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2017 SESSION
HB 2246 Virginia Tax Amnesty Program; established.
Introduced by: S. Chris Jones | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Virginia Tax Amnesty Program. Establishes the Virginia Tax Amnesty Program to be administered by the Department of Taxation (the Department) during the 2017-2018 fiscal year for not less than 60 nor more than 75 days, as determined by the Tax Commissioner. The Program will be open to any taxpayer that is required but has failed to file a return or to pay any tax administered by the Department. All civil or criminal penalties assessed or assessable and one-half of the interest assessed or assessable, resulting from nonpayment, underpayment, nonreporting, or underreporting of tax liabilities, will be waived upon payment of the taxes and interest. For purposes of implementing the Program, the Department is exempt from the project management and procurement oversight of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency. This bill is identical to SB 1438.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101767D pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2246ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0053) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101767D
- 01/11/17 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/17/17 House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/25/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/17 House: Reported from Finance (21-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/17 House: Read first time
- 02/01/17 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/17 House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/08/17 Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 Senate: Read third time
- 02/10/17 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/17 House: Enrolled
- 02/14/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2246ER)
- 02/14/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/15/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/15/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/15/17
- 02/15/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2017
- 02/20/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 53 (effective 7/1/17)
- 02/20/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0053)