39-15-107.1 Direct payment of sales tax; permit required; authorization; rules and regulations.

(a) Upon application by any person liable for the payment of sales tax under this article or a licensed vendor, the director of the department of revenue, in his sole discretion, may issue to the applicant a permit to be known as a direct payment permit authorizing the applicant to make direct payment to the department of revenue of any sales tax imposed under this article. The decision of the director shall not be appealable. The direct payment permit shall be signed by an authorized representative of the department. Any direct payment permit issued under this section may be revoked by the department of revenue at any time upon ninety (90) days written notice to the permittee.

(b) Any applicant issued a direct payment permit authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall pay any sales tax authorized by this article directly to the department of revenue. The applicant shall issue to each vendor furnishing or supplying any goods or services subject to Wyoming sales tax proof that the applicant has a direct payment permit in the form prescribed by the department. The proof of the direct payment permit shall indicate that the applicant assumes all obligations to pay any sales tax due under this article directly to the department of revenue.

(c) Receiving proof of the direct payment permit under subsection (b) of this section shall discharge the vendor furnishing or supplying goods or services to the applicant from any duty to collect or liability for sales taxes owed by the applicant. Any person holding a direct payment permit may be audited by the department of audit once in each calendar year.

(d) The department of revenue shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.