Payment of fees, taxes, interest, and penalties—remittances payable to the department, 12.2, 70.17, 78.16, 82.5(2)
ARC 5579C
REVENUE DEPARTMENT[701]
Notice of Intended Action
Proposing rule making related to remittances payable to the department and providing an opportunity for public comment
The Revenue Department hereby proposes to amend Chapter 12, "Filing Returns, Payment of Tax, Penalty and Interest," Chapter 70, "Replacement Tax and Statewide Property Tax," Chapter 78, "Replacement Tax and Statewide Property Tax on Rate-Regulated Water Utilities," and Chapter 82, "Cigarette Tax and Regulation of Delivery Sales of Alternative Nicotine Products or Vapor Products," Iowa Administrative Code.
Legal Authority for Rule Making
This rule making is proposed under the authority provided in Iowa Code sections 421.14, 422.68, 422.69, 437A.21(5), 437B.17(4) and 453A.8(2).
State or Federal Law Implemented
This rule making implements, in whole or in part, Iowa Code sections 422.69, 437A.21(5), 437B.17(4) and 453A.8(2).
Purpose and Summary
This proposed rule making is intended to implement statutory changes to how fees, taxes, interest, and penalties are paid and deposited with the Department. In particular, this rule making addresses a change to Iowa Code section 422.69. That section formerly required payment of fees, taxes, interest, and penalties to the Department to be paid in the form of remittances payable to the Treasurer of State. The statute now requires that remittances be made payable to the Department. The Department is still required to transmit payments to the Treasurer of State. This rule making reflects that statutory change in the Department's rules.
Fiscal Impact
This rule making has no fiscal impact to the State of Iowa.
Jobs Impact
After analysis and review of this rule making, no impact on jobs has been found.
Waivers
Any person who believes that the application of the discretionary provisions of this rule making would result in hardship or injustice to that person may petition the Department for a waiver of the discretionary provisions, if any, pursuant to rule 701—7.28(17A).
Public Comment
Any interested person may submit written or oral comments concerning this proposed rule making. Written or oral comments in response to this rule making must be received by the Department no later than 4:30 p.m. on May 11, 2021. Comments should be directed to:
Nick Behlke Department of Revenue Hoover State Office Building P.O. Box 10457 Des Moines, Iowa 50306 Phone: 515.336.9025 Email: nick.behlke@iowa.gov |
Public Hearing
No public hearing is scheduled at this time. As provided in Iowa Code section 17A.4(1)"b," an oral presentation regarding this rule making may be demanded by 25 interested persons, a governmental subdivision, the Administrative Rules Review Committee, an agency, or an association having 25 or more members.
Review by Administrative Rules Review Committee
The Administrative Rules Review Committee, a bipartisan legislative committee which oversees rule making by executive branch agencies, may, on its own motion or on written request by any individual or group, review this rule making at its regular monthly meeting or at a special meeting. The Committee's meetings are open to the public, and interested persons may be heard as provided in Iowa Code section 17A.8(6).
The following rule-making actions are proposed:
Item 1. Amend rule 701—12.2(422,423) as follows:
701—12.2(422,423) Remittances.
12.2(1) The correct amount of tax collected and due shall accompany the forms prescribed by the department unless requirements for electronic transmission of remittances or deposits and related information specify otherwise. The name, address, and permit number of the sender and amount of tax for the quarterly remittance or a semimonthly or monthly deposit shall be stated unless requirements for electronic transmission of remittances or deposits and related information specify otherwise. Every return shall be signed and dated. Reporting forms and a self-addressed return envelope shall be furnished by the department to the taxpayer unless electronic transmission requirements apply; and, when feasible, the taxpayer shall use them when completing and mailing a return and remittance. All remittances shall be made payable to the Treasurer of the State of Iowa Department of Revenue.
12.2(2) For tax periods starting on or after April 1, 1990, semimonthly Semimonthly deposits and quarterly remittances of taxpayers required to make semimonthly deposits shall be made electronically in a format and by means specified in by the department. Deposit forms are not required to be filed when electronic transmission of deposits is done in the prescribed format by specified means. Quarterly returns shall be filed separately from the electronic transfer of remittances for taxpayers required to make semimonthly deposits. Deposits and remittances transmitted electronically are considered to have been made on the date that the deposit or remittance is added to the bank account designated by the treasurer of the state of Iowa. The filing of a return within the period prescribed by law and payment of the tax required to be shown thereon are simultaneous acts and if either condition is not met, a penalty shall be assessed.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 422.16, 422.51, 422.52, 423.6, 423.13 and 423.14.
Item 2. Amend rule 701—70.17(437A) as follows:
701—70.17(437A) Payment of tax. Payment of the tax required to be shown due on the statewide property tax return shall accompany the filing of the return. All checks shall be made payable to Treasurer, State of the Iowa Department of Revenue. Failure to pay the tax required to be shown due on the tax return by the due date shall render the tax delinquent.
Item 3. Amend rule 701—78.16(437B) as follows:
701—78.16(437B) Payment of tax. Payment of the tax required to be shown due on the statewide property tax return shall accompany the filing of the return. All checks shall be made payable to Treasurer, State of the Iowa Department of Revenue. Failure to pay the tax required to be shown due on the tax return by the due date shall render the tax delinquent.
Item 4. Amend subrule 82.5(2) as follows:
82.5(2) Purchase of stamps from the department. Stamps may be purchased from the department and from authorized banks in unbroken rolls of 30,000 stamps, or other quantities authorized by the director. The stamps may be purchased only by persons holding an unrevoked distributor's permit or an unrevoked manufacturer's permit.
When cigarette stamps are purchased from the department, orders shall be sent directly to the department on a form prescribed by and available upon request from the department. The order must be accompanied by a remittance payable to "Treasurer of State of Iowa" the Iowa Department of Revenue in the amount of the face value of the stamps less any discount as provided in rule 701—82.7(453A). The stamps shall be sent to the purchaser through the United States Postal Service by registered mail or similar delivery service at the department's expense. The purchaser may request alternate methods of transmission, but such methods shall be at the expense of the purchaser. Regardless of the method used to send the stamps, title transfers to the purchaser at the time the department delivers the stamps to the carrier.
This notice is now closed for comments. Collection of comments closed on 5/11/2021.
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