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House committee introduces bill to extend tax‑filing extension and lower interest on balances due
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Summary
RS 32,088, introduced Jan. 30, 2025, would extend the automatic tax‑return extension from six to seven months, provide a 12‑month extension for military and overseas filers from the end of the tax year, and lower interest on unpaid balances from 2% to 1%. The committee introduced the RS without recorded opposition.
The Idaho House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Jan. 30 introduced RS 32,088, a taxpayer‑facing draft filed by Representative Jeff Ehlers of District 21 (Meridian) that would extend the automatic individual income tax extension period and reduce interest on unpaid balances.
Representative Ehlers told the committee the RS would lengthen the automatic extension from six months to seven months to give taxpayers with complicated returns additional time. The draft also provides a 12‑month extension for military and overseas service members measured from the end of the tax year. Finally, the RS would reduce interest charged on unpaid balances from 2% to 1%.
Ehlers described the measure as “a taxpayer friendly bill” intended to give filers more time and lower the cost of unpaid balances. The committee received a motion to introduce the RS from Representative Shepherd. No questions or opposition were recorded in the hearing, and the chair announced the motion carried: RS 32,088 stands introduced.
How this matters: The two specific changes — a modest one‑month extension for regular filers and a 12‑month rule for military/overseas filers — plus a 1% interest rate on balances due would change filing timelines and late‑payment costs if the draft is advanced and enacted.
No fiscal figures or rulemaking directions were presented during the introduction; the sponsor and committee left detailed implementation to subsequent hearing or committee review.
