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HOUSE BILL NO. 486 – Income tax return/automatic extensn

HOUSE BILL NO. 486

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H0486...............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
INCOME TAX RETURNS - EXTENSION - Amends existing law to provide for an
automatic extension of time for filing income tax returns and to provide
penalties for failure to file, failure to pay taxes due or for underpayment
of taxes due.

01/20    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/21    Rpt prt - to Rev/Tax
02/03    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/04    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/05    3rd rdg - PASSED - 69-0-1
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Bivens,
      Black(15), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crane,
      Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
      Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9),
      Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander,
      Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer,
      Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman,
      Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
      Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood,
      Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Black(23)
    Floor Sponsor - Lake
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/06    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov
02/12    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/13    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/10    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hansen,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
      Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Stennett, Sweeney,
      Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Sorensen
    Floor Sponsor - Frasure
    Title apvd - to House
03/11    To enrol
03/12    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/13    Pres signed
03/16    To Governor
03/17    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 54
         Effective: 01/01/99

Bill Text


H0486


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 486

                            BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO INCOME TAXES; AMENDING SECTION 63-3033, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR
 3        AN AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FILING INCOME TAX RETURNS AND  TO  PRO-
 4        VIDE  PENALTIES  FOR  FAILURE  TO  FILE,  FAILURE TO PAY TAXES DUE, OR FOR
 5        UNDERPAYMENT OF TAXES DUE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 7        SECTION 1.  That Section 63-3033, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 8    amended to read as follows:

 9        63-3033.  EXTENSION  OF TIME. (a)  The state tax commission may grant
10    a reasonable   Taxpayers shall have an automatic    extension
11    of  time  for  filing any return, declaration, statement or other document, or
12    payment required by this chapter ; provided, however, that: (1)  no  such
13    extension  shall  be    for  a  period  in excess  of six (6)
14    months ; (2) a payment must accompany the initial request  for  extension
15    of  time  to  file  an  income  tax return which must be   if on or
16    before the unextended due date the taxpayer has paid   at  least  eighty
17    per  cent  (80%) of the total tax reported on the income tax return when it is
18    filed, or  must be the same as   the  total  tax  reported  on  the
19    income tax return for the prior year if a return was filed for the prior year.
20        (b)  Taxpayers  residing  outside any of the United States and Puerto Rico
21    (including persons in military or  naval  service)  shall  have  an  automatic
22    extension  of time within which to file income tax returns with this state for
23    a period which shall expire on the fifteenth day of the sixth month  following
24    the close of their taxable year.
25        (c)  Taxpayers who are  military personnel or residents of foreign nations
26    and  entitled  to extensions for filing federal income tax returns as a result
27    of the application of the provisions of sections 911 and 7508 of the  Internal
28    Revenue  Code, shall be entitled to extensions of time for the same period for
29    filing income tax returns with the state of Idaho subject to the  requirements
30    imposed in implementation of the indicated sections.
31        (d)  Any  taxpayer entitled to an extension under subsection (b) or (c) of
32    this section shall attach a statement to his return claiming his right to  the
33    extension.
34        (e)  If  the  amount of payment made under subsection (a)  (2) 
35    of this section is less than eighty per cent (80%) of the total tax due  under
36    the  provisions  of  this chapter and is less than the amount of the total tax
37    reported on the income tax return for the prior year, a penalty may be applied
38    to the total of the balance due  in  the  amount  prescribed  by  section
39    63-3046(a),  Idaho  Code,    unless reasonable cause can be established.
40     The penalty shall be:
41        (1)  If the return is filed and taxes for the taxable year are paid on  or
42        before  the extended due date, two per cent (2%) per month from the origi-
43        nal due date to the date of payment.


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 1        (2)  If the return is not filed or the taxes for the taxable year are  not
 2        paid  on  or before the extended due date, the penalty provided in section
 3        63-3046(c), Idaho Code, from the original due date. 
 4        (f)  In all cases , where the state tax commission has granted 
 5     of  an extension of time in which to  file  any  return,  interest
 6    shall  be paid on any tax due from the original due date to date of payment at
 7    the rate provided in section 63-3045, Idaho Code.

 8        SECTION 2.  This act shall be in full force and effect on and after  Janu-
 9    ary 1, 1999, and shall apply to returns first due on or after that date.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact








    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 
    RS07349
    
    
    This bill makes it easier for taxpayers to obtain an extension of time for filing their Idaho 
    income lax returns. Taxpayers will receive an automatic six month extension of time if, on or 
    before the original due date (April 15 for most taxpayers), they have paid a required amount 
    of estimated taxes. The estimated payments may be by employer withholding or other 
    tentative payments. The required amount is the lesser of 80% of the tax due or the total tax 
    for prior year if a return was filed for the prior year. There would be no requirement to file an 
    application for the extension. Penalties apply to underpayment of tax by the original due 
    date.
    
                               FISCAL IMPACT
    
    No fiscal effect.
    
    CONTACT
    Name: Dan John/Ted Spangler
    Agency: State Tax Commission
    Phone: 334-7530
    Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact
    
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