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7. Businesses or organizations eligible for a temporary business license <br />pursuant to TMC Section 5.04.010 will be required to pay the minimum fee under this <br />chapter. This section shall not apply if the applicant is applying for a license related to <br />his /her participation at a City- sponsored event or as part of an event held at the Tukwila <br />Community Center. If the applicant is applying for a license related to his /her <br />participation at a City- sponsored event or as part of an event held at the Tukwila <br />Community Center, the applicant is required to complete all application requirements <br />and approvals required by the City's Parks and Recreation Department. <br />D. New Businesses. The Combined Business License fee for a new business <br />shall be based on the estimated number of FTE employees that will work in Tukwila for <br />a 12 -month period. If, during the first license year for a new business, the City <br />determines the actual number of employees is significantly different than the estimated <br />number identified by the business owner, the amount of the Combined Business <br />License fee will be recalculated for the new business. If the revised Combined <br />Business License fee is higher than the original Combined Business License fee paid by <br />the business owner for the first license year, the business owner must pay the <br />difference to the City within 30 days after written notice of the amount owed is sent to <br />the business owner by the City. <br />E. Over - reporting of Employees Hears. In the event the business owner <br />miscounted the number of FTE employees hours by an error factor of more than 15% <br />and paid an excess Combined Business License fee as a result, a business may <br />request that the City refund the overpayment. The request must be made in writing to <br />the Finance Department, and the City must receive the request and all supporting <br />documentation no later than 60 days after the end of the calendar year in which the <br />error was made. If the City is satisfied the business owner paid an excess Combined <br />Business License fee, the City will refund the excess amount paid to the business <br />owner. <br />F. Under - reporting of Employees mss. If, at the time of license renewal, the <br />City determines the business owner under - reported the number of FTE employees <br />hours for the preceding year by an error factor of more than 15 %, the business shall pay <br />the balance of the corrected Combined Business License fee (calculated as the <br />difference between the paid Combined Business license fee and the corrected <br />Combined Business License fee), together with a penalty of 20% of such balance due. <br />The business shall also reimburse the City for any accounting, legal, or administrative <br />expenses incurred by the City in determining the under - reporting and in collecting the <br />balance due.. The Finance Director shall mail written notice of the balance due to the <br />business owner, and the business shall pay the balance due to the City within 30 days <br />of the date the written notice is mailed by the City. If the City does not receive timely <br />payment, an additional penalty shall be added, based upon the schedule for late <br />payments set forth in this chapter. <br />W: Word Processing \Ordinances\Review business license fee structure strike -thru 7 -12 -17 <br />:bjs <br />6 <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />