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Committee hears bill to give state auditor access to tax records for insurance and securities investigations
Summary
A House bill would let the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance receive taxpayer return and employer withholding data for active investigations into securities and insurance fraud; the bill drew questions about privacy protections and limits on use.
Representative Marta Bertoglio, sponsor of House Bill 94, told the Senate Business and Labor Committee that the bill would amend Montana—ode—onfidentiality rules to let the commissioner of securities and insurance access certain taxpayer return data and employer payroll withholding reports for use in investigating fraud and noncompliance.
The bill ims to "enhance the commissioner's ability to investigate, detect, and prevent noncompliance, fraud, and abuse under state securities and insurance laws," Bertoglio said, and proponents including the Department of Revenue and the State Auditor's office…
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