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PURA presses Hazardville Water Company for backup on deferred expenses, sales tax and consultant invoices
Summary
During cross‑examination, PURA staff pressed Hazardville Water Company for underlying invoices and tax returns supporting hundreds of thousands in deferred debits (Schedule C‑3.81). The authority ordered multiple late‑file exhibits and narratives to explain sales/use tax, consultant charges (including invoices for Bob Flagg) and storm‑related recoveries.
Intervenors and PURA staff focused much of the hearing on the company’s Schedule C‑3.81 — a consolidated listing of deferred and amortized expenses the company seeks to recover from ratepayers.
PURA staff highlighted a proposed rate case expense of $186,400 and repeatedly asked the company to furnish the exhibits that support the line‑item totals. Staff also questioned a deferred sales and use tax balance of roughly $173,006.78 and asked whether the company can produce the historical sales tax returns that would substantiate the claim. Company witnesses said the tax backing largely predates current staff and pledged to supply available records as a late‑file exhibit.
Other contested items included a set of consultant and engineering invoices…
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