Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-4-3007: Filing of monthly returns and remittances - Delinquency - Interest and penalties - Rules and regulations

(a) Monthly returns and remittances shall be filed by each business with the county clerk not later than the twentieth day of each month for the preceding month, on forms prescribed, prepared and furnished by the county.

(b) In all cases, the payment of the tax shall accompany the return and failure to so remit the tax shall cause the tax to become delinquent.

(c) The county clerk in administering and enforcing the surcharge or tax shall additionally have those powers and duties with respect to collecting taxes as provided in this title, including, but not limited to, the collection of interest and penalties on businesses.

(d) The municipal legislative body is authorized to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the implementation of this part, including the form for such returns.