South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 473


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    473
Primary Sponsor:                Waddell
Committee Number:               30
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Setoff provisions for delinquent
                                taxes
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Ways and Means
Companion Bill Number:          3274
Computer Document Number:       473
Introduced Date:                Jan 15, 1991
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              Feb 20, 1991
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Waddell
                                Leatherman
                                Lourie
                                Hayes
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 473   House   Feb 20, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    30
                             referred to Committee
 473   Senate  Feb 19, 1991  Read third time, sent to House
 473   Senate  Feb 14, 1991  Read second time, notice of
                             general amendments
 473   Senate  Feb 13, 1991  Committee Report: Favorable     06
 473   Senate  Jan 15, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    06
                             referred to Committee

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COMMITTEE REPORT

February 13, 1991

S. 473

Introduced by SENATORS Waddell, Leatherman, Lourie and Hayes

S. Printed 2/13/91--S.

Read the first time January 15, 1991.

THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 473), to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 12-54-260 so as to provide for the collection of delinquent state taxes, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

JAMES M. WADDELL, JR., for Committee.

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT

Senate Bill 473 adds Section 12-54-260 so as to provide for the collection of delinquent state taxes by setting off delinquent taxes against amounts due the taxpayer for providing goods and services to the state, to provide that the South Carolina Tax Commission shall provide appropriate information to the Comptroller General for the purpose of making setoffs, to require amounts set off to be remitted to the Commission, to provide for written notices of the setoff to the taxpayers, and to provide for review of setoffs by the Commission