Abatement of state taxes. Commissioner to prepare and maintain a list of state taxes which have been abated

# (a)

When any tax payable to the Commissioner of Revenue Services by any person, as defined in section 12-1, has been found to be uncollectible, said commissioner, upon the approval of the Abatement Review Committee, as established by section 12-3b, may, except as otherwise provided by law, abate, in whole or in part, such tax and any penalty or interest payable in connection therewith to the state by such person. Upon such approval, said commissioner shall certify such abatement to the Treasurer and Comptroller.

# (b)

The commissioner shall prepare and maintain a list related to each type of tax levied by the state containing the name and address of any person whose tax, and any penalty or interest payable in connection therewith, has been abated, in whole or in part, and the amount thereof. Such lists shall be available to the public for inspection by any person. (1949 Rev., S. 248; 1961, P.A. 604, S. 36; P.A. 73-675, S. 4, 44; P.A. 75-568, S. 5, 45; P.A. 77-614, S. 140, 610; P.A. 85-356, S. 3, 9; P.A. 95-4, S. 1, 8; P.A. 96-221, S. 15, 25.) History: 1961 act added subsection (2); P.A. 73-675 substituted transportation fund for highway fund and contingency fund for contingent fund, effective July 1, 1974, in Subsec. (2); P.A. 75-568 deleted transportation fund as source for moneys to supplement insufficient appropriations in Subsec. (2); P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of revenue services for commissioner of finance and control and required certification of abatement to comptroller in addition to treasurer in Subsec.

# (1)

, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 85-356 deleted Subsec.

# (2)

which had provided that any refunds of state taxes shall be made upon order of the comptroller and be payable out of funds appropriated for the purpose; P.A. 95-4 permitted commissioner to abate penalties and interest, in addition to tax and added Subsec. (b) to require commissioner to prepare and maintain a list of abated taxes, effective April 13, 1995; P.A. 96-221 amended Subsec. (a) to require approval of Abatement Review Committee and delete advice of Attorney General, effective July 1, 1996. (Return to ChapterTable of Contents) (Return toList of Chapters) (Return toList of Titles)

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