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It shall be the duty of the Tax Collector to sue for the recovery of all taxes due hereunder not paid when due. Any suit to recover any tax, together with interest and penalties, authorized hereunder, from any vendor, shall be begun within six years after such tax is due or within six years after a return has been filed, whichever date is later; but this limitation shall not apply:
(1) Where a vendor has failed to file a report required under the provisions of this act.
(2) Where an examination of a return filed by a vendor and of other evidence relating to such return reveals a fraudulent evasion of taxes, including, but not limited to, substantial understatement of sales at retail taxed hereunder.
Where suit is brought for the recovery of any such tax, the vendor shall be liable for, and it shall be the duty of the Tax Collector to collect, in addition to the tax assessed against such vendor, the costs of such collection and the interest and penalties provided hereunder.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 16139. Suit for collection - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-16139/
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