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Revenue Committee hears LB 208 to tighten tax administration, protect confidentiality and change credit distributions
Summary
Sen. Brad Von Gillern introduced LB 208 before the Revenue Committee, a Department of Revenue cleanup bill that the agency says would save about $1.27 million through the 2026–27 fiscal year, expand confidentiality penalties, adjust sales‑tax defaults for incomplete addresses and change how several tax credits are distributed.
Senator Brad Von Gillern, chair of the Revenue Committee, introduced LB 208 at a committee public hearing as a Department of Revenue cleanup bill that, the bill’s fiscal note projects, will save roughly $1,270,000 through the 2026–27 fiscal year.
The bill bundles several technical changes that the Department of Revenue told the committee it needs to avoid revenue losses and to simplify administration. "The major selling point of LB 208 is the fiscal note which projects around $1,270,000 in savings," Senator Von Gillern said in opening remarks.
Nebraska Tax Commissioner James Kam testified in support and described the bill as a set of harmonizing and corrective changes. He told the committee the bill would prevent certified service providers (CSPs) who handle sales and use tax for…
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