Mo. Rev. Stat. § 94.879
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94.879 Options on how tax shall be collected, internal collection by political ...
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94.879. Options on how tax shall be collected, internal collection by political subdivision's officer or director of revenue. — On and after the effective date of any tax authorized under the provisions of section 94.870 , the political subdivision which levied the tax may adopt one of the two following provisions for the collection and administration of the tax:
(1) The political subdivision which levied the tax may adopt rules and regulations for the internal collection of such tax by the officers usually responsible for collection and administration of taxes; or
(2) The political subdivision may enter into an agreement with the director of revenue of the state of Missouri for the purpose of collecting the tax authorized in section 94.870 . In the event any political subdivision enters into an agreement with the director of revenue of the state of Missouri for the collection of the tax authorized in section 94.870 , the director of revenue shall perform all functions incident to the administration, collection, enforcement and operation of such tax, and the director of revenue shall collect the additional tax authorized under the provisions of section 94.870 . The tax authorized under the provisions of section 94.870 shall be collected and reported upon such forms and under such administrative rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the director of revenue, and the director of revenue shall retain not less than one percent nor more than three percent for cost of collection.
(L. 1994 S.B. 749)
(1) The political subdivision which levied the tax may adopt rules and regulations for the internal collection of such tax by the officers usually responsible for collection and administration of taxes; or
(2) The political subdivision may enter into an agreement with the director of revenue of the state of Missouri for the purpose of collecting the tax authorized in section 94.870 . In the event any political subdivision enters into an agreement with the director of revenue of the state of Missouri for the collection of the tax authorized in section 94.870 , the director of revenue shall perform all functions incident to the administration, collection, enforcement and operation of such tax, and the director of revenue shall collect the additional tax authorized under the provisions of section 94.870 . The tax authorized under the provisions of section 94.870 shall be collected and reported upon such forms and under such administrative rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the director of revenue, and the director of revenue shall retain not less than one percent nor more than three percent for cost of collection.
(L. 1994 S.B. 749)
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