HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 508 FILED ON: 1/11/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2598
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Elizabeth A. Poirier
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to equalizing the Department of Revenue interest rates.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/4/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 508 FILED ON: 1/11/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2598
By Mrs. Poirier of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2598) of Elizabeth A. Poirier for legislation to equalize the Department of Revenue interest rates. Revenue. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1614 OF 2017-2018.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to equalizing the Department of Revenue interest rates.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Paragraph (a) of section 32 of chapter 62C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-
If any amount of tax is not paid to the commissioner on or before its statutory due date, there shall be added to the tax interest at the rate of the federal short-term rate determined under section 6621(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended and in effect for the taxable year, plus 2 percentage points, computed as simple interest.