(a) There is levied on the purchase, use, importation for use, or consumption of the goods and services named in this part, at the rates specified by this part, a user privilege tax to be paid by the purchaser, user, or consumer.

(b) The commissioner of revenue shall administer and enforce the assessment and collection of the taxes levied by this part. All persons subject to the tax levied by this part are required to register with the department of revenue.

(c) The exemptions provided for in §§ 67-6-308, 67-6-322, 67-6-325, 67-6-326, 67-6-328, 67-6-329, 67-6-331, 67-6-340 and 67-6-384 are applicable to the tax levied under this part.

(d)

(1)

(A) The taxes levied under this part shall be due and payable monthly, on the first day of each month, and for the purposes of ascertaining the amount of tax payable under this part, it shall be the duty of all dealers on or before the twentieth day of each month to transmit to the commissioner returns showing the purchase price arising from the purchase, use, importation for use, or consumption of the goods and services taxed pursuant to this part during the preceding calendar month.

(B) At the time of transmitting the return required by this subsection (d) to the commissioner, the dealer shall remit to the commissioner with the return the amount of tax due, and failure to so remit the tax shall cause the tax to become delinquent.

(2)

(A) The commissioner is authorized to prescribe all rules and regulations necessary for the administration of this part, and for the collection of the taxes imposed by this part.

(B) Rules and regulations not inconsistent with this part when promulgated by the commissioner, and approved by the attorney general and reporter, shall have the force and effect of law.

(3)

(A) When any person fails to file any form, statement, report or return required to be filed with the commissioner, after being given written notice of the failure to file, the commissioner is authorized to determine the tax liability of the person from whatever source of information may be available to the commissioner or the commissioner's delegates.

(B) An assessment made by the commissioner pursuant to this authority shall be binding as if made upon the sworn statement, report or return of the person liable for the payment of the tax; and any person against whom the assessment is lawfully made shall thereafter be estopped to dispute the accuracy of the assessment, except upon filing a true and accurate return, together with supporting evidence that the commissioner may require, indicating precisely the amount of the alleged inaccuracy.

(4)

(A) It is the duty of every person required to pay a tax under this part to keep and preserve records showing the gross amount of special user privilege tax owed to the state, and the amount of the person's purchases, uses, importations for use, or consumption taxable under this part, and other books of account that may be necessary to determine the amount of tax, and all those books and records shall be open to inspection at all reasonable hours to the commissioner or any person duly authorized by the commissioner.

(B) All the books and records shall be maintained by the taxpayer for a period of three (3) years from December 31 of the year in which the taxpayer is responsible for paying the tax on the transaction or transactions represented by the record.

(e) Any tax levied by this part is a transactional tax in lieu of the sales or use tax and shall be considered a sales or use tax for purposes of reciprocity and giving credit for sales or use tax paid.