Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-419
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Sec. 12-419. Interest and penalties.
Official statutory text
(b) Any individual making purchases for personal use or consumption and not making purchases for use or consumption in carrying on a trade, occupation, business or profession who fails to pay use tax to the state, except amounts of assessments or reassessments made by the commissioner under sections 12-415 and 12-416 , within the time required shall pay, in addition to such tax, a penalty of ten per cent of the tax, plus interest on such tax at the rate of one per cent per month or fraction thereof from the due date of such tax to the date of payment.
(c) Subject to the provisions of section 12-3a , the commissioner may waive all or any part of the penalties provided under this chapter when it is proven to the satisfaction of the commissioner that failure to pay any tax was due to reasonable cause and was not intentional or due to neglect.
Cited. 44 CS 297.
(c) Subject to the provisions of section 12-3a , the commissioner may waive all or any part of the penalties provided under this chapter when it is proven to the satisfaction of the commissioner that failure to pay any tax was due to reasonable cause and was not intentional or due to neglect.
Cited. 44 CS 297.
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