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HOUSE BILL NO. 96

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H0096...............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
TAXES - PAYMENT - Adds to existing law to allow the State Tax Commission to
accept payment by credit card, debit card or other commercially acceptable
means; to provide for payment of fees to financial institutions from the
proceeds of such payment; and to provide an appropriation for the payment
of the fees.

01/21    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/22    Rpt prt - to Rev/Tax

Bill Text

H0096


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 96

                            BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO PAYMENT OF TAXES TO THE STATE TAX COMMISSION; AMENDING CHAPTER  1,
 3        TITLE 63, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 63-117, IDAHO CODE,
 4        TO PROVIDE FOR PAYMENT OF TAXES OR OTHER AMOUNTS DUE TO THE STATE TAX COM-
 5        MISSION  BY CREDIT CARD, DEBIT CARD OR OTHER COMMERCIALLY ACCEPTABLE MEANS
 6        AND TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION.

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

 8        SECTION 1.  That Chapter 1, Title 63, Idaho Code,  be,  and  the  same  is
 9    hereby  amended  by  the addition thereto of a  NEW SECTION , to be
10    known and designated as Section 63-117, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

11        63-117.  PAYMENT OF TAXES BY CREDIT CARDS AND OTHER  COMMERCIALLY  ACCEPT-
12    ABLE  MEANS.  (1)  The state tax commission may accept payment by credit card,
13    debit card or other commercially acceptable means from any person  making  any
14    payment  to  the  state tax commission of taxes or other amounts due under any
15    law administered by the commission. If the payment is  made  by  credit  card,
16    debit  card,  charge card or similar method, the liability is not finally dis-
17    charged and the person has not paid the tax until the department has  received
18    payment  or  credit from the institution responsible for making the payment or
19    credit. Upon receipt, the amount shall be deemed paid on the date  the  charge
20    was made.
21        (2)  The  state  tax commission may pay any fee to a financial institution
22    or credit card company for a payment made pursuant to this  section  from  the
23    proceeds of the taxes or other amounts paid prior to any other distribution of
24    the  proceeds required by law. The necessary portion of the proceeds collected
25    under this section is hereby appropriated for the purpose of  paying  the  fee
26    payable to the financial institution or credit card company.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS08379

This bill allows the State Tax Commission to accept payment by
credit card, debit card or other commercially acceptable
means, to provide for payment of fees from the proceeds of
such payment and providing an appropriation for the payment.

                          FISCAL IMPACT

No net fiscal effect. Increased collections are expected to
offset the administrative costs of providing the service to
taxpayers.

CONTACT:
Dan John/Ted Spangler 
Agency: State Tax Commission 
Phone: 334-7530

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