324.10 Refund of illegal or erroneous payments.

324.10 Refund of illegal or erroneous payments.

The county treasurer of a county levying a utilities service tax shall refund any amount of such tax paid illegally or erroneously or paid on any illegal or erroneous assessment where the utility or customer claiming such refund has not otherwise been reimbursed. Applications for refund shall be filed with the county auditor, on a form prescribed by the tax commissioner, within ninety days from the date it is ascertained that the assessment or payment was illegal or erroneous; provided, that in any event such application for refund must be filed with the county auditor within four years from the date of the illegal or erroneous payment of the tax. Upon receipt of such application the county auditor shall determine the amount of refund due and shall draw a warrant for such amount on the county treasurer to the utility or customer claiming such refund.

Effective Date: 12-12-1967