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What is NYC AC § 11-1607?

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This section mandates that sellers, suppliers, and retailers maintain records of all plastic containers subject to taxation, including purchase and sales details. The records must be available for inspection by the commissioner of finance or authorized agents and must be preserved for three years, unless otherwise directed. Applies to sellers and retailers of taxed plastic containers.

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§ 11-1607 Records to be kept.

AC § 11-1607

Every seller or supplier and every retailer shall keep records of all plastic containers taxed hereunder and of all purchases and sales thereof and of the taxes due and payable on the sale or on the purchase thereof, in such form as the commissioner of finance may by regulation require. Such records shall be available for inspection and examination at any time upon demand by the commissioner of finance or the commissioner's duly authorized agent or employee and shall be preserved for a period of three years, except that the commissioner of finance may consent to their destruction within that period or may require that they be kept longer.

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