(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any assessment for taxes due under this article shall be made within the time limits specified in Code Section 48-2-49.

(2) If the distributor has filed a report under this article which contains fraudulent statements or omissions of material facts the effect of which makes the taxpayer's report a fraudulent representation, the commissioner may reopen the tax period and make any additional assessment of taxes due at any time within seven years from the last date on which the report could have been timely filed by the taxpayer.

(b) At the time of advertising for sale the property or franchise of any person who is a distributor, any sheriff, receiver, assignee, master, or other officer shall file with the commissioner a statement containing the following information:

(1) Name or names of the plaintiff or party at whose instance or upon whose account the sale is made;

(2) Name of the person whose property or franchise is to be sold;

(3) The time and place of sale; and

(4) The nature and location of the property.