(a) The tax collector may require the taxpayer to provide and may examine any books, records or other documents of any person who, in the opinion of the tax collector, might be liable for any tax under this article, for any periods available to him under section 19-550.
(b) In order to perform any examination authorized by this article, the tax collector may issue an administrative request for the attendance of witnesses or for the production of documents, as provided by regulation.
(c) If within sixty (60) days of receiving a written request for information in the possession of the taxpayer, the taxpayer fails or refuses to furnish the requested information, the tax collector may, in addition to penalties prescribed under section 19-540, impose an additional penalty of twenty-five (25) percent of the amount of any tax deficiency which is attributable to the information which the taxpayer failed to provide, unless the taxpayer shows that the failure was due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect.
(d) The tax collector may use any generally accepted auditing procedures, including sampling techniques, to determine the correct tax liability of any taxpayer. The tax collector shall ensure that the procedures used are in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
(e) The fact that the taxpayer has not maintained or provided such books and records which the tax collector considers necessary to determine the tax liability of any person does not preclude the tax collector from making any assessment. In such cases, the tax collector is authorized to use estimates, projections, or samplings, to determine the correct tax. The provisions of section 19-545(b), concerning estimates, shall apply.
(f) The tax collector shall give the taxpayer written notice of his determination of a deficiency by certified mail, to the taxpayer's address of record with the tax collector, and the tax deficiency, plus interest and penalties, is final forty-five (45) days from the date of receipt of the notice by the taxpayer, unless an appeal is taken pursuant to the provisions of sections 19-570 through 19-575.
(Ord. No. 6674, § 3, 3-23-87; Ord. No. 8440, § 19, 1-23-95; Ord. No. 8784, § 17, 12-2-96)