BEFORE THE UTAH STATE TAX
COMMISSION
_____________________________________
XXXXX
Petitioners, :
: FINDINGS
OF FACT,
v. : CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
: AND FINAL
DECISION
:
COLLECTION
DIVISION OF THE : Appeal No. 89-1446
UTAH STATE TAX COMMISSION, :
: Account
No. XXXXX
Respondent. :
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STATEMENT OF CASE
This
matter came before the Utah State Tax Commission pursuant to the Utah
Administrative Procedures Act for a formal hearing on XXXXX, before Joseph G.
Linford, Presiding Officer. Petitioner,
XXXXX, was present at the hearing.
Respondent was not represented at the hearing.
After
reviewing the evidence and arguments of the parties in the record and the
recommendation of the presiding officer, the Tax Commission hereby makes its:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1.
The tax in question is individual income tax.
2.
The period in question is the tax year XXXXX.
3.
Petitioner and his wife became unemployed in XXXXX and filed bankruptcy in
XXXXX. All tax and interest amounts
have been paid up to the time of the bankruptcy filing. The Petitioners are still under the
jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court.
4.
Based upon this the Petitioners are requesting that the remaining penalty and
interest amounts be waived.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1.
Utah Code Ann. §§59-1-401 and59-1-402 provide that penalties and interest shall
be imposed upon late payment and filing of taxes.
2.
Utah Code Ann. §59-1-401(8) provides that the Tax Commission may upon
reasonable cause shown, waive or reduce penalties and interest assessed in the
above statutes.
3.
Such reasonable cause has been shown in this case since the Petitioners are
still under the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court.
DECISION AND ORDER
Based
upon the foregoing, it is the decision and order of the Utah State Tax
Commission that the Petitioners' request for waiver of penalty and interest be
granted.
DATED
this 4th day of April, 1990.
BY ORDER OF THE UTAH STATE TAX COMMISSION.
R. H. Hansen Roger
O. Tew
Chairman Commissioner
Joe B.
Pacheco G.
Blaine Davis
Commissioner Commissioner