HB87 Alabama 2017 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Steve McMillanRepublican- Session
- Regular Session 2017
- Title
- Revenue Dept., tax returns, tax refund fraud, provisions to combat identity theft, standardizing tax returns and license applications, authorized, penalties for checks or electronic funds not paid, Secs. 40-29-130, 40-30-7 added; Sec. 40-18-79, 40-29-70 am'd.
- Description
This bill provides the Department of Revenue with the ability to pursue options in order to reduce identity theft related refund fraud. In addition, this bill requires the Department to standardize the method of filing returns, license applications, and method of payments, whenever feasible in order to minimize errors and promote compliance. This bill allows the Department to credit a taxpayer’s account when a refund was erroneously reversed by the Department. This bill, with certain exceptions, would provide for the imposition of penalties against a taxpayer who presents as payment for his or her tax liability a money order or electronic funds which are not honored for payment.
- Subjects
- Revenue Department
Bill Actions
Forwarded to Governor on April 27, 2017 at 2:10 p.m. on April 27, 2017.
Assigned Act No. 2017-227.
Clerk of the House Certification
Enrolled
Signature Requested
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 740
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 117
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature