Section 105-113.37C - Discount; refund(a) Discount. - A wholesale dealer or a retail dealer who is primarily liable for the excise taxes imposed by this Part, who files a timely report under this Part, and who sends a timely payment may deduct from the amount due with the report a discount of two percent (2%). This discount covers expenses incurred in preparing the records and reports required by this Part and the expense of furnishing a bond. This subsection does not apply with respect to the excise tax levied on vapor products.(b) Refund. - A wholesale dealer or retail dealer who is primarily liable for the excise taxes imposed by this Part and is in possession of stale or otherwise unsalable tobacco products upon which the tax has been paid may return the tobacco products to the manufacturer and apply to the Secretary for refund of the tax. The application must be in the form prescribed by the Secretary and accompanied by a written certificate signed under penalty of perjury or an affidavit from the manufacturer listing the tobacco products returned to the manufacturer by the applicant. The Secretary must refund the tax paid, less the discount allowed, on the listed products. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-113.37C
Added by 2021 N.C. Sess. Laws 180,s. 42.9-g, eff. 7/1/2022, and applicable to sales or purchases occurring on or after that date.