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A.<\/span> Any officer or owner<\/span> of any pass-through entity<\/span> who makes a fraudulent return or statement with the intent<\/span> of assisting or facilitating the evasion of the payment of the taxes prescribed by this chapter by the pass-through entity<\/span> or an owner<\/span> shall be liable for a penalty<\/span> of not more than $1,000, to be assessed and collected in the manner provided for the assessment and collection of taxes under this chapter or in a civil action<\/span>, at the instance of the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition to other penalties provided by law<\/span>, any officer or owner<\/span> of a pass-through entity<\/span> who makes a fraudulent return or statement with the intent<\/span> of assisting or facilitating the evasion of the payment of the taxes prescribed by this chapter by the pass-through entity<\/span> or an owner<\/span>, or who willfully fails or refuses to make a return required by this chapter at the time or times required by law<\/span> shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. A prosecution<\/span> under this section shall be commenced within five years next after the commission of the offense<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFRAUDULENT RETURNS, ETC., OF PASS-THROUGH ENTITIES; PENALTY (\u00a7 58.1-394.2)\n\nA. Any officer or owner of any pass-through entity who makes a fraudulent return\nor statement with the intent of assisting or facilitating the evasion of the\npayment of the taxes prescribed by this chapter by the pass-through entity or an\nowner shall be liable for a penalty of not more than $1,000, to be assessed and\ncollected in the manner provided for the assessment and collection of taxes\nunder this chapter or in a civil action, at the instance of the Department.\n\nB. In addition to other penalties provided by law, any officer or owner of a\npass-through entity who makes a fraudulent return or statement with the intent\nof assisting or facilitating the evasion of the payment of the taxes prescribed\nby this chapter by the pass-through entity or an owner, or who willfully fails\nor refuses to make a return required by this chapter at the time or times\nrequired by law shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A prosecution under\nthis section shall be commenced within five years next after the commission of\nthe offense.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, Sp. Sess. I, c. 3.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}