Berenson v. Commissioner of Revenue

The issues in this case are whether the plaintiff, the corporate officer who is responsible for paying the corporate sales taxes, may be held personally liable for the penalties and interest on unpaid sales taxes and, if so, whether interest runs from the statutory due date of the taxes. We hold that the decision of the Appellate Tax Board (board) that the plaintiff is personally liable for the penalties and interest from the date of the assessment of the tax to the corporation is correct.

From a joint agreed statement of facts, we learn that the plaintiff was president and treasurer of M.…