25F - AGMT - REVENUE AUDITING SRVS

Home Browse Search

EXHIBIT B COMPENSATION Sales, Transactions and Use Tax Audit Services (SUTA) Services What the City will pay MuniServices During the Term of this Agreement and any optional extension thereof or any amendment thereto MuniServices' compensation for the Sales and Use Tax Audit Service shall be a 15% contingency fee. This fee applies to revenue received for six quarters beginning with the quarter in which the Date of Correction falls and all eligible prior quarters back to and including the three quarters prior to the Date of Knowledge quarter for Bradley -Burns sales tax revenues and all eligible prior quarters back to and including all corrected quarters prior to the Date of Knowledge quarter for district tax revenues. As used herein, the Date of Knowledge is the quarter during which MuniServices notifies the BOE of the existence of a misallocation. As used herein, the Date of Correction refers to the quarter in which the taxpayer has correctly reported the local tax and the BOE distributes the local tax properly to City based on the taxpayer's reporting. For QDR Misallocations detected and corrected, MuniServices' compensation shall only include the quarters for which the misallocation actually occurred. For clarification and to encourage communication and collaboration between MuniServices and the City, MuniServices shall be entitled to full payment of all compensation as provided herein even if any one or more of City, its personnel, agents, or representatives, or any third -party or parties provide(s) information to MuniServices that assists or is used by MuniServices in the identification, detection, and correction of point-of-sale distribution errors or the reporting and/or misallocation of revenue. In the event that the City identifies, documents, and notifies the BOE of a point-of-sale distribution error, reporting error or misallocation as those terms are used herein, the City will notify MuniServices of the City's discovery no later than ten days after the Date of Knowledge as defined in Title 18 of the California Code of Regulations, Regulation 1807 ("Date of Knowledge"). The City also agrees to notify MuniServices promptly if it is working on a local tax misallocation issue independently of MuniServices and to maintain and promptly make available to MuniServices on request contemporaneous documentation of such work and its timing so work is not duplicated. Invoicing/Billing MuniServices will invoice City quarterly based on past and/or prospective compliance secured on behalf of City. Invoices are due and payable within forty-five (45) days upon receipt. All expenses incurred by MuniServices in providing the Sales Tax service are the sole and exclusive responsibility of MuniServices, except those expenses that receive prior written approval by City. Additional Consulting Services City may request via the Change Order process that MuniServices, and/or MuniServices' subcontractor(s), provide additional optional consulting services within the scope of the Agreement any time during the term of the Agreement including any renewal term. If MuniServices and City agree on the scope of the additional consulting services requested, then MuniServices, or MuniServices' subcontractor(s), shall provide the additional consulting services on a Time and Materials basis. Standard Hourly Rates: Depending on the personnel assigned to perform the work, MuniServices' standard hourly rates range from $75 per hour to $200 per hour. The following are sample hourly rates based on the job classification: • Principal: $200 per hour • Client Services: $175 per hour • Information Technology (IT) support: $150 per hour • Operational Support: o Director or Manager: $175 per hour 25F-13