§ 886.14. Employer considered as trustee.  


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  • (a)

    Each employer in collecting said tax shall be deemed to hold the same, until payment is made by such employer to the municipality, as a trustee for the benefit of the municipality, and any such tax collected by such employer from his or her employees shall, until the same is paid to the municipality, be deemed a trust fund in the hands of such employer. Each employer shall be liable for the payment of the tax required to be deducted and withheld, whether or not such tax in fact, has been withheld.

    (b)

    Any person who is required to withhold tax from qualifying wages shall pay all such tax to the municipality in accordance with the provisions of this section. In the event taxes withheld from the qualifying wages of employees are not paid to the municipality in accordance with the provisions of this section, all officers, members, managers, employees, and trustees who have control or supervision of or are charged with the responsibility of filing the return and making payments are jointly and severally personally liable for the tax not returned or paid to the municipality as well as any related interest and penalties, and are also liable under the provisions of section 886.12. The dissolution, termination, or bankruptcy of a corporation, limited liability company, or business trust does not discharge an officer's, member's, manager's, employee's, or trustee's liability for a failure of the corporation, limited liability company, or business trust to file returns or pay said taxes.

(Ord. 2004-07. Passed 2-24-04.)