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GA HB903
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/22/2016
Primary Sponsor
Brian Strickland
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AI Summary
- Authorizes the Commissioner of Labor to submit names, Social Security numbers, and reported earnings of individuals to the state revenue commissioner to cross-check against income reported to the Department of Revenue for fraud detection
- Allows the Department of Labor to submit employer names and employee counts to the Department of Revenue for comparison against state income tax withholding records to identify discrepancies
- Requires a cooperative data sharing agreement between the Department of Labor and Department of Revenue before any reports can be exchanged, and prohibits disclosure of any federal tax information obtained under Internal Revenue Code Section 6103
- Makes any person who receives tax information under this provision subject to penalties for unlawful divulging of confidential tax information under Code Sections 48-7-60, 48-7-61, and 34-8-125
- Requires the Department of Labor to reimburse the Department of Revenue for all costs incurred in performing the data comparisons
Legislative Description
Labor and industrial relations; employment security; prevent fraud and abuse of the Unemployment Trust Fund
Last Action
Senate Read Second Time
3/11/2016
Full Bill Text
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