Arizona’s Governor Jan Brewer recently signed Senate Bill 1616 (SB 1616), which directs the Arizona Department of Revenue (“Department”) to establish an amnesty program or Arizona’s Tax Recovery Program (“Program”).
Under Arizona’s Program, the Department may abate or waive all or part of penalty and impose a reduced interest rate on most state taxes due for tax years 2005 through 2009. The Program includes all taxes administered or collected by the Department on behalf of the state or a county, but does not include estate tax or property tax.
The Program period begins September 1, 2011 and ends October 1, 2011. To be eligible for the Program, a taxpayer must submit and complete an application to participate in the Program during the September through October period and pay any tax and interest due on or before October 1, 2011. A Program applicant agrees to waive all rights of appeal with respect to the taxes at issue.
Taxpayers who have received final audit determinations may not take advantage of this Program for the audited periods. Further, the Program is not available to taxpayers under investigation for tax fraud or who have been convicted of or plead no contest to tax fraud charges.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
James M. Trester
Principal
Ryan
972.934.0022
jim.trester@ryan.com
Arizona Legislature Authorizes Amnesty (“Tax Recovery”) Program
Tax Development May 23, 2011