171.12 VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES.

   (a)   No person 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 Administrator; or

      (5)   Refuse to permit the Tax Administrator or any duly authorized agent or employee to examine his or his employer's books, records, papers and federal income tax returns; or

      (6)   Fail to appear before the Tax Administrator and to produce his or his employer's books, records, papers or federal income tax returns upon order or subpoena of the Tax Administrator; or

      (7)   Refuse to disclose to the Tax Administrator any information with respect to such person's or such person's employer's income or net profits; or

      (8)   Willfully give to an employer by an employee false information as to his true name, correct social security number and/or residence address, or the failure of such employee to promptly notify an employer of any change in residence address and date thereof; or

      (9)   Failure on the part of any employer to maintain proper records of employees' residence addresses, total wages paid and/or City tax withheld, or to knowingly give the Tax Administrator false information; or

      (10)   Fail to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any order or subpoena of the Tax Administrator; or

      (11)   Fail, neglect or refuse to make any payment on the estimated tax for any year or part of any year as required by Section 171.07; or

      (12)   Fail to cause the tax withheld from the qualifying wages, including sick and vacation pay, bonuses, commissions, incentive payments, settlements, stock options, grievance pay, severance pay, any pay as part of an employee buyout or wage continuation plan or any other compensation of employees pursuant to this chapter to be paid to the City in accordance with the provisions of Section 171.06; or

      (13)    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.

         (Ord. 2019-72. Passed 12-17-19.)  

   (b)   Statute of Limitations.

      (1)   Civil actions to recover City income taxes and penalties and interest on City 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.

   (c)   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.

   (d)   “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 City, any employee or agent of such association or corporation who can be found within the corporate limits of the City.

(Ord. 2003-96E. Passed 12-23-03; Ord. 2015-40. Passed 11-24-15.)