BEFORE THE UTAH STATE TAX
COMMISSION
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XXXXX
:
Petitioner : FINDINGS OF FACT,
: CONCLUSIONS
OF LAW
v. : AND FINAL DECISION
:
: Appeal No.
89-1477
COLLECTION
DIVISION OF THE :
UTAH STATE TAX COMMISSION :
: Acct No.
XXXXX
Respondent :
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STATEMENT OF CASE
This
matter came before the Utah State Tax Commission pursuant to the Petitioner's
request to waive the penalties and interest associated with the XXXXX income
tax year. Although an informal hearing
was scheduled in the matter, the Petitioner requested that the decision be
based upon the information already contained in the file.
Based
upon the review of the information in the file, the Tax Commission hereby makes
its:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1.
The tax in question is income tax.
2.
The year in question is XXXXX.
3.
On XXXXX, the Petitioner filed a request for extension in which to file his
income tax for XXXXX. At the time the
extension request was made, the Petitioner made a payment of estimated taxes
based on the previous year's taxes.
4.
The Petitioner filed his XXXXX income tax return on XXXXX, approximately three
months late.
5.
The basis for the delay was that the Petitioner's return for that year was a
very complicated one due to his beginning a business in XXXXX of that
year. Additionally, the Petitioner's
accountant was delayed in preparing the return.
The
accountant was suffering from emotional problems which was later diagnosed as a
clinical depression, thus causing his delay.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The
Tax Commission is granted authority to waive, reduce, or abate penalty and
interest upon the showing of reasonable cause.
(Utah Code Ann. §59-1-401(8).)
DECISION AND ORDER
Based
upon the foregoing, the Tax Commission finds that sufficient evidence exists to
waive the penalty associated with the XXXXX income tax year. The Petitioner's
request to waive the interest for that period is denied. It is so ordered.
DATED
this 14th day of March, 1990.
BY ORDER OF THE UTAH STATE TAX COMMISSION.
ABSENT
R. H. Hansen Roger
O.Tew
Chairman Commissioner
Joe B.
Pacheco G.
Blaine Davis
Commissioner Commissioner