The department may set up in its budget for the fiscal year an item from which a person, other than a state officer or employee, who directs the attention of the director to a person who has failed to file the required reports and has failed to pay taxes imposed by this article or section 28-8344 may be paid an amount that in the discretion of the department is deemed proper but that does not exceed ten per cent of the amount of the tax, penalty and interest ultimately collected from the person as a result of the information.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-5604

  • Department: means the department of transportation acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Director: means the director of the department of transportation. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver or syndicate, this state, any county, city, town, district or other subdivision of this state, an Indian tribe, or any other group or combination acting as a unit. See Arizona Laws 28-5601
  • State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101