§ 105-251 - Information required of taxpayer and corrections based on information.

NC Gen Stat § 105-251 (2019) (N/A)

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105-251. Information required of taxpayer and corrections based on information.

(a) Scope of Information. - A taxpayer must give information to the Secretary when the Secretary requests the information. The Secretary may request a taxpayer to provide only the following kinds of information on a return, a report, or otherwise:

(1) Information that identifies the taxpayer.

(2) Information needed to determine the liability of the taxpayer for a tax.

(3) Information needed to determine whether an item is subject to a tax.

(4) Information that enables the Secretary to collect a tax.

(5) Other information the law requires a taxpayer to provide or the Secretary needs to perform a duty a law requires the Secretary to perform.

(b) Correction of Liability. - When a taxpayer provides information to the Secretary within the statute of limitations and the information establishes that an assessment against the taxpayer is incorrect or that the taxpayer is allowed a refund, the Secretary must adjust the assessment or issue the refund in accordance with the information. This action is a correction of an error by the Department or by the taxpayer and is not part of the process for the administrative or judicial review of a proposed assessment or a claim for refund.

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