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GA SR1188
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/20/2012
Primary Sponsor
David Shafer
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AI Summary
- Creates the Senate Technology in Tax Collection Study Committee, composed of five Senate members appointed by the President of the Senate, to address cigar tax evasion in Georgia
- Responds to Georgia losing millions of dollars annually in revenue from untaxed cigars smuggled into the state, particularly from Florida, which has no excise tax on cigars compared to Georgia's 23 percent excise tax
- Directs the committee to study the availability and cost of digital cigar stamp technology that would allow enforcement officers to instantly verify tax compliance and enable the Department of Revenue to track and trace cigars and cigarettes
- Requires the committee to evaluate the expected rate of return from implementing digital cigar stamps and the impact such technology would have on the distribution community
- Mandates a report of findings and recommendations, including proposed legislation, by December 1, 2012, at which point the committee stands abolished; committee expenses are funded from Senate appropriations with member allowances for up to five days
Legislative Description
Senate Technology in Tax Collection Study Committee; create
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
3/20/2012
Committee Referrals
Finance3/20/2012
Full Bill Text
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