BEFORE THE STATE TAX
COMMISSION OF UTAH
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UTAH STATE TAX
COMMISSION
COLLECTION
DIVISION, :
: INFORMAL
DECISION
Petitioner, : SALES TAX LICENSE REVOCATION
:
v. : Appeal No. 86-1723
: Sales Tax
No. XXXXX
XXXXX, )
c/o XXXXX
& )
XXXXX, )
Respondent. :
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STATEMENT OF CASE
An
Informal Hearing on Petitioner's request for sales tax license revocation was
scheduled for XXXXX, at 11:30 a.m. in Room 504 of the Heber M. Wells
Building. XXXXX, owner of XXXXX
appeared. XXXXX represented the
Petitioner.
Petitioner's
evidence indicates that Respondent owes more than $$$$$ in back sales tax. Beginning in XXXXX, and continuing through
XXXXX, Petitioner made repeated attempts to contact Respondent and make
arrangements for Respondent to file true returns and get back sales tax
liability paid. The field notes further
indicate that Respondent did not clear up its sales tax liability.
At
the Informal Hearing, Respondent XXXXX indicated that he owes the bookkeeper
$$$$$ and, therefore can't get his books; that floods have hurt his business;
and that he had to sometimes stay home and babysit his children. XXXXX indicated that he would make
arrangements to pay the back sales tax liability.
FINDINGS
After
reviewing the evidence presented and the written documentation submitted, the
Commission makes the following findings:
1. Respondent was issued sales tax license No.
XXXXX in care of XXXXX and XXXXX. Respondent
was a partnership at the time.
2. Respondent was responsible for the
collection of sales tax on the sales of his goods and services and was required
to remit these taxes to the Utah State Tax Commission. Utah Code Ann. §59-15-5 (Supp. 1986).
3. Respondent did not properly remit the full
amount of sales tax collected each quarter.
Respondent did not file sales tax returns required each quarter.
4. Utah State Tax Commission has the authority
to revoke the license of "any person violating any provision of this
[Sales Tax] Act . . . ." Utah Code Ann. §59-15-3 (Supp. 1986).
DECISION AND ORDER
It
is the Decision and Order of the Utah State Tax Commission:
1. That Respondent's sales tax license, No. XXXXX
be revoked for failure to comply with the provisions of the Utah Sales Tax Act,
Utah Code Ann. §59-15-5 (Supp. 1986).
2. That Respondent is ordered to close the
doors of XXXXX in care of XXXXX and XXXXX, and to deliver its sales tax license
to the Utah State Tax Commission.
Failure to comply with this order may result in criminal prosecution
being taken against Respondent.
3. The revocation of Respondent's sales tax
license is effective immediately, unless Respondent requests in writing, within
three working days from receipt of this decision, that the Commission stay the
execution of this order for thirty (30) days, provided the Respondent is able
to prove that the following conditions have been met:
a. A bond has been posted in the amount of the
tax, penalty, and interest that is currently delinquent and due. The bond must be in the form of a cashier's
check, certificate of deposit, surety bond, or cash; and
b. An account has been opened in a local
financial institution by the end of the first banking day following receipt of
this decision. The account must name
the Respondent's company and the Utah State Tax Commission as co-owners. In addition, the Respondent must make weekly
deposits into the account in the amount of the current accruing sales tax
liability.
DATED this 11 day of
March, 1987.
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
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