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Committee advances bill to create independent tax-appeals commission after procedural delay
Summary
Senate Bill 560 would create a five-member tax appeals commission to hear administrative tax appeals; DFA opposed citing higher operating costs and confidentiality concerns, but the committee passed the bill after reconsideration and expunging earlier votes.
Senate Bill 560, sponsored by Senator Johnson, would establish an independent tax appeals commission of five commissioners appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate, create a small-claims division by rule and preserve judicial relief options.
Johnson said the commission aims to separate the appeals process from the agency that issues assessments, giving taxpayers greater perception of independence. He described a transition timeline: commission created by August 2020, initial commissioners named by September 2020, and hearings beginning in January 2021.
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