Tax Expenditure Reform Bills 2013-2014 Session

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Tax Sanity recommends support for the following legislation:

Support SB 5843 – Strengthening the review of the legislature’s goals for tax preferences by requiring that every new tax preference provide an expiration date and statement of legislative intent.

Support ESB 5843 – Strengthening the review of the legislature’s goals for tax preferences by requiring that every new tax preference provide a statement of legislative intent and include an expiration date where applicable.   – This is the substitute bill passed by the Senate.

Support HB 1890 – Modifying sales tax exemptions for working families.

Support HB 2038 – Investing in the education legacy trust account for K-12 basic education and higher education by narrowing or eliminating tax preferences and extending taxes set to expire.

Support HB 2201 – Improving fiscal accountability and transparency standards with respect to state tax preferences.

Support HB 2286 – Funding an increase in the small business tax credit by repealing certain farm-related tax preferences.

Support SB 5040 – Incorporating state tax expenditures into the state budget process.

Support SB 5041 – Implementing recommendations related to the tax preference review process conducted by the joint legislative audit and review committee and the citizen commission for performance measurement of tax preferences.

Support SB 5174 – Concerning taxpayer accountability by requiring a net benefit to the state in order to claim the benefit of a tax expenditure

Support SB 5429 – Increasing accountability for the tax preferences for manufacturing machinery and equipment by requiring a net benefit to the state and deferring sales and use tax

Support SB 5843 – Strengthening the review of the legislature’s goals for tax preferences by requiring that every new tax preference provide an expiration date and statement of legislative intent.

Support ESB 5843 – Strengthening the review of the legislature’s goals for tax preferences by requiring that every new tax preference provide a statement of legislative intent and include an expiration date where applicable.   – This is the substitute bill passed by the Senate.

Support SB 5938 – .Incorporating state tax expenditures into the state budget process.

 

Prior Legislative Session Bills we support that were not passed:

HB 1889 – 2011-2012 – Incorporating state tax expenditures into the state budget process