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AZ SB1486

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2019

Primary Sponsor

Javan Mesnard

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature - First Regular Session (2019)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 43-416 regarding employer withholding tax obligations and trust fund responsibilities.

  • Clarifies that employers who fraudulently appropriate or secrete withheld taxes with intent to misappropriate "all or part of the tax" are guilty of a class 4 felony.

  • Removes language referring to "any portion" in favor of more specific phrasing regarding what constitutes fraudulent misappropriation of withheld taxes.

  • Maintains that withheld taxes constitute a "special fund in trust for this state" under Section 43-415.

Legislative Description

Technical correction; taxes; withholding duty

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/6/2019

Full Bill Text

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