Ordinance 3710-19 - Laserfiche WebLink

A. If payment of any tax due on a return to be filed by a taxpayer is not received by the director by the due date,the director shall add a penalty in accordance with RCW 82.32.090(1), as it now exists or as it may be amended. B. If the director determines that any tax has been substantially underpaid as defined in RCW 82.32.090(2), there shall be added a penalty in accordance with RCW 82.32.090(2) as it now exists or as it may be amended. C. If a citation or criminal complaint is issued by the director for the collection of taxes,fees, assessments, interest or penalties, there shall be added thereto a penalty in accordance with RCW 82.32.090(32) as it now exists or as it may be amended. D. If the director finds that a person has engaged in any business or performed any act upon which a tax is imposed under this title and that person has not obtained from the director a license as required by this chapter,the director shall impose a penalty in accordance with RCW 82.32.090(42) as it now exists or as it may be amended. No penalty shall be imposed under this subsection if the person who has engaged in business without a license obtains a license prior to being notified by the director of the need to be licensed. E. If the director determines that all or any part of a deficiency resulted from the taxpayer's failure to follow specific written tax reporting instructions,there shall be assessed a penalty in accordance with RCW 82.32.090(52) as it now exists or as it may be amended. F. If the director finds that all or any part of the deficiency resulted from the taxpayer's a-n-intent to evade the tax payable,the director shall assess a penalty in accordance with RCW 82.32.090(62) as it now exists or as it may be amended. G. The penalties imposed under subsections A through Es of this section can each be imposed on the same tax found to be due.This subsection does not prohibit or restrict the application of other penalties authorized by law. H. The director shall not impose both the evasion penalty and the penalty for disregarding specific written instructions on the same tax found to be due. I. For the purposes of this section, "return" means any document a person is required by the city of Everett to file to satisfy or establish a tax or fee obligation that is administered or collected by the city, and that has a statutorily defined due date. J. If incorporation into the city of Everett code of future changes to RCW 82.32.090 is deemed invalid, then the provisions of RCW 82.32.090 existing at the time this ordinance is effectivee ordinance codified in this section is effective shall apply. im 2019 ORDINANCE: Tax Administration Page 10 of 22