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Wisconsin Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Agency Tax. Department of Revenue |
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Chapter 9. Cigarette Tax |
Section 9.51. Samples.
Latest version.
- (1) Cigarettes shipped into this state by manufacturers to their representatives, including advertising agencies and airlines, for the purpose of free samples shall be accompanied by a memo invoice stating brands and number of cigarettes. The memos shall be retained by the representative for the statutory period of 5 years.(2) Manufacturers may ship free sample cigarettes in quantities of 400 or fewer to consumers, such as employees or stockholders.(3) All sample cigarettes described in subs. (1) and (2) shall bear the legend: "Applicable state tax paid. Not for resale." The cigarettes are subject to Wisconsin cigarette use tax. The tax paid by the manufacturer shipping or causing the cigarettes to be shipped into this state shall be remitted no later than the 15th day of the month following the shipment. Along with the applicable tax remitted each manufacturer shall submit a list of persons to whom cigarettes were shipped indicating the amount of cigarettes shipped to each person.
History:
1-2-56
; r. cr.
Register, November, 1971, No. 191
, eff. 12-1-71; am.
Register, August, 1996, No. 488
, eff. 9-1-96;
CR 13-013
: am. (1)
Register August 2013 No. 692
, eff. 9-1-13.