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Committee debates automated bank-data match to collect delinquent taxes amid privacy and process concerns
Summary
Article 5, Section 16 would require financial institutions to provide quarterly data matches to the Division of Taxation to identify delinquent taxpayers. Supporters described similar programs used for child support and in other states; privacy advocates, CPAs and business groups warned about data security, notice and due-process safeguards.
The committee considered Article 5, Section 16, a proposal to require financial institutions to provide quarterly data to the Division of Taxation to identify accounts tied to delinquent taxpayers, in order to increase collections.
Administration witnesses said the current process is manual and that automated matching is routine in 22 states, including neighboring states. The Office of Management and Budget and Department of Revenue argued the tool is targeted at longstanding delinquencies and would help recoup unpaid liabilities: "This is yet another tool that we have to start chipping away at those taxes that are owed to the…
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