(A) No financial information in an application shall be conclusive as to the matters set forth therein. The filing of the application shall not preclude the city from collecting by appropriate action such sum as is actually due and payable under this article. Such information shall be subject to audit and verification by the collector or designee, who are hereby authorized to examine, audit and inspect such books and records of any certificant or applicant for a business tax certificate, as may be necessary in their judgment to verify or ascertain the amount of the business tax and fee due.
(B) All persons subject to this article shall keep complete records of business transactions, including sales, receipts, purchases, and other expenditures, and shall retain all such records for examination by the collector or designee for a period of at least three years. No person required to keep records under this section shall refuse to allow the collector or designee to examine the records at reasonable times and places.
(`64 Code, Sec. 16-14) (Ord. No. 2456, 2838)