Massachusetts General Laws (Tax)

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62C, § 25

Records to be kept by taxpayers subject to chapters 64A and 64C, 64E to 64J, 64M and 138; inspection

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Section 25. A distributor, unclassified importer, unclassified exporter or purchaser referred to in section 1 of chapter 64A, a stamper appointed under section 30 of chapter 64C, a user-seller or supplier of special fuels, as defined in section 1 of chapter 64E, a motor carrier required to be licensed under chapter 64F, an operator required to register under chapter 64G, a vendor required to register under chapter 64H or 64I, a user-seller or supplier of aircraft fuel, as defined in section 1 of chapter 64J, a direct broadcast satellite service provider as defined in section 1 of chapter 64M and a licensee referred to in section 21 of chapter 138 shall keep and preserve suitable records of taxable charges and such other books, papers, records and data as the commissioner may require to determine the amount of the tax due under the those respective chapters. Such records shall be open to inspection and examination at any reasonable time by the commissioner or his duly authorized representative and such records shall, unless the commissioner consents in writing to an earlier destruction be preserved for three years after the date the return was filed or the date it was due, whichever occurs later, and for such further period as may be agreed upon for the assessment of any additional tax.

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In this chapter (40 sections)
  1. 62C-11A · Filing by means of combined report; principal reporting…
  2. 62C-12 · Banks, insurance companies and certain other corporations;…
  3. 62C-12A · Repealed, 1992, 402, Sec. 2
  4. 62C-13 · Tangible personal property; reports by organizations filing…
  5. 62C-14 · Report of gross receipts by taxpayers subject to chapter 63A;…
  6. 62C-15 · Signing of returns required by Secs. 11 to 14
  7. 62C-16 · Filing of returns by taxpayers subject to chapters 64A and…
  8. 62C-16A · Repealed, 1982, 352, Sec. 3
  9. 62C-16B · Payment of taxes; penalty for underpayment; issuance of…
  10. 62C-17 · Return by executor
  11. 62C-18 · Beano, raffle, or bazaar; organizations required to file…
  12. 62C-19 · Extension of time for filing return
  13. 62C-20 · Inspection of returns, books, accounts and other records in…
  14. 62C-21 · Disclosure of tax information
  15. 62C-21A · Repealed, 1992, 402, Sec. 4
  16. 62C-21B · Unauthorized willful inspection of information contained in…
  17. 62C-22 · Inspection or use of returns or other information by…
  18. 62C-23 · Participation of commissioner with governmental officers or…
  19. 62C-24 · Verification of returns; inspection of stampers
  20. 62C-24A · Income reporting by member or indirect owner of pass-through…
  21. 62C-25 · Records to be kept by taxpayers subject to chapters 64A and…
  22. 62C-26 · Assessment of taxes
  23. 62C-27 · Extension of time for assessment
  24. 62C-28 · Failure to file or filing of incorrect return; determination…
  25. 62C-29 · Collection of tax jeopardized by delay; immediate assessment
  26. 62C-30 · Federal income tax changes; assessment; abatement; penalty
  27. 62C-30A · Adjustments based on final determination of tax due in…
  28. 62C-30B · Partnership-level audit
  29. 62C-31 · Notice of assessment in excess of amount on return
  30. 62C-31A · Notice of unpaid corporate or partnership assessment;…
  31. 62C-32 · Payment date; interest; notice; contested taxes not collected…
  32. 62C-32A · Outstanding obligations on installment transactions; method…
  33. 62C-33 · Late returns; penalty; abatement
  34. 62C-33A · United States postmark; alternative private delivery service;…
  35. 62C-34 · Penalty for failure to file returns; payment
  36. 62C-35 · Payment by check or electronic funds transfer; penalty for…
  37. 62C-35A · Penalty for underpayment of tax required to be shown on return
  38. 62C-35B · Good faith defense for underpayment penalty; list of abusive…
  39. 62C-35C · Understatement of liability with respect to any return or…
  40. 62C-35D · Inconsistent position in reporting of income; disclosure
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