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Board of Tax Appeals asks JFAC to raise per diem from $300 to $400; request would require statute change
Summary
The Board of Tax Appeals requested a $29,200 ongoing increase to raise its three-member board per diem from $300 to $400 per day. Directors told JFAC members the board is limited to 80 work days per year and uses per diem to compensate prep, hearing and decision time; the change would require amending Idaho Code 63-3804.
The Board of Tax Appeals told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee it is seeking a statutory change to increase daily per diem for its three board members from $300 to $400 and asked for $29,200 in ongoing general-fund personnel authority to cover the change.
"The 3 board members act as administrative law judges who preside over public tax appeals hearings around the state," analyst Christopher Lahoset said while presenting the agency's FY2026 budget request. Lahoset told the committee the requested $29,200 would raise the per diem from $300 to…
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