Legislature(2015 - 2016)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/15/2016 05:00 PM Senate FINANCE
| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB137 | |
| HB254 | |
| HB156 | |
| HB375 | |
| HB370 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 290 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 370 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 375 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 130 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 137 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 254 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 156 | TELECONFERENCED | |
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 375(FIN)
"An Act requiring the electronic submission of a tax
return or report with the Department of Revenue; and
providing for an effective date."
6:35:03 PM
KONRAD JACKSON, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE OLSON, explained that
the legislation had been introduced to assist the
Department of Revenue in collecting taxes from businesses
licensed under Title 43.
6:35:54 PM
AT EASE
6:36:10 PM
RECONVENED
Mr. Jackson stated that the bill highlighted the growing
practice of electronic tax filing of returns and reports.
He stressed that electronic filing would increase
efficiency within the department. He noted that Section 1
of the bill would establish the electronic filing of
returns or reports and allowed for waivers. He related that
the house had amended the bill, changing the 2 year waiver
to a 5 year waiver. He said that Section 2 of the
legislation would allow for civil penalties for failure to
file. He concluded that the remaining sections included
conforming amendments, transitional language, and an
effective date.
6:37:49 PM
JERRY BURNETT, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, TREASURY DIVISION,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, related that 71 percent of taxpayers
in the state currently used electronic filing. He felt that
increasing that percentage would lead savings within the
department. He relayed that the department had the
capability to receive electronic filings for all tax types.
6:39:07 PM
Co-Chair MacKinnon asked whether the technical language in
the bill had been accurately drafted.
Mr. Burnett replied that the language would work as
intended for the department.
6:39:39 PM
Senator Dunleavy asked whether there were incentives for
electronic filing.
Mr. Burnett stated that current statute included incentives
for early filing. He said that discomfort had been
expressed for offering incentives for online filing. He
noted that the legislation offered a penalty for paper
filing, rather than an incentive for online filing.
6:40:42 PM
Co-Chair MacKinnon asked whether there was extra expense to
the business owner for online filing.
Mr. Burnett replied that there should not be any extra
expense for business owners for filing online. He said that
most tax payers were capable of online reporting. He stated
that if online filing would cost a business extra money,
the department could grant an exemption for filing online.
He thought that in the future the language should be
amended for individual tax payers.
6:41:43 PM
Senator Bishop understood that Section 1 (b) pertained to
the exemption for people living "off the grid" without
access to computers.
Mr. Burnett replied in the affirmative.
6:42:11 PM
Co-Chair MacKinnon OPENED public testimony.
6:42:37 PM
Co-Chair MacKinnon CLOSED public testimony.
Vice-Chair Micciche discussed FN 1, noting that // The bill
provided for a penalty of one percent (see back). // He
noted that the only change was the in
6:43:30 PM
Co-Chair MacKinnon set aside the bill.
HB 375 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
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