Comparing State Tax Amnesty to Voluntary Disclosure, Which Program is Best for Resolving State Tax Delinquencies
Practical SALT Guidance:A while back (a long while back), I wrote a post on State Tax Amnesty
programs (August 2010) and a second post on State Tax Voluntary Disclosure
programs (February 2011) – two options available for individual and business taxpayers
who wish to resolve state tax delinquencies.
The first post, “State Tax Amnesty: An Opportunity for Taxpayers to Pay Delinquent State Taxes, What Taxpayers Need to Know”, was an overview of state tax amnesty programs - how they come about, what they are and what taxpayers needs to consider before deciding to the participate in a tax amnesty program. Back in 2010, when I wrote this post, the amnesty train was charging full steam ahead as many states had offered or were planning on offering tax amnesty. As a matter of fact, between 2009 and 2010, more than half the states (at least 27 of them), plus the District of Columbia and the City of Philadelphia held an amnesty program. For some of these taxing authorities, it had been many, m…
The first post, “State Tax Amnesty: An Opportunity for Taxpayers to Pay Delinquent State Taxes, What Taxpayers Need to Know”, was an overview of state tax amnesty programs - how they come about, what they are and what taxpayers needs to consider before deciding to the participate in a tax amnesty program. Back in 2010, when I wrote this post, the amnesty train was charging full steam ahead as many states had offered or were planning on offering tax amnesty. As a matter of fact, between 2009 and 2010, more than half the states (at least 27 of them), plus the District of Columbia and the City of Philadelphia held an amnesty program. For some of these taxing authorities, it had been many, m…