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The Department of Revenue (DOR) will go live with a new motor vehicle services E-Lien program on January 1. By using this new electronic program, the Department of Revenue will improve customer service by reducing processing time and will continue moving the agency toward a more paperless way of doing business.

The e-Lien program will provide the opportunity for lienholders with a Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) to request a Mississippi title with an electronic lien release. Mississippi House Bill 1589, passed in July of 2024, states that any lienholder with a FEIN must electronically transmit the satisfaction, release and discharge of a lien on a motor vehicle to the DOR no later than 14 days after the date of satisfaction of the lien. If a lienholder fails to electronically release a lien within 14 days, then a $250 penalty can be assessed for each incident. It is also mandatory that lienholders use one of the approved Service Providers to submit a lien release.

The Bill also states that if a lien on a motor vehicle is older than eight (8) years old, the lien shall be recorded by the DOR in the automated statewide motor vehicle registration system as having been satisfied, released, and discharged, unless annually recertified by the lienholder by utilizing the format and transmitting the data required by the department.

Additionally, the Bill states that used motor vehicle parts dealers or scrap metal processors must utilize the department’s e-lien system for the purposes of complying with the requirements of Section 63-21-39(1)(a).

> Click Here to Learn More and for an Approved List of Service Providers

Due to maintenance, the Bolton Building which houses the Gulf Coast office of MDOR will be closed for repairs beginning Monday, December 23, 2024. It is anticipated to be reopened Thursday, December 26, 2024, based on completion of the building maintenance. Please call (228) 436-0554 to check that the office has re-opened. Taxpayers may also visit the Hattiesburg District office at 17 JM Tatum Industrial Drive, Hattiesburg, MS for service, or visit TAP at https://tap.dor.ms.gov for online assistance.

The Department of Revenue has created a new way for taxpayers to submit Voluntary Disclosure Agreements (VDA). Taxpayers who wish to enter the VDA program can now email their request to vdaprogram@dor.ms.gov.

Voluntary disclosure is the process of reporting previously unpaid tax liabilities. Our program is designed to promote compliance and to benefit taxpayers who discover a past filing obligation and liability that have not been discharged. This program is not designed for taxpayers who have engaged in income shifting tax strategies, tax shelter activities, fraud, or negligence.  The Department offers the VDA Program as a service to the taxpayer.  

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MCCOMB, Miss. – On September 16, 2024, Lashotta Smothers, 40, of McComb, was indicted by a Pike County Grand Jury on charges of fraudulent statements and representations (MS Code 97-7-10) and Computer Fraud (MS Code 97-45-3) for fraudulent tax returns she filed for tax years 2021-2023.

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The Department of Revenue will require all Withholding taxpayers filing Wage or Withholding Informational Returns with 10 or more W-2s or 1099s to file electronically for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024 and all subsequent tax years.

Failure to file returns electronically may subject taxpayers and/or tax preparers to a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first instance of noncompliance and five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional instance of noncompliance. This authority is granted to the Department of Revenue under Miss Code Ann Section 27-3-83 and Title 35, Part 1, Chapter 4 of the Mississippi Administrative Practices and Procedures Code.

W2-1099 Mandate

On August 26, 2024, 69-year-old Ray A. Sims, Jr. of Hattiesburg entered a plea of guilty on two counts of tax evasion (Mississippi Code 27-3-79) before Lamar County Circuit Judge Brad Touchstone.

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On August 13, 2024, Jared Frank Cannon, 46, of Ocean Springs, MS, was indicted by a Jackson County Grand Jury on charges of tax evasion (MS Code 27-3-79) for tax years 2017-2022.

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On May 7, 2024, David M. Sanford, 58, of Laurel, MS, entered a plea of guilty to one count of tax evasion (Mississippi Code 27-3-79) before Jones County Circuit Judge Dal Williamson.

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The Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) is accepting RFPs on the design and construction of the State’s new Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) distribution center. The deadline for proposals is Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. To submit an RFP and learn more, please go to the DFA website here.

ABC RFP News Release June 11, 2024

Miss. Code Ann. Section 27-65-111(ab) provides a sales tax holiday in the State of Mississippi. A sales tax holiday is a temporary period when sales taxes are not collected or paid on purchases of specific products and/or services.

Official Guide to the Sales Holiday