(1) If a person owing tax ignores all demands for payment of a tax assessment, the state tax commission is authorized to employ the services of any qualified collection agency or attorney and to pay fees for such services from moneys recovered.
(2) As used in this section, the term “qualified collection agency” means a person issued a permit under chapter 22, title 26, Idaho Code, or under a similar licensing or permitting statute of another state or jurisdiction in which the person conducts business.