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S.F. No. 258 - Requiring Study for Free Electronic Filing of Individual Income Tax Returns
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Author:
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Senator Ann H. Rest
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Prepared By:
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Nora Pollock, Senate Counsel (651/297-8066)
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Date:
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February 22, 2017
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This bill requires the Department of Revenue to provide a written report to the Senate and House Tax Committees on options for a free electronic filing system for individual income tax returns, effective the day following final enactment. The report must be submitted by March 16, 2018, and must include responses from a Department request for information from consumer-based tax filing software vendors.
The request for information may include information sought from vendors on several aspects of a free e-filing solution:
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Costs to the state of Minnesota to provide an e-filing process for the preparation, submission, and payment remittance of individual income tax returns, on a per return basis;
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Capability to provide customer service and issue resolution to taxpayers using the software;
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Capability to provide and maintain an appropriate link between the Department of Revenue and the IRS Modernized Electronic Filing Program;
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Capability to ensure that taxpayer return information is secure and protected;
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Products for the free filing and submitting of both Minnesota and federal returns offered to customers and the various thresholds for using those products; and
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Any add-on products offered to customers and their costs.
The bill appropriates $175,000 to the commissioner of revenue to fund the study.
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