Listing of tangible personal property for taxation; time of filing; certification by preparer; limitations on required filing of annual statements, exception

On or before March 15 of each year, or the next following business day if such date falls on a day other than a regular business day, every person, association, company or corporation required by this act to list property shall make and personally sign a statement listing all tangible personal property which by this act such person is required to list, either as the owner thereof, or as parent, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, receiver, accounting officer, partner or agent, as the case may be, and deliver the same to the county appraiser of the county where such property has its situs for the purpose of taxation. In addition to the foregoing requirements, any such statement prepared by a personal property tax rendition form preparer shall be certified as true and correct by such preparer's signature. If a person has filed an initial statement listing property with the county appraiser pursuant to this section, no subsequent annual statement shall be required to be filed with the county appraiser regarding such property unless there is a change to report relating to the property previously listed or the statement.