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Tax commission defends FAST system costs and reports collections exceed projected ROI; seeks vehicles and IT maintenance funding
Summary
Idaho State Tax Commission officials told the budget committee FAST system maintenance and licensing increases are ongoing and provided an ROI summary showing $34.3 million collected since implementation; the agency also requested vehicle replacements and IT hardware funding for FY26.
The Idaho State Tax Commission presented its FY26 budget to the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Feb. 18, defending ongoing maintenance and support costs for the agency's FAST tax‑management system and requesting one‑time and ongoing funds for vehicles, security and IT infrastructure.
Commission Chairman Jeff McCray said the FAST project exceeded its projected return on investment: "Since that time we've collected $34,287,416 so far—so far exceeded the ROI," he told the committee and said the agency reverted $309,948 to the general fund at the close of FY24. McCray provided to…
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