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Board of Tax Appeals requests $29,200 to raise per diem to $400; change would require statute amendment
Summary
The Board of Tax Appeals asked JFAC to fund a $29,200 ongoing increase to raise each board member's per diem from $300 to $400; the change would require amending Idaho Code section 63-3804. Board leaders emphasized part-time limits (80 days per year), training needs and a roughly 300-case annual caseload.
Christopher LaHoset, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, presented the Board of Tax Appeals’ budget and a requested ongoing enhancement to member compensation.
LaHoset said the three-member Board of Tax Appeals provides quasi‑judicial hearings for taxpayers appealing decisions by the Idaho State Tax Commission or county boards of equalization and is authorized under Idaho Code section 63-3801. The agency is staffed with four full‑time positions (FTP) following a prior reduction; over a five‑year average the board has filled about 89% of its authorized FTP…
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