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MA H5
Bill
AI Summary
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Grants the State Auditor access to tax returns and related tax records held by the Department of Revenue, removing the existing "except tax returns" exclusion from current law
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Authorizes audits of agencies and programs that use tax records to determine eligibility, including child support enforcement oversight, municipal tax receipts review, and public benefits wage matching
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Permits the State Auditor to audit tax expenditures to evaluate their administration, effectiveness, and fiscal impact
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Requires all individual taxpayer information, workpapers, and tax returns to remain confidential, excluded from public records, and prohibited from inclusion in published audit reports
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Limits audits to evaluating state agency and program performance only, not for auditing specific individual taxpayers
Legislative Description
To improve oversight of state government
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5194
3/9/2026