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REV: 01-28-2022 MI <br />the provider’s “tax application” matrix reflecting all the provider’s current products <br />and service, is being taxed properly, for the benefit of City and other client cities. <br />2.UUT Payment Review. Identification of possible gaps in payments, irregularities, <br />calculation mistakes (e.g., wrong tax rate), and other payment errors to the City, <br />provided that the City provides Consultant with regular UUT payment history. <br />Consultant will assist the City with the appropriate compliance correspondence <br />and enforcement actions. <br />3. Comparative Analysis of UUT Payments. Consultant will periodically perform a <br />comparative analysis of a service provider’s UUT payments to the City with other <br />neighboring or comparable client cities, after adjusting for rate, population, and <br />median household income. Consultant will also perform a comparative analysis of <br />the franchise and UUT payments for gas and electricity. <br />4. Detection. <br />Consultant will annually update its proprietary database of “new telecom service <br />providers” and send out a PUC 799 notice letter to such new providers on City’s <br />behalf. The current list exceeds 1,500 providers. <br />Consultant will annually update its proprietary database of new “video service <br />providers” and send out a notice letter to such new providers on City’s behalf. <br />Consultant will annually review the SB 278 lists of the major gas and electric <br />companies to identify new non-core gas and direct access electric customers, as <br />well as new third-party providers, and take appropriate steps to assure that the <br />UUT is being applied to “commodity” purchases. <br />5.Exemption Review. Consultant will periodically review the exemption lists of the <br />major service providers regarding non-residential customers. <br />6.Optional City Specific Compliance Reviews. At City’s option, Consultant will <br />offer “City-Specific” reviews on a performance fee or other negotiated basis, if the <br />above activities or other factors (e.g., non-response by utility provider) would <br />suggest that there is a reasonable need to do so. <br />Administrative Activities <br />1.UUT Payment History. Consultant will provide the City, on a monthly or otherwise <br />mutually agreed upon basis, with a spreadsheet reflecting the City’s UUT <br />payments by provider and utility category (based on remittance data provided by <br />City to Consultant). <br />2.Prepaid Wireless (SB 278) Monitoring and Analysis. For direct sellers, <br />Consultant will monitor the monthly prepaid wireless payments and perform a <br />comparative analysis with similar cities to determine accuracy and identify any <br />potential discrepancies. For major direct sellers, Consultant will perform a tax <br />application review under Item 1 above. We will identify online prepaid wireless <br />sellers and send an annual notice letter to ensure compliance with SB 278. <br />ATTY/AGR.2022.015/Avenu Insights & Analytics, LLC (Page 13 of 15)