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IN HB1169

Bill

Status

Passed

3/24/2016

Primary Sponsor

Thomas Saunders

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

HEA 1169 Summary

  • Exempts business personal property from taxation if the taxpayer's total acquisition cost is less than $20,000 for the assessment date, effective for assessment dates after December 31, 2015.

  • Changes the filing requirement from annual notarized certifications to indicating exemption eligibility directly on personal property tax returns, with a special deadline of May 17, 2016 for the January 1, 2016 assessment date.

  • Allows county fiscal bodies to adopt ordinances imposing a local service fee not to exceed $50 on persons claiming the business personal property exemption, with revenue allocated like property taxes.

  • Imposes a $25 penalty on persons who fail to timely file the required documentation indicating their exemption status, collected with the next property tax installment.

  • Declares an emergency for the act, making it effective upon passage.

Legislative Description

Business personal property tax exemption. Replaces the requirement that a taxpayer that is eligible for the business personal property tax exemption (exemption) submit to the county assessor a notarized statement each year affirming the taxpayer's eligibility for the exemption, subject to penalties for perjury, with a requirement that the taxpayer indicate on the taxpayer's personal property return that the taxpayer is eligible for the exemption for the assessment date.

Last Action

Public Law 199

3/24/2016

Committee Referrals

Tax and Fiscal Policy2/3/2016
Ways and Means1/7/2016

Full Bill Text

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