Withholding tax remittance.
Summary
Provides that the department of state revenue (department) shall only accept payment of employer withholding taxes that are made or withdrawn directly from the business account of the employer that is liable for withholding and remitting the tax. However, provides an exception from the requirement for employers that submit a waiver to the department. Specifies provisions for the waiver. Prohibits the department from accepting payment of employer withholding taxes that are made or withdrawn from the account of a third party withholding agent, or otherwise remitted by a third party withholding agent, on behalf of an employer, except in the case of an employer that has submitted a waiver. Defines "third party withholding agent". Requires each employer that is required to remit withholding taxes to provide to the department an authorization for reoccurring payment of taxes from the employer's business account that is designated by the employer on the department's online INtax system (INtax). Requires the department to automatically withdraw from the employer's business account the amount of tax withholdings that are reported as due and owing on the taxpayer's Form WH-1 report. Requires the department to provide periodic notice to each employer through INtax of: (1) the date on which the employer's Form WH-1 report is received by the department; and (2) the date on which the department has automatically withdrawn any amount of tax from the employer's business account. However, provides an exception from these requirements for employers that submit a waiver to the department.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2020
Last action Feb 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2020
How they voted
39–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 41
Feb 4, 2020
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-1-1)
senate
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Buchanan
RRepublican
P
Doug Miller
RRepublican
P
Linda Rogers
RRepublican
P
Travis Holdman
RRepublican
Co
Blake Doriot
RRepublican
Co
Bob Cherry
RRepublican
Co
Bob Morris
RRepublican
Co
Chip Perfect
RRepublican
Co
David Niezgodski
DDemocratic
Co
Dennis Kruse
RRepublican
Co
Ed Charbonneau
RRepublican
Co
J.D. Ford
DDemocratic
Co
Jack E. Sandlin
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Raatz
RRepublican
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