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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ORDINANCE LEVYING
TAX ON GROSS RECEIPTS DERIVED FROM RETAIL SHORT-TERM LEASE OR
RENTAL OF MOTOR VEHICLES
WHEREAS,the North Carolina General Assembly has ratified Senate Bill 1076, signed
into law as Chapter------- of the 1999 Session Laws (Regular Session 2000) and effective for
taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2000; and
WHEREAS,this act repealed the property tax on certain vehicles leased or rented under
retail short-term leases or rentals and authorized counties to replace the lost tax revenue through
enactment of a local tax on gross receipts derived from retail short-term leases or rentals.
NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,by the--------county Board of Commissioners
that the following ordinance is enacted:
SECTION 1. Tax on Gross Receipts derived from retail short term motor vehicle leases
or rentals. The County of----------hereby imposes and levies a tax of one and one half percent
(1 V2 %) of the gross receipts from the short-term lease or rental of vehicles at retail to the
general public.
SECTION 2. Administration. The County will administer and collect from operators of
leasing and rental establishments the taxes levied hereby and the county may promulgate
additional rules and regulations necessary for implementation of the taxes.
SECTION 3.Payment of Taxes and Filing of Returns. The taxes levied hereby are due
and payable to the County in monthly installments on or before the fifteenth(15'') day of the
month following the month in which the tax accrues. Every taxable establishment required to
collect the tax shall, on or before the fifteenth(15fl)day of each month,prepare and render a
return to the County. The County shall design,print, and furnish to all taxable establishments
the necessary forms for filing returns and instructions to insure the full collection of the tax. A
return filed for this purpose is not a public record as defined by Section 132-1 of the North
Carolina General Statutes and may not be disclosed except as required by law.
SECTION 4. Penalties. A person, firm,corporation or association who fails or refuses to
file a return and pay the tax levied herein shall pay a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00)for each
day's omission up to a maximum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each return. In case of
failure or refusal to file a return or pay the tax for a period of thirty(30) days after the time
required for filing the return or paying the tax,there shall be an additional tax, as a penalty, of
five percent(5%) of the tax due, with an additional tax of five percent(5%)for each additional
month or fraction thereof until the tax is paid. The County Board of Commissioners for good
cause shown,may compromise or forgive any penalty or additional tax imposed hereunder.
SECTION 5. Misdemeanor for Willful Violation. Any person, firm,corporation or
association who willfully attempts in any manner to evade a tax imposed herein or who willfully
fails to pay the tax or make and file a return shall, in addition to the penalties provided by law
and herein,be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided by law.
SECTION 6.Effective Date. The short term rental or leased vehicle gross receipts tax
levied herein shall become effective July 1,2000.
Signed this day of -12000.
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