Arizona Laws 44-337. Abatement of interest for errors or delays caused by the department
A. The director may abate all or part of interest accrued on:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 44-337
- Department: means the department of revenue. See Arizona Laws 44-301
- Director: means the director of the department of revenue. See Arizona Laws 44-301
- Holder: means a person who is obligated to hold for the account of or deliver or pay to the owner property that is subject to this chapter. See Arizona Laws 44-301
- Property: means tangible property pursuant to section 44-303 or a fixed and certain interest in intangible property that is held, issued or owed in the course of a holder's business or by a government, governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality and all income or increments from that property. See Arizona Laws 44-301
- Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215
1. An unclaimed property deficiency due to any unreasonable error or delay by an officer or employee of the department acting in the employee’s official capacity.
2. Any payment of unclaimed property to the extent that any error or delay in the payment is attributable to an officer or employee of the department being unreasonably erroneous or dilatory.
B. The director may consider an error or delay only if no significant aspect of the error or delay can be attributed to the holder and after the department has contacted the holder in writing with respect to the deficiency or payment.
C. The director’s decision is the department’s final decision or order and, except as provided in Section 41-1092.08, subsection H, is subject to judicial review pursuant to Title 12, Chapter 7, Article 6.
D. The department shall provide a written document to each new transaction privilege tax licensee that provides information regarding the reporting and remittance of unclaimed property.