Massachusetts General Laws (Tax)

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64I, § 17

Liability for failure to pay tax

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Section 17. A person who fails to pay to the commissioner any sums required by this chapter shall be personally and individually liable therefor to the commonwealth. The term ''person'', as used in this section, includes an officer or employee of a corporation, or a member or employee of a partnership or limited liability company, who as such officer, employee or member is under a duty to pay over the taxes imposed by this chapter. A person shall not be personally or individually liable for uncollected use tax due from a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company on its purchases of tangible personal property purchased for use of the corporation, partnership or limited liability company unless the person's failure to pay the tax was willful or unless the person made personal use of the property subject to tax.

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In this chapter (27 sections)
  1. 64I-1 · Definitions
  2. 64I-2 · Imposition; rate; payment
  3. 64I-2A · Repealed, 1991, 4, Sec. 13
  4. 64I-3 · Liability for tax
  5. 64I-4 · Collection of tax; status of tax; sales of motor vehicles
  6. 64I-4A · Payment and accounting methods for use tax liability;…
  7. 64I-5 · Computation of tax
  8. 64I-6 · Statement and collection of tax
  9. 64I-7 · Exemptions
  10. 64I-8 · Presumption of sale for use, storage or consumption; burden of…
  11. 64I-9 · Registration required
  12. 64I-10 · Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 113
  13. 64I-11 · Classified permits establishing percentage of exempt sales
  14. 64I-12-to-16 · Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 113
  15. 64I-17 · Liability for failure to pay tax
  16. 64I-18-to-23 · Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 113
  17. 64I-24 · Advertisement that vendor will assume or absorb tax
  18. 64I-25 · Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 113
  19. 64I-26 · Motor vehicles; presumption of transfer for storage, use or…
  20. 64I-26A · Motorboats; aircraft; certificate issuance; evidence of tax…
  21. 64I-27 · Trade-in of motor vehicles or trailers; use tax
  22. 64I-28 · Repealed, 1990, 121, Sec. 66
  23. 64I-29-to-31 · Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 113
  24. 64I-31A · Bond or deposit; non-resident contractors; definition
  25. 64I-32 · Repealed, 1976, 415, Sec. 113
  26. 64I-33 · Service of process; nonresident vendors
  27. 64I-34 · Claims for reimbursement on worthless accounts
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