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Department of Revenue details technical tax-administration changes: e-filing, reporting, and information sharing
Summary
The Department of Revenue described a package of technical and administrative changes enacted in 2025, including mandatory electronic filing penalties for sales and tobacco filings, expanded information-sharing with law enforcement and the state treasurer, direct-pay filing frequency changes, and adjustments to estimated tax thresholds.
During a webinar hosted by Iowa SourceLink, a Department of Revenue presenter summarized House File 976 and several other enacted provisions that revise tax-administration procedures, confidentiality rules, and filing requirements.
Tyler Ackerson said the department secured statutory authority to share confidential taxpayer information with law enforcement when there is an indication of willful failure to file or a criminal offense under Title 10 of the Iowa Code. The department may also share limited taxpayer information with the state treasurer to help identify apparent owners of unclaimed property. Ackerson said the legislature agreed to eliminate a previously required annual report on recurrent taxpayer noncompliance effective July 1, 2025.
House File 976 includes numerous technical clarifications. It moves late property tax credit claims from the Department of Revenue to county treasurers, clarifies a two-year statute of limitations for central-assessment appeals when appealed to the department director, clarifies the farm tenancy income exclusion holding-period…
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