Section 5725.17. Failure of dealer in intangibles to make report or pay tax

(A) In addition to any other penalty imposed by this chapter or Chapter 5703. of the Revised Code, the following penalties shall apply:

(1) If a dealer in intangibles fails to make and furnish to the tax commissioner the report required by section 5725.14 of the Revised Code, within the time fixed by that section, a penalty shall be imposed equal to the greater of fifty dollars per month or fraction of a month, not to exceed five hundred dollars, or five per cent per month or fraction of a month, not to exceed fifty per cent, of the tax required to be shown on the report, for each month or fraction of a month elapsing between the due date, including extensions of the due date, and the date on which the report is filed.

(2) If a dealer in intangibles fails to pay any amounts of the tax levied by division (D) of section 5707.03 of the Revised Code by the dates prescribed for payment, a penalty shall be imposed equal to the greater of the penalty due under division (F) of section 5725.22 of the Revised Code, for which this penalty shall be a substitute, or two times the interest charged under section 5725.221 of the Revised Code for the delinquent payment.

(3) If a dealer in intangibles submits a report required by section 5725.14 of the Revised Code that is marked, defaced, or otherwise designed by the dealer to be a frivolous protest or an attempt to delay or impede the administration of the tax levied by division (D) of section 5707.03 of the Revised Code, a penalty shall be imposed equal to the greater of one hundred dollars or twenty-five per cent of the tax required to be shown on the report.

(4) If a dealer in intangibles makes a fraudulent attempt to evade the reporting or payment of the tax levied by division (D) of section 5707.03 of the Revised Code, a penalty shall be imposed equal to the greater of one thousand dollars or one hundred per cent of the tax required to be shown on the report required by section 5725.14 of the Revised Code.

(5) If any person makes a false or fraudulent claim for abatement or refund of the tax levied by division (D) of section 5707.03 of the Revised Code, a penalty shall be imposed equal to the greater of one thousand dollars or one hundred per cent of the claim. The penalty imposed by this division, any abatement or refund on the claim, and interest on any refund from the date of the refund, may be assessed under section 5725.15 of the Revised Code or added by the tax commissioner as tax, penalty, and interest due from the tax levied by division (D) of section 5707.03 of the Revised Code, without regard to whether the person making the claim is otherwise subject to the tax, and without regard to any time limitation for assessment.

(B) Each penalty imposed under division (A) of this section shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed under that division. All or part of any penalty imposed under division (A) of this section may be abated by the commissioner .

Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.127, HB 487, §101.01, eff. 9/10/2012.

Effective Date: 07-01-1987