324.07 Period of assessment against utility or customer.

324.07 Period of assessment against utility or customer.

(A) No assessment shall be made or issued against a utility or customer for any tax imposed pursuant to section 324.02 of the Revised Code more than four years after the return date for the period in which the sale or purchase was made, or more than four years after the return for such period is filed, whichever is later. This division does not bar an assessment:

(1) When the county auditor has substantial evidence of amounts of taxes collected by a utility from customers on charges for utility services which were not returned to the county;

(2) When the utility assessed failed to file a return as required by section 324.05 of the Revised Code.

(B) No assessments shall be made or issued against a utility or customer for any tax imposed pursuant to section 324.02 of the Revised Code for any period during which there was in full force and effect a rule or regulation of the tax commissioner under or by virtue of which the collection or payment of any such tax was not required. This division does not bar an assessment when the county auditor has substantial evidence of amounts of taxes collected by a utility from customers on charges for utility services which were not returned to the county.

Effective Date: 12-12-1967