Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Tax filing and refund processing delayed as DRT works around vendor suspension

Committee on Finance and Government Operations, 38th Guam Legislature · March 30, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

DRT officials told legislators that e-filing is unavailable for several tax lines, refunds may be delayed, and a one-week backlog of 4,110 hard-copy individual returns accumulated between March 2127; payments are in suspense accounts while reconciliations proceed.

Taxpayers and businesses were advised March 30 that some Department of Revenue and Taxation services are limited after a vendor suspended maintenance access, even as DRT staff work manual processes to serve walk-in customers.

Taxpayer Services Administrator Jerome Muggan told the finance committee that e-filing for some returns (including many BPT filers) has been unavailable since the vendor suspension March 21, forcing taxpayers to submit hard copies or pay in person at the Treasurer of Guam. DRT reported 4,110 hard-copy individual returns filed March 2127 and said staff had scanned and…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans