360.419 - Waiver or reduction of interest or penalty.
360.419 Waiver or reduction of interest or penalty.
1. If the Executive Director or a designated hearing officer finds that the failure of a person to make a timely return or payment of a tax imposed pursuant to NRS 361.320 or chapter 361A, 362, 363A, 363B, 369, 370, 372, 372A, 374, 375A, 375B, 376A, 377 or 377A of NRS, is the result of circumstances beyond his or her control and occurred despite the exercise of ordinary care and without intent, the Department may relieve the person of all or part of any interest or penalty, or both.
2. A person seeking relief must file with the Department a statement under oath setting forth the facts upon which the person bases his or her claim.
3. The Department shall disclose, upon the request of any person:
(a) The name of the person to whom relief was granted; and
(b) The amount of the relief.
4. The Executive Director or a designated hearing officer shall act upon the request of a taxpayer seeking relief pursuant to NRS 361.4835 which is deferred by a county treasurer or county assessor.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 328; A 1993, 86; 1997, 1568; 1999, 1001; 2003, 20th Special Session, 159)