(a) Any person who shall:
(1) Fail, neglect or refuse to make any return or declaration required by this chapter; or
(2) Make an incomplete, false or fraudulent return; or
(3) Fail, neglect or refuse to pay the tax, penalties or interest imposed by this chapter; or
(4) Fail, neglect or refuse to withhold the tax from his employees and remit such withholding tax to the Tax Commissioner; or
(5) Refuse to permit the Tax Commissioner or any duly authorized agent or employee to examine his or his employer's books, records, papers, or federal income tax returns; or
(6) Fail to appear before the Tax Commissioner and to produce his or his employer's books, records, papers or federal income tax returns upon order or subpoena of the Tax Commissioner; or
(7) Refuse to disclose to the Tax Commissioner any information with respect to such person's or such person's employer's income or net profits; or
(8) Fail to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any order or subpoena of the Tax Commissioner; or
(9) Fail, neglect or refuse to make any payment on the estimated tax for any year as required by Section 171.07; or
(10) Attempt to do anything whatever to avoid the payment of the whole or any part of the tax, penalties or interest imposed by this chapter;
for which violation no penalty is otherwise provided, is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense and shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00); on a second offense within two years after the first offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than sixty (60) days, or both, for each offense; on each subsequent tax code violation within two years after the first offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree, and punished as provided for herein.
(b) If any business violates this section, any employee of said business having control or supervision of or charged with the responsibility of complying with this section, or any owner, director, officer, manager, member or trustee who is responsible for the execution of the business’ fiscal responsibilities pursuant to this section, shall also be personally liable for the violation and subject to the penalty provided herein.
(c) Statute of Limitations; Interest on Late Refunds.
(1) Civil actions to recover Municipal income taxes and penalties and interest on Municipal income taxes shall be brought within three (3) years after the tax was due or the return was filed, whichever is later.
(2) Prosecutions for an offense made punishable under this chapter shall be commenced within three (3) years after the commission of the offense, provided that in the case of fraud, failure to file a return, or the omission of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of income required to be reported, prosecutions may be commenced within six (6) years after the commission of the offense.
(Ohio Revised Code 718.06)
(d) The failure of any employer, taxpayer or person to receive or procure a return, declaration or other required form shall not excuse him from making any information return, return or declaration, from filing such form, or from paying the tax.
(e) The term "person" as used in this section shall, in addition to the meaning prescribed in Section 171.02, include in the case of an association or corporation not having any partner, member or officer within the Municipality, any employee or agent of such association or corporation who can be found within the corporate limits of the Municipality.
(Ord. 2006-70. Passed 12-14-06.)