HF 2384 (LSB 6182HV (2) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2384

BY  COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 677)

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring the Iowa department of veterans affairs to advise deploying service members regarding certain issues related to taxation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 35A.5, Code Supplement 2009, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  15A.  In coordination with the military division of the department of public defense, advise service members prior to deployment on active duty service outside the United States of issues related to the filing of tax returns and the payment of taxes due and encourage a service member who has not filed a return or who owes taxes to contact the department of revenue prior to deployment.
EXPLANATION
   This bill directs the department of veterans affairs, in coordination with the military division of the department of public defense, to advise service members about tax issues prior to deployment on active duty outside of the United States. The department is required to encourage any service member who has not filed a return or owes taxes to contact the department of revenue prior to deployment.