All News

The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (MSRRA) provides that spouses of military personnel who move to Mississippi due to the servicemember spouse being posted for military duty can keep their former residency for tax purposes throughout the marriage.

On December 31, 2018, the MSRRA was changed by amending the Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to allow the spouse of a servicemember to elect to use the same residence as the servicemember. The election can be made for any taxable year of the marriage. 

As a result, amended Mississippi income tax returns may be filed to claim the MSRRA exemption for any tax year(s) that are within three (3) years of the due date of the original return filed, or the extended due date, whichever is later. ​​

​​​​​

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act Update

CARROLL COUNTY, Miss. – On July 18, 2019, after an approximately three month investigation, Alcoholic Beverage Control Agents, with assistance from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, served two simultaneous search warrants near Vaiden, MS. The first search warrant was at 2423 CR 87, a suspected still location. When ABC agents and Carroll County Deputies approached the still site, the suspect, 68-year-old Jimmie Alexander, was actively working the still. Alexander was in the process of cooking, and had finished moonshine running from the still.

​Press Release

CLEVELAND, MS- On March 31, 2015, Felicia Farrah Randle, 34, of 312 W. Carpenter St., Apt 167 Cleveland, MS, was indicted by a Bolivar County Grand Jury on one count of Computer Fraud §97-45-3 and one count of Wire Fraud §97-19-83, both charges stemming from an ongoing investigation conducted by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Mississippi Department of Revenue.

​Press Release​

OLIVE BRANCH, MS- On February 13, 2019, Humphrey Nathaniel Tolliver, 57, of 6515 Goodman Rd., Olive Branch, MS, was indicted by the Desoto County Grand Jury on four counts of Felony Tax Evasion §27-3-79.

​Press Release​

On March 29, 2019, Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control Agents conducted a Sale to Minor Detail in Oxford after receiving law enforcement complaints.​ Seven businesses were checked.​

​Oxford Press Release​​

​

ABC Agents executed a search warrant on a home in Tylertown, MS, where they arrested Rusty McBeth and Jessica McBeth.

​Tylertown Moonshine Bust

President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) on December 22, 2017. The legislation provided reduced tax rates for individuals and corporations, increased standard deduction for individuals and provided for repatriation of foreign income. Many of the aspects of the federal legislation will not affect Mississippi taxpayers as Mississippi has its own statutory provisions for many of the changes. Therefore, the impact on Mississippi revenues will not be as significant as many other states. 
​

Tax Effects From The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act​​

On November 13, 2018, Michael Francis Kimble, 50, entered a plea of guilty to fraudulent statements and representation with the intent to evade a tax imposed by the Mississippi Department of Revenue.

​Kimble Press Release​

Friday evening, October 19, 2018, law enforcement agents of the Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control executed a search warrant at 2465 Rocky Hill Dedeaux Rd, Kiln, MS. Willie “Jr” Necaise and Tangela Davenport were arrested for possession of an illegal distillery. Both were on scene at the time the warrant was served and subsequently booked into the Hancock County Jail.

​

​Hancock County Moonshine Bust​​​​

​Due​ to the recent hurricane that took place beginning October 7, 2018,  Mississippi will follow federal extensions granted to the victims of Hurricane Michael. Taxpayers who reside in the counties designated as federally declared disaster areas have until February 28, 2019 to file individual income, corporate income and pass-through entity returns due on or after October 7, 2018. ​

​

Notice 80-18-002: Mississippi Relief to Hurricane Michael Victims​

​