75A - PH CANNABIS MUNI CODE AMEND

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reasonably made available for examination within the city, then such business shall be responsible for the actual travel and lodging cost in connection with the performance of said examination. No person required to keep records under this section shall refuse to allow the collector, his or her revenue officers, or duly authorized employees or agents of the City to examine said records at reasonable times and places. Any person who willfully refuses to allow said examination on demand and at a reasonable time and place as herein provided shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition, such willful refusal shall be cause for suspension and/or revocation of such business' existing Santa Ana Business License as set out in section 21-86 of this Chapter. Section 12. Section 21-80.1 of Article VII of Chapter 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in full as follows: Sec. 21-80.1. - Same —Audit deficiency; application of penalty and interest; voluntary compliance;—effectl7-Abatement of penalty and interest;; application;_ Exception for business license taxes assessed on a monthly basis; audit service fees. In the event that the collector or his or her designated agents, whether through an audit or otherwise, determine that any person has misstated their gross receipts amount, square footage amount, or other criteria upon which their current or prior years' business license tax has been calculated resulting in an underpayment of the tax amount owed, the collector shall separately calculate the deficiency for each distinct license period affected and issue a statement of tax deficiency and add delinquency penalties as applicable to the amount of the tax deficiency in accordance with Section 21-25, subsection (a) and Section 21-83, subsection (a), together with interest as provided under Sections 21-84 and 21-85, as applicable, until such time as the tax deficiency together with the accrued penalties and interest, are satisfied. In the case of business license taxes which are assessed and payable on a monthly basis, an identical procedure shall be applied by the collector. Provided, however, that the provisions of Section 21-25 shall not apply. Provided, however -'mot Except business license taxes which are assessed and payable on a monthly basis, where any person voluntarily reports a tax deficiency on business license taxes which are assessed and payable on an annual basis such person's penalty and interest assessment on said deficiency shall be abated until the combined amount of tax, penalty and interest due is equalized to an amount equivalent to the amount of current and prior years' taxes owing as computed or determined based upon the business license tax rates and charges in effect for the most current tax year. In computing the abatement of accrued penalties and interest to 23 75A-39