Section 57-39.4-20 - (319) Uniform rules for remittance of fundsEach member state shall:
1. Require only one remittance for each return except as provided in this subsection. If any additional remittance is required, it may only be required from sellers that collect more than thirty thousand dollars in sales and use taxes in the member state during the preceding calendar year as provided in the agreement. The state shall allow the amount of any additional remittance to be determined through a calculation method rather than actual collections. Any additional remittances shall not require the filing of an additional return.2. Require, at each member state's discretion, all remittances in payment of taxes reported on the approved simplified return format to be remitted electronically.3. Allow for electronic payments by all remitters by both automated clearinghouse credit and automated clearinghouse debit.4. Provide an alternative method for making same day payments if an electronic funds transfer fails.5.a. Provide that if a due date for a payment falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday in a member state, the payment, including any related payment voucher information, is due to that state on the next succeeding business day. b. Additionally, if the federal reserve bank is closed on a due date that prohibits a person from being able to make a payment by automated clearinghouse debit or credit, that payment shall be accepted as timely if made on the next day the federal reserve bank is open.6. Require that any data that accompanies a remittance be formatted using uniform tax type and payment type codes approved by the governing board.7. Adopt a standardized transmission process approved by the governing board that allows for the remittance in an SER of a single bulk payment for taxes reported on multiple SERs by affiliated entities, certified service providers, or preparers. Each state shall comply with this provision no later than two years after the governing board approves such a standardized transmission process.Amended by S.L. 2011, ch. 473 (HB 1391),§ 15, eff. 7/1/2011.