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Idaho State Tax Commission defends FAST maintenance spending and reports ROI from new collection system

2676530 · February 18, 2025
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Tax commission leaders told JFAC the FAST tax system requires ongoing maintenance and security costs and said the system has already generated more revenue than its implementation budget; the commission also requested vehicle replacements and ITS upgrades.

The Idaho State Tax Commission briefed the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Feb. 18 about technology and vehicle requests and defended ongoing maintenance costs for the agency’s FAST tax management software.

Chairman Jeff McCray said FAST is the commission’s tax management system and requires ongoing licensing, development and security work to keep pace with legislative changes and cyber requirements. "There is a lot of development work that goes into keeping up with legislative…

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