If a business does not pay certain taxes on time, extra money (interest) gets added on top — 1.5% for every month the payment is late. If a business paid too much tax over the year, the extra money paid back can either be returned to them or used to lower what they owe next year.
287.745. , interest, rate — of taxes, . — 1. If the tax imposed by sections 287.690, 287.710, and 287.715 are not paid when due, the taxpayer shall be required to pay, as part of such tax, interest thereon at the rate of one and one-half percent per month for each month or fraction thereof . In the event the state in any dispute concerning an of tax which has not been paid by the taxpayer, interest shall be paid upon the amount found due to the state at the rate of one and one-half percent per month for each month or fraction thereof delinquent.
2. In any legal concerning the amount of tax under sections 287.690, 287.710 and 287.715 for a , the for the following year shall continue to be made based upon the amount assessed by the for the year in question. If after the end of any , the amount of the actual tax due is less than the total amount of the actually paid, the amount by which the amount paid exceeds the amount due shall at the of the taxpayer be refunded or against the tax for the following year and in the event of a credit, deducted from the quarterly otherwise due on June first.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1982 S.B. 470, A.L. 2013 S.B. 1) Effective 1-01-14
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