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Lake Stevens council waives interest penalties after city tax-form error affecting local pull-tab operators
Summary
Council approved waivers of late-interest penalties for one company that self-reported and for five businesses that paid using an incorrect city tax form; staff found the form understated the pull-tab tax rate and will pursue missing amounts from nonfilers.
The Lake Stevens City Council voted March 11 to waive interest penalties for a company that self-reported late gambling taxes and for five businesses that paid based on an incorrect city tax form that listed the pull-tab tax rate at 3% instead of 5%.
Finance Director Barb Stevens told the council staff discovered the problem after a company contacted the city to report it had been paying gambling taxes to Snohomish County rather than to Lake Stevens. The…
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