(a) All taxes imposed and all moneys withheld or required to be withheld by employers under this chapter, and remaining unpaid after they become due, shall bear interest at the rate of one and one-half percent per month or fraction thereof.
(b) In addition to interest, as provided in subsection (a) hereof, penalties based on the unpaid tax are hereby imposed as follows:
(1) For failure to pay tax due, other than taxes withheld: one and one-half percent per month or fraction thereof;
(2) For failure to remit taxes withheld from employees: ten percent per month or fraction thereof; and
(3) The minimum penalty for failure to file an annual return shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(c) A penalty shall not be assessed on an additional tax assessment made by the Administrator when a return has been filed in good faith and the tax paid thereon within the time prescribed by the Administrator. In the absence of fraud, neither penalty nor interest shall be assessed on any additional tax assessment resulting from a Federal audit, provided that an amended return is filed and the additional tax is paid within three months after final determination of the Federal tax liability.
(d) Upon recommendation of the Administrator, the Board of Review may abate the penalty or interest or both. Upon an appeal from the refusal of the Administrator to recommend abatement of the penalty and/or interest, the Board may nevertheless abate the penalty or interest or both.
(Ord. 2002. Passed 5-24-82.)