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6.07.060 Penalties and Interest.

City Code Section

(Amended by Resolution 37217 (approved at November 8, 2016 election); amended by Ordinances 188215, 189004, and 191957, effective January 1, 2025.)

  1. A.  Any seller who fails to remit any portion of any tax imposed by this Chapter within the time required must pay a penalty of five percent of the unpaid tax, in addition to the amount of the tax.
  2. B.  If any seller fails to file any return for a period in excess of one month after the return due date, there will be added to the amount of tax required to be shown on the return a failure to file penalty of 20 percent of the amount of the tax. Thereafter the Director or designee may send a notice and demand to the person to file a report or return within 30 days of the mailing of the notice. If after the notice and demand no report or return is filed within the 30 days, the Director or designee may determine the tax according to the best of its information and belief, assess the tax with appropriate penalty and interest plus an additional penalty of 25 percent of the tax deficiency determined by the department and give written notice of the determination and assessment to the person required to make the filing.
  3. C.  In addition to the penalties stated in Subsections 6.07.060 A. and 6.07.060 B., if tax returns are not filed by the due date for three consecutive years, a penalty of 100 percent of the unpaid tax will be assessed for each year.
  4. D.  If the Director determines that the nonpayment of any remittance due under this Chapter is due to fraud, a penalty of 25 percent of the entire amount of the tax will be added to it in addition to the penalties stated in Subsections 6.07.060 A., 6.07.060 B., and 6.07.060 C.
  5. E.  In addition to the penalties imposed, any seller who fails to remit any tax imposed by this Chapter must pay interest at the annual rate of five percent on the amount of unpaid tax from the date on which the remittance first became delinquent until paid.  The interest rate will remain at five percent unless this rate is adjusted under the administrative authority of the Director or designee to reflect then current national market conditions for interest rates.
  6. F.  All sums collected, including penalty and interest, will be distributed to the City’s Recreational Cannabis Tax Fund.
  7. G.  Penalties for certain late tax payments may be waived or reduced pursuant to policies and processes adopted by the Director.

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