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Department of Revenue put wrong numbers on tax refund forms
The Department of Revenue put the wrong numbers on those 1099-G forms, the ones that are supposed to tell you how much of a refund you got in 2016 on your 2015 taxes.
Decimated Department of Revenue down to four auditors
The agency in charge of making sure the state has the resources to operate at “the speed of business,” as Gov. Doug Ducey wants it to, has only four auditors monitoring thousands of corporations, the agency’s former chief economist said today.
Self-immolation, DOR style?
Are the wheels coming off of the Dept of Revenue? Georganna Meyer, the agency’s former chief economist who is now a senior economist at the Maguire Company, said historically, DOR would have about 30 corporate auditors monitoring between 50,000 and 60,000 companies.
New amnesty program raises question: Why pay state taxes on time?
So would you pay your taxes on time if you could keep the money in the bank, pay it later and not face any penalty at all?
State Department or Revenue lays off 52 workers
The Arizona Department of Revenue has laid off 52 employees this week, citing budget cuts.
Bills give tax breaks to crop dusters, helicopter tours
A Republican lawmaker has reintroduced legislation that was vetoed last year to exempt crop-dusters and charter aircraft operators from state sales taxes.
State tax amnesty program strikes gold
Department of Revenue spokesman Sean Laux said Tuesday agency officials had tallied more than $46 million in payments from an amnesty program when the window closed Monday night. That's more than three times as much as lawmakers assumed they would get when the approved the effort earlier this year.
Ducey orders tax agency not to collect taxes despite veto
In a legally questionable move, Gov. Doug Ducey is ordering the Department of Revenue not to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales taxes against certain types of businesses that the agency -- and even a court -- says are owed to the state.
Mesnard revives proposal to cut income taxes based on Marketplace Fairness Act
In his quest to ensure the state doesn’t bring in more revenue if the federal Marketplace Fairness Act comes online, Republican Rep. J.D. Mesnard of Chandler isn’t taking no for an answer.
Online taxing bill killed by GOP defectors
A handful of Republicans in the House on Tuesday joined with Democrats to kill legislation meant to keep the state from collecting more income if Congress approves legislation requiring online sellers to collect state sales taxes.
Huppenthal robocall stirs debate over education’s future
If public students are migrating to private schools via a first-of-a-kind state program, it’s happening in a trickle. But some public school advocates worry that the exodus soon could become a torrent.
State panel studying federally owned land lacks money to produce report
A legislative committee charged with studying the amount of government-owned and privately held land in Arizona is close to having enough data to issue a report, but has no money to fund the effort.
