Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 10109

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Taxes or any person authorized by the Commissioner (directly or indirectly by one or more redelegations of authority) to perform the functions described in this chapter. See

§ 10109. Determination by Commissioner

(a) Upon receipt of a notice of deficiency or assessment of penalty or interest under section 10106 of this title or upon receipt of a notice of the denial of all or a portion of a refund request under section 10107 of this title, the taxpayer may, within 60 days after the date of mailing of the notice or assessment, petition the Commissioner in writing for a determination of that deficiency or assessment. The Commissioner shall thereafter grant a hearing upon the matter and notify the taxpayer in writing of the Commissioner’s determination concerning the deficiency, assessment, or refund request.

(b) The aggrieved taxpayer may, within 30 days after a determination by the Commissioner concerning a notice of deficiency, an assessment of penalty or interest, or a claim to refund, appeal that determination to the Washington Superior Court or the Superior Court of the county in which the taxpayer resides or has a place of business. (Added 1985, No. 70, § 7; amended 1989, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 38; 1997, No. 50, § 40, eff. June 26, 1997.)