Title 27, Taxation and Finance

The exemptions from the provisions of this chapter which relate to utilities or which are more properly classified as utility exemptions than any other exemption classification of this chapter shall be confined to those persons or property exempted by this section or by provision…

The exemptions from the provisions of this chapter which relate to taxes or which are more properly classified as tax exemptions than any other exemption classification of this chapter shall be confined to those persons or property exempted by this section or by provisions of the…

(a) “Manufacturer” means one who is exclusively or predominately engaged in the business of manufacturing as defined under the terms “to manufacture” or “manufacturing.” A person who is engaged in manufacturing and nonmanufacturing activities may be classified as a manufacturer a…

The exemptions from the provisions of this chapter which are not industrial, agricultural or governmental, or which do not relate to utilities or taxes, or which are not properly classified as one (1) of the exemption classifications of this chapter, shall be confined to persons …

By August 1, 2025, the department shall publish a list of items eligible for any sales tax exemption or reduced sales tax rate under this chapter for the holder of a commercial farmer permit.

There is hereby levied and assessed, and shall be collected, privilege taxes for the privilege of engaging or continuing in business or doing business within this state to be determined by the application of rates against gross proceeds of sales or gross income or values, as the …

(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, upon every person engaging or continuing within this state in the business of selling any tangible personal property whatsoever there is hereby levied, assessed and shall be collected a tax equal to seven percent (7%) of the g…

Sellers of modular homes, panelized homes and precut homes, and panel constructed homes consisting of structural insulated panels, shall disclose to the buyers of such homes the amount of sales tax or use tax paid on the factory built components of such homes. The State Tax Commi…

(1) There is levied, assessed and shall be collected a tax of three and one-half percent (3-½%) upon the gross proceeds of sales or gross receipts of sales of every person engaging or continuing within this state in the business of selling any tangible personal property or perfor…

(1) (a) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, upon every person selling to consumers, electricity, current, power, potable water, steam, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other fuel, there is hereby levied, assessed and shall be collected a tax equal to…

Upon every person engaging or continuing within this state in the business of selling machinery, machine parts and/or equipment to an operator or lessee of any structures, facilities and lands acquired and operated or leased pursuant to any of the provisions of Chapter 9, Title 5…

(1) For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, the term “motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle required to be registered or licensed by the county tax collectors pursuant to Section 27-19-43. (2) Upon every person, firm or corporation purchasing other…

(1) (a) (i) Upon every person engaging or continuing in this state in the business of contracting or performing a contract or engaging in any of the activities, or similar activities, listed below for a price, commission, fee or wage, there is hereby levied, assessed and shall be…

(a) As used in Sections 27-65-211 through 27-65-221, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:(a) “Reservation lands” mean those defined as Indian country under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 1151(a) or (b).(b) “…

The Legislature finds that the public interest of both Indians and non-Indians is best served by close cooperation between the state government and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The Legislature finds this cooperation to be especially important in the area of taxation. …

The State of Mississippi hereby relinquishes any jurisdiction it may have to levy and collect within reservation lands the sales or gross receipts tax imposed by Chapter 65 of Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972, as it applies to sales by merchants on reservation lands of the Miss…

The State Tax Commission may enter into tax collection agreements with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. These agreements may provide for the collection by the State Tax Commission for the Indian tribe of any tribal sales or gross receipts tax from reservation lands which …

Any tax collection agreement entered into pursuant to Sections 27-65-211 through 27-65-221 shall be binding and effective only upon approval of the Tribal Chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, the Governor and the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi.

(1) Upon every person engaging or continuing in any amusement business or activity, which shall include all manner and forms of entertainment and amusement, all forms of diversion, sport, recreation or pastime, shows, exhibitions, contests, displays, games or any other and all me…

Any tax collection agreements between the State Tax Commission and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians shall be for a term not to exceed ten (10) years; however, such agreements shall be renewable upon expiration by the mutual consent of the parties.

