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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 422.73, Code 1995, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. Notwithstanding subsection 2, a claim 1 4 for refund of individual income tax paid for any tax year 1 5 beginning on or after January 1, 1985, and before January 1, 1 6 1989, is considered timely if filed with the department on or 1 7 before October 31, 1996, if the taxpayer's claim is the result 1 8 of the unconstitutional taxation of federal pension benefits 1 9 based upon the decision in Davis v. Michigan Department of 1 10 Treasury, 489 U.S. 803, 109 S. Ct. 1500 (1989). 1 11 A taxpayer entitled to a refund of tax paid under this 1 12 subsection shall receive an amount equal to one hundred 1 13 percent of the refund without interest. The claim for refund 1 14 shall be filed separate from any income tax return and shall 1 15 not be allowed as a credit for income taxes owed. A claim 1 16 shall be filed between the effective date of this subsection 1 17 and October 31, 1996. An extension for filing shall not be 1 18 allowed and claims disallowed on the basis of timeliness shall 1 19 not be allowed upon appeal to any other state agency 1 20 notwithstanding any other provision of law. 1 21 The claim for refund shall be made on claim forms to be 1 22 made available by the department. In order for a taxpayer to 1 23 have a valid refund claim, the taxpayer must supply legible 1 24 copies of documents the director deems necessary to show 1 25 entitlement to the refund, including but not limited to income 1 26 tax forms and W-2P forms, which will establish the state 1 27 income tax that was paid on the federal pension benefits for 1 28 the tax years in question. The burden of proof is on the 1 29 taxpayer to show that the claim for refund is valid. Estates 1 30 are not entitled to file a claim for refund under this 1 31 subsection. However, if a taxpayer has filed a claim under 1 32 this subsection and subsequently dies before receipt of the 1 33 refund, the taxpayer's estate is entitled to receipt of any 1 34 valid refund claim. A spouse of a deceased taxpayer who was 1 35 the spouse of the taxpayer when the unconstitutional tax was 2 1 imposed may file a claim for refund without reopening the 2 2 deceased taxpayer's estate. 2 3 The department shall make a reasonable attempt to notify 2 4 individuals who are entitled to a refund under this 2 5 subsection. 2 6 Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND FINANCE – PROCESSING 2 7 REFUND CLAIMS. There is appropriated from the general fund of 2 8 the state to the department of revenue and finance for the 2 9 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, 2 10 an amount up to $75,000 for processing refund claims timely 2 11 filed pursuant to section 422.73, subsection 3, as enacted in 2 12 section 1 of this Act. 2 13 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this 2 14 section which remain unexpended or unobligated at the close of 2 15 the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the 2 16 state but shall remain available for expenditure in the 2 17 succeeding fiscal year for the purposes of processing refund 2 18 claims as provided in this section and the moneys are not 2 19 subject to transfer under section 8.39. 2 20 Sec. 3. This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, 2 21 takes effect upon enactment. 2 22 EXPLANATION 2 23 A recent Iowa supreme court decision held that retired 2 24 federal employees could retroactively claim a refund of state 2 25 individual income taxes unlawfully imposed on their pensions 2 26 if the claim was timely filed. This bill provides that a 2 27 claim filed by October 31, 1996, is timely filed for taxes 2 28 imposed for the 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988 tax years. The 2 29 taxpayer is entitled to 100 percent of the refund without 2 30 interest. To claim a refund, the taxpayer must submit 2 31 adequate evidence, as designated by the director of revenue 2 32 and finance, showing the taxpayer's entitlement to the refund. 2 33 The claim is to be filed separate from any state income tax 2 34 return and no credit for income taxes owed is allowed. The 2 35 department shall attempt to notify individuals who are 3 1 entitled to a refund. The bill appropriates up to $75,000 to 3 2 the department of revenue and finance for the cost of 3 3 processing these claims. 3 4 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 3 5 LSB 4423SV 76 3 6 mg/sc/14
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