to — process served, how.
Section 144.635 - Vendor to collect tax from purchasers — selling agent not liable for tax, when.
Section 144.640 - Taxpayer to keep records, examination.
Section 144.645 - Investigations, subpoenas, oaths.
Section 144.650 - Vendors to register, information required.
Section 144.655 - Return, when filed — payment, when due — rules — exemption, limits.
Section 144.660 - Director's powers as to returns.
Section 144.665 - Failure to file return, penalties — exceptions.
Section 144.670 - Additional assessment made when, notice.
Section 144.675 - Penalty assessed for fraud or evasion, notice.
Section 144.695 - Excess payments to be adjusted or refunded.
Section 144.696 - Refund of overpayments — claim for refund — time for making claims.
Section 144.705 - Rules and regulations, adoption — copies available.
Section 144.715 - Notices served, how.
Section 144.720 - Sales tax interest and penalty provisions applicable.
Section 144.725 - Failure to obey subpoena or to produce books, a misdemeanor.
Section 144.730 - Advertising that vendor absorbs tax, a misdemeanor.
Section 144.735 - Failure to make return, pay tax or keep records, penalty.
Section 144.740 - False return or statement, penalty.
Section 144.745 - Violation not having a specific penalty deemed a misdemeanor.
Section 144.809 - Exemption for aviation jet fuel, when.
Section 144.815 - Bullion and investment coins, sales and use tax exemption.