2005 Senate Bill 347

Require government tax audit disclosures

Introduced in the Senate

March 24, 2005

Introduced by Sen. Laura Toy (R-6)

To require the Department of Treasury to notify a person within 10 days whose tax return has been selected for “manual review,” give the person an estimate of how long the review will take, and give the person the name, title and phone number of a contact person in the department.

Referred to the Committee on Finance

April 28, 2005

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Aug. 31, 2005

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that would instead create a taxpayer preparation assistance program.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Sept. 7, 2005

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To require the Department of Treasury to work with area offices on services to the aging to develop and implement a taxpayer preparation assistance program that would prioritize the processing of tax filings for senior citizens. The Department would have to report to each house of the Legislature every two years on the operations of the taxpayer preparation assistance program.

Received in the House

Sept. 7, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy