BEFORE THE STATE TAX
COMMISSION OF UTAH
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XXXXX,
:
Petitioner, )
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v. ) INFORMAL DECISION
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)
COLLECTION
DIVISION OF THE : Appeal No. 86 0044
STATE TAX
COMMISSION OF UTAH, ) Acct. No. XXXXX
:
Respondent. )
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STATEMENT OF CASE
An
Informal Hearing was held on August 28, XXXXX.
The hearing was conducted by telephone conference call between XXXXX,
Utah, and the Tax Commission. XXXXX,
Hearing Officer, conducted the hearing for the Tax Commission. Prior to the hearing, Petitioners presented
evidence by letter dated August 18, XXXXX, which was made a part of the record.
The
information presented as part of the record and also brought forth in the
hearing indicated that the Petitioners had overpaid their taxes for XXXXX. They waited for a credit notification for
the tax year XXXXX, after requesting the same from the Tax Commission. After not having any communication with the
Tax Commission, the Petitioners paid their taxes for the quarters in XXXXX
without receiving a notification of the credit or how to apply the credit. The Petitioners were subsequently assessed a
late filing penalty.
DECISION AND ORDER
Based
upon the evidence presented at the hearing, and the evidence presented prior to
the hearing, the Tax Commission declines to exercise its discretionary
authority to waive the penalty. The
penalty assessment is sustained.
DATED
this 15 day of October, 1986.
BY ORDER OF THE STATE TAX COMMISSION OF UTAH.
R. H. Hansen Roger
O. Tew
Chairman Commissioner
Joe B.
Pacheco G.
Blaine Davis
Commissioner Commissioner
* Since the hearing on this case, Chairman Mark K. Buchi has resigned and R. H. Hansen has been appointed as the Chairman for the Commission. G. Blaine Davis has been appointed as a Commissioner and has been duly advised of the facts and circumstances regarding this case and is qualified to sign this decision.