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EXHIBIT "A" <br /> SCOPE OF SERVICES <br /> MuniServices TOT Analysis and Compliance Program is designed to assist the City in <br /> realizing TOT revenue to which it is entitled , and to educate collectors and remitters of <br /> TOT to assist in future compliance with the City's ordinances. <br /> 1 . Analysis & Discovery — Phase 1 <br /> a. Perform discovery services designed to identify and locate lodging <br /> providers not properly registered with the City and not appearing on the <br /> City rolls as TOT remitters; <br /> b. Analyze lodging provider return information from the most recent 48 <br /> months or the period covered by the applicable statute of limitation, <br /> whichever is shorter, in order to identify unusual or suspicious reporting <br /> and/or activities that warrant further review; <br /> c. Conduct unobtrusive collection of information on each property, including <br /> number of rooms, occupancy rate, property's condition, business <br /> dynamics; <br /> d . Provide a detailed analysis report to the City identifying lodging providers <br /> who might require additional investigation or review to determine their <br /> compliance with the City's TOT ordinance; <br /> e. Coordinate with designated City Official(s) as necessary to review the <br /> analysis report; <br /> f. Develop with the designated City staff a list of lodging providers to be <br /> subject to a compliance review of lodging and tax records; and <br /> g. During the term of this Agreement, provide up to ten (10) hours of <br /> additional consulting time to assist the City in evaluating or implementing <br /> any of the proposed actions suggested by the above report. <br /> 2. Compliance Review — Phase 2 <br /> a. Provide City staff with a detailed list of all records required to be made <br /> available by lodging providers for the review, together with a draft <br /> engagement announcement letter to be sent to each lodging provider; <br /> b. Examine records pertaining to TOT for each lodging provider selected for <br /> a compliance review; <br /> c. Verify accuracy of filed TOT returns with daily and monthly activity <br /> summaries; <br /> d . Review a random sample of the daily and monthly summaries to <br /> determine if the daily summaries reconcile to the monthly summaries; <br /> e. If MuniServices believes such a review is necessary, review secondary <br /> and tertiary documentation such as bank statements to verify that deposits <br /> reconcile with the reported revenue on the TOT returns or other tax filings; <br /> f. Review exempted revenue for proper supporting documentation; <br /> g. Submit to designated City staff a compliance review report that includes: <br /> 0 Muniservices review findings; <br /> Page 9 of 11 <br /> REV: 07-12-16 VR <br /> ATTY/AGR.2016.183/MuniServices, LLC - TOT Audit <br />