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...Sections 5727.01 to 5727.61 of the Revised Code do not apply to either of the following: (A) Nonprofit corporations as defined in division (C) of section 1702.01 of the Revised Code that are engaged exclusively in the treatment, distribution, and sale of water to consumers; (B) Municipal corporations within this state.

...The secretary of state shall prepare and keep a correct list of all incorporated public utilities engaged in business within this state and required by law to pay an excise or franchise tax or fee. Each month he shall file with the tax commissioner a certified report showing all such new public utilities, the increase or decrease of the capital stock or the dissolution of existing public utilities, and such other inf...

...(A) For the following purposes, an excise tax is hereby imposed on the use of motor fuel to operate on the public highways of this state a commercial car with three or more axles, regardless of weight, operated alone or as part of a commercial tandem, a commercial car with two axles having a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding twenty-six thousand pounds operated alone or as part of a com...

...As used in this chapter: (A) The "value of the gross estate" of the decedent shall include, to the extent provided in sections 5731.03 to 5731.131 of the Revised Code, the value, on the date of the decedent's death or on an alternate valuation date prescribed by division (D) of this section, of all property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, wherever situated, except real property situated and tangible perso...

...The annual corporation report shall include statements of the following facts as of the date of the beginning of the corporation's annual accounting period that includes the first day of January of the tax year: (A) The name of the corporation; (B) The name of the state or country under the laws of which it is incorporated; (C) The location of its principal office and, in the case of a foreign corporation, the loc...

...under this chapter for the privilege of engaging in business in this state, which is an excise tax levied on the value of the issued and outstanding shares of stock, shall in no manner be construed as prohibiting or otherwise limiting the powers of municipal corporations, joint economic development zones created under section 715.691 of the Revised Code, and joint economic development districts created under section ...

...The secretary of state shall prepare and keep a correct list of all corporations engaged in business within this state and required by law to pay an excise or franchise tax or fee. Each month he shall file with the tax commissioner a certified report showing all such new corporations, the increase or decrease of the capital stock or the dissolution of existing corporations, and such other information as the commissio...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Qualifying property" means any property, plant, or equipment used to produce grapes in this state, and includes but is not limited to land and improvements to land, grape seeds and vines, stakes, wiring, tractors, and other machinery used in the growth, harvesting, or producing of grapes. (2) "Related member" has the same meaning as in division (A)(6) of section 5733.042 of the R...

...(A) No aviation fuel dealer shall purchase aviation fuel for resale in this state without first being licensed as an aviation fuel dealer by the tax commissioner to engage in such activities. (B) The failure to register with the commissioner as an aviation fuel dealer does not relieve a person from the requirement to file returns under this title. (C) No person shall make a false or fraudulent statement on the ...

...(A) No person shall act in the capacity of a terminal operator within this state unless the person holds an unrevoked license issued by the tax commissioner to engage as a terminal operator. A person desiring to be a terminal operator shall file with the commissioner an application sworn to under oath. The application shall include the following: (1) The name under which the terminal operator will transact business ...

...For purposes of enforcing this chapter, the tax commissioner, in accordance with section 5743.45 of the Revised Code, may delegate any investigation powers of the commissioner to any employee of the department of taxation who has been certified by the Ohio peace officer training commission and who is engaged in the enforcement of this chapter. Upon such a delegation in accordance with that section, the provisions of ...

...(A) Any person that files a fraudulent refund claim under section 5736.08 of the Revised Code shall be fined the greater of not more than one thousand dollars or the amount of the fraudulent refund requested or imprisoned not more than sixty days, or both. (B) Except as provided in this section, whoever violates any section of this chapter, or any rule adopted by the tax commissioner under this chapter, shall...

...As used in sections 5737.01 to 5737.08, inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Person" includes individuals, corporations, firms, and associations of whatsoever form. (B) "Handling" includes the receipt of grain and the purchase of grain in connection with or as a part of any business, with the exceptions and exemptions mentioned in this section and in section 5737.02 of the Revised Code. (C) "Receipt" and "received...

