A person who files an individual or a joint income tax return with the department of revenue and finance under section 422.13 may designate any amount to be paid to the general fund of the state and used for the purposes of providing emergency shelter services, support services, and other services to victims of domestic abuse or sexual assault. If the refund due on the return or the payment remitted with the return is insufficient to pay the additional amount designated by the taxpayer to be used for the purposes of providing services to victims of domestic abuse or sexual assault, the amount designated shall be reduced to the remaining amount of refund or the remaining amount remitted with the return.
It is the intent of the general assembly that the funds generated from the checkoff be appropriated and used for the purposes of providing services to victims of domestic abuse or sexual assault.
The director of revenue and finance shall draft the income tax form to allow the designation of contributions to be used for the purposes of providing services to victims of domestic abuse or sexual assault on the tax return.
The department of revenue and finance on or before January 31 of the year following the preceding calendar year shall certify the total amount designated on the tax return forms due in the preceding calendar year and shall report the amount to the treasurer of state.
The department of revenue and finance shall consult the crime victim assistance board concerning the adoption of rules to implement this section. However, before a checkoff pursuant to this section shall be permitted, all liabilities on the books of the department of revenue and finance and accounts identified as owing under section 421.17 and the political contribution allowed under section 56.18 shall be satisfied.
91 Acts, ch 218, §14
Limitation on number of income tax return checkoffs; automatic repeal of certain checkoffs; see § 422.12E
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