Upon every person engaging or continuing in any of the following businesses or activities there is hereby levied, assessed and shall be collected a tax equal to seven percent (7%) of the gross income of the business, except as otherwise provided:Air-conditioning installation or r…

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, for any tax levied and collected under the authority of a local and private law of the State of Mississippi (“local and private law”), that is levied or imposed on the gross proceeds or gross income from room rentals of hotels or mot…

(1) In addition to the sales tax imposed in Section 27-65-23, Mississippi Code of 1972, there is hereby levied upon every person engaging or continuing in this state in the business of renting motor vehicles under rental agreements with a term of not more than thirty (30) continu…

(1) There is levied, assessed and shall be collected a tax on the sale of manufacturing or processing machinery to be installed and/or used at a refinery in this state and on the performance of construction activities at or in regard to a refinery in this state. The tax is in the…

(1) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context in which they are used:(a) “Hotel” or “motel” means and includes a place of lodging that at any one time will accommodate tr…

The gross income of businesses engaging or continuing in the business of providing telecommunications services and other similar services, including, but not limited to, Internet services, Internet protocol television (IPTV) services, satellite television services and Mobile TV b…

Upon every person engaging or continuing within this state in the business of selling alcoholic beverages at retail, the sales of which are legal under the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 67, Mississippi Code of 1972, there is hereby levied, assessed and shall be collected a tax…

(1) Upon every person engaging or continuing within this state in the business of selling, renting or leasing specified digital products, there shall be levied, assessed and shall be collected a tax equal to seven percent (7%) of the gross income of the business. The sale of a di…

(1) Any person who engages, or who intends to engage, in any business or activity which will subject such person to a privilege tax imposed by this chapter, or which falls within the scope of Section 31-3-16 or Section 73-59-18, shall apply to the commissioner for a permit to eng…

(1) For purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Computer software” shall mean any computer program or routine, or any set of one or more programs or routines, which are used or intended to cause one or more computers, pieces of computer-related periphe…

(a) The words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein.(a) “Tax Commission” or “department” means the Department of Revenue of the State of Mississippi.(b) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Revenue of the Department of …

Any person liable for a privilege tax levied and assessed by this chapter except the taxes levied by Sections 27-65-15, 27-65-17(3) and 27-65-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall add the amount of such tax due by him to the sales price or gross income and, in addition thereto, sha…

(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the taxes levied by this chapter shall be due and payable on or before the twentieth day of the month next succeeding the month in which the tax accrues, except as otherwise provided. Returns and payments placed in the mail mu…

If no return is made on or before the due date by any taxpayer required to make a return, the commissioner, as soon as practicable after the due date, shall make an assessment of taxes and damages from any information available, which shall be prima facie correct. The commissione…

(1) If adequate records of the gross income or gross proceeds of sales are not maintained or invoices preserved as provided herein, or if an audit of the records of a taxpayer, or any return filed by him, or any other information discloses that taxes are due and unpaid, the commi…

If any part of the deficient or delinquent tax is due to negligence or failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or authorized rules and regulations promulgated under the provisions of this chapter without intent to defraud, there may be added as damages ten percent (…

If any officer or employee of the State of Mississippi, or any political subdivision thereof, does not pay the state sales tax for which he is responsible to pay within two (2) months after such sales tax becomes due and payable, he shall not be eligible to receive any salary or …

The tax imposed by this chapter or damages assessed or interest applied by authority of this chapter shall constitute a debt due the State of Mississippi from the time the tax is due until it is paid and shall be a lien upon the property or rights to property of any person subjec…

(1) The amount of taxes due on any return which has been filed as required by this chapter shall be determined and assessed within thirty-six (36) months from the date the return was filed except as otherwise provided in this section and Section 27-65-55. (2) When an examination …

It shall be the duty of every person taxable under this chapter to keep and preserve for a period of three (3) years adequate records of the gross income, gross receipts or gross proceeds of sales of the business, including all invoices of merchandise purchased, all bank statemen…

“Wholesaler,” “jobber” or “distributor” means a person doing a regularly organized wholesale or jobbing business, known to the trade as such, and selling to licensed retail dealers or other wholesalers for resale in the regular course of business. This classification has no beari…

In the event a final judgment is rendered in favor of the taxpayer in a suit to recover illegal taxes, and provided the taxpayer is not otherwise indebted to the state, it shall be the duty of the state auditor, upon receipt of a certified copy of the final judgment, to issue a w…

If the commissioner finds that the taxpayer has overpaid his tax for any reason and the taxpayer has discontinued business and there is no subsequent liability upon which the excess may be credited, or if the amount of the excess so paid shall exceed the estimated liability for t…

(1) The tax imposed by this chapter shall be a lien upon the property of any person subject to the provisions thereof who shall sell out his business or stock of goods, or shall quit business, and such person shall be required to make out the return provided for under Section 27-…

If any person liable for the payment of sales taxes, damages or interest fails or refuses to pay them after receiving the notice and demand as provided in Sections 27-65-35 and 27-65-37, and if such person has not filed a timely appeal to the board of review as provided by law, t…

The commissioner may issue a warrant under official seal directed to the sheriff of any county of the state, or to a special agent of the commission, commanding him to immediately seize and sell the real and personal property of the person owning the same found within the county …