...Sections 5737.01 to 5737.08, inclusive, of the Revised Code do not apply to a public utility, as defined in the taxation laws of this state, nor to a farmer as to grain raised and stored, kept, or found on a farm owned or operated by himself. Such sections do not exempt any person engaged in any business taxed by such sections as to grain which is not otherwise subject to taxation in this state from the tax imposed b...

...An annual excise tax is hereby levied on the handling of grain, in lieu of all taxes on grain as property of any person engaged in such business, for all the purposes for which taxes would otherwise be levied on such grain as property in the taxing district in which any such business is carried on, measured as follows: (A) For the statement due in 2005, one-half mill per bushel upon all wheat and flax handled at one...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Manufacturer" means a person who is engaged in manufacturing, processing, assembling, or refining a product for sale and, solely for the purposes of division (B)(12) of this section, a person who meets all the qualifications of that division. (2) "Manufacturing facility" means a single location where a manufacturing operation is conducted, including locations consisting of one ...

...is hereby levied upon the privilege of engaging in the business of making retail sales, an excise tax equal to the tax levied by section 5739.02 of the Revised Code, or, in the case of retail sales subject to a tax levied pursuant to section 5739.021, 5739.023, or 5739.026 of the Revised Code, a percentage equal to the aggregate rate of such taxes and the tax levied by section 5739.02 of the Revised Code of th...

... person shall exercise the privilege of engaging in a business described under division (B)(1) or (2) or (C) of section 5739.101 of the Revised Code in a municipal corporation or township that has imposed a tax under division (B) or (C) of that section without first registering with the tax commissioner. The tax commissioner shall prescribe the form of the registration.

... laws of this state to nonresidents of engaging in the business of selling in this state, as defined in section 5741.01 of the Revised Code, and any resident of this state who is required by sections 5739.17 and 5739.31 of the Revised Code to have a vendor's license and subsequently becomes a nonresident or conceals the person's whereabouts, makes the secretary of state the person's agent for the service of proce...

...The tax commissioner may revoke any retail vendor's license upon ascertaining that the vendor has no need for the license because the vendor is not engaged in making taxable retail sales. Notice of the revocation shall be delivered to the vendor in the manner provided in section 5703.37 of the Revised Code. The revocation shall be effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of fifteen days after ...

...For purposes of enforcing this chapter, the tax commissioner, in accordance with section 5743.45 of the Revised Code, may delegate any investigation powers of the commissioner to any employee of the department of taxation who has been certified by the Ohio peace officer training commission and who is engaged in the enforcement of this chapter. Upon such a delegation in accordance with that section, the provisions of ...

...Every seller required to register with the tax commissioner pursuant to section 5741.17 of the Revised Code who is engaged in the business of selling or facilitating the sale of tangible personal property in this state for storage, use, or other consumption in this state, to which section 5741.02 of the Revised Code applies, or which is subject to a tax levied pursuant to section 5741.021, 5741.022, or 5741.023 of th...

...For purposes of enforcing this chapter, the tax commissioner, in accordance with section 5743.45 of the Revised Code, may delegate any investigation powers of the commissioner to any employee of the department of taxation who has been certified by the Ohio peace officer training commission and who is engaged in the enforcement of this chapter. Upon such a delegation in accordance with that section, the provisions of ...

...(A) Except as provided in section 5743.04 of the Revised Code, the taxes imposed under sections 5743.02, 5743.021, 5743.024, and 5743.026 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the purchase of tax stamps. A tax stamp shall be affixed to each package of an aggregate denomination not less than the amount of the tax upon the contents thereof. The tax stamp, so affixed, shall be prima-facie evidence of payment of the tax. ...

...(A) No person shall prepare for shipment, ship, transport, deliver, prepare for distribution, or distribute cigarettes, or otherwise engage or participate in the wholesale or retail business of trafficking in cigarettes, with the intent to avoid payment of the tax imposed by this chapter, when the total number of cigarettes in the aggregate exceeds one thousand two hundred during any twelve-month period. (B) ...