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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1700 - Admissions Tax (Repealed by Ord 1733) -Si .w Irz +�J. ��....,95 it! rt y 0 1, ii ''zis rso�, Tukwila Cl O f 61 Washington Ordinance No. ZOO AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO, 1657, SECTIONS 4a., 4c., AND 5a. TO CHANGE THE FILING OF ADMISSIONS TAX RETURNS AND REMITTANCE DUE DATES AND ANNUAL CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION UPDATES; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council established an Admissions Tax per Ordinance No. 1657, and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to allow sufficient time for remittance returns to be prepared, and WHEREAS, the City desires that the annual renewal process requirements be streamlined; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 4a. and Section 4.c. of Ordinance No. 1657 is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 4. Collection Remittance to Finance Director a. The tax imposed hereunder shall be collected from the person paying the admission charge at the time the admission charge is paid and such taxes shall be remitted by the person collecting the tax to the Finance Director in monthly remittances on or before the last day of the month succeeding the end of the monthly period in which the tax is collected or received and accompanied by such reports as the Finance Director shall require. C. If the return provided for herein is not made and transmitted and the tax is not collected and remitted to the City by the last day of the month succeeding the end of the month in which the tax was collected, the Finance Director shall add a penalty of ten percent of the tax per month or fraction thereof for each month overdue, which shall be added to the amount of the tax due, and remitted in the same manner. Section 2. Section 5.a. of Ordinance No. 1657 is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 5. Application and Reporting a. Any person conducting or operating any place for entrance to which an admission charge is made shall procure from the City an annual certificate of registration, the fee for which shall be one dollar, and shall be posted in a conspicuous place where tickets of admission are sold or the activity occurs. Annual renewals will be provided without a fee. Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance. Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days after passage and publication as provided by law. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TH CITY OF TUKW� A, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this /g day of 1994. ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: E. Cantu, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY: BYCX(.47 /P4i FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 7-7 V 9V PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: y /jr, 5 t, PUBLISHED: Z 6 9 ..�G EFFECTIVE DATE: 3- ORDINANCE NO.: 7 a 0 admista2 4/13/94 Jo W. Rants, Mayor