(a) Every person who anticipates any taxable income which is not subject to Section 197.06, or who engages in any business, profession, enterprise or activity subject to the tax imposed by Section 197.03 shall file a declaration setting forth such estimated income or the estimated profit or loss from such business activity, together with the estimated tax due thereon, if any; however, if a person's income is wholly from wages from which the tax will be withheld and remitted to the City in accordance with Section 197.06, such person need not file a declaration.
(b) (1) Such declaration shall be filed on or before April 15 of each year during the life of this chapter or within four months of the date the taxpayer becomes subject to tax for the first time.
(2) Those taxpayers reporting on a fiscal year basis shall file a declaration within four months after the beginning of each fiscal year or period.
(c) (1) Such declaration shall be filed upon a form furnished by, or obtainable from the Administrator, provided, however, credit shall be taken for City tax to be withheld from any portion of such income. In accordance with the provisions of Section 197.15, credit may be taken for tax to be paid to or to be withheld and remitted to another taxing municipality.
(2) The original declaration, or any subsequent amendment thereof, may be increased or decreased on or before any subsequent quarterly payment date and provided for herein.
(d) Such declaration of estimated tax to be paid to the City shall be accompanied by a payment of at least one-fourth of the estimated annual tax and at least a similar amount shall be paid on or before the last day of the sixth, ninth and twelfth months after the beginning of the taxable year. However, in case an amended declaration has been filed, the unpaid balance shown due thereon shall be paid in equal installments on or before the remaining payment dates.
(e) On or before the fifteenth day of the fourth month of the year following that for which such declaration or amended declaration was filed, an annual return shall be filed and any balance which may be due the City shall be paid therewith in accordance with the provisions of Section 197.05.
(f) Failure to pay, by the last day of the month immediately following the end of the taxpayer's tax year, at least 90% of the total tax due for the preceding year, shall result in interest of 1.5% per month or fraction thereof of the total amount of underpaid tax. If the amount due on the declaration is less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), filing of a declaration is not required.
(Ord. 4774. Passed 11-15-99; Ord. 5271. Passed 5-5-08.)