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Department of Revenue defends RIMS operational costs and outlines unfunded positions after House budget
Summary
Department of Revenue Commissioner Lindsey Stepp told the Senate Finance Committee the department must operationalize the Revenue Information Management System (RIMS) in the operating budget and described 18 funded positions being unfunded in the FY26–27 House budget, while emphasizing vacancy-driven savings and revenue uplift from RIMS.
Lindsey Stepp, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration (DRA), told the Senate Finance Committee the department’s FY26–27 budget includes operating costs to sustain the Revenue Information Management System (RIMS) and that the House budget unfunds 18 currently vacant positions.
Stepp said RIMS — a multi‑year technology project implemented in August 2021 — requires ongoing software licensing, maintenance and cloud migration costs that were previously funded with capital appropriations. Those costs must be absorbed into the department’s operating budget beginning in FY26, she testified, and she provided annual estimated operating costs of $2.8 million for FY26 and $2.9 million for FY27.
Why it matters: RIMS is now producing measurable “revenue uplift” for the state by improving collections and taxpayer engagement, but the department’s headcount…
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