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Fragmented e‑filing systems and signature rules slow county tax administration
Summary
County assessors and tax practitioners told the Board of Equalization work group that multiple, nonstandard e-filing platforms and inconsistent acceptance of electronic signatures force many filers back to paper, raising costs and creating penalties for taxpayers who e-file without a wet signature in some counties.
County assessors, technical representatives and tax lawyers told a Board of Equalization work group that fragmentation across multiple electronic filing platforms — together with uneven rules about digital signatures — is creating administrative burden that disproportionately affects smaller counties and the taxpayers who file there.
Practitioners described three practical problems: (1) multiple incompatible filing systems, (2) uncertainty about whether and how counties will accept e‑signatures, and (3) out-of-pocket costs or penalties tied to signature method.
Paul Waldman of the Ryan Group explained that personal-property returns and bulk filings are handled through several different systems. "You have this SDR system that is statewide, but counties can either opt in or not," he said. In testimony to the panel Waldman summarized adoption counts shared with the work group: roughly 37…
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