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 WHEREAS,this act repealed the property tax on certain vehicles leased or rented under 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