Findings for recovery, partially repaid under audit, issued against South Webster fiscal officers over late tax remittances

COLUMBUS — Findings for recovery totaling $2,087.71 were issued this week against fiscal officers for the Village of South Webster in Scioto County over interest and penalties from late tax payments.

One of the fiscal officers involved repaid the $521.21 finding against her, leaving an outstanding balance of $1,566.50 that was included in an audit of the village’s finances from Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2024.

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Auditors determined that Krystal Hill and Channa Dyer were delinquent in submitting payroll withholdings to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in 2020, the first half of 2021 and 2022, resulting in interest and penalty fees.

Auditors noted, “These charges would have been avoided had the payroll withholding submissions been remitted to the IRS by the required due dates.”

Dyer submitted a check covering the finding for recovery against her under audit.

Hill and her bonding company are jointly and severally liable for remaining unpaid finding.

The Auditor of State’s Office, one of five independently elected statewide offices in Ohio, is responsible for auditing more than 5,900 state and local government agencies. Under the direction of Auditor Keith Faber, the office also provides financial services to local governments, investigates and prevents fraud in public agencies, and promotes transparency in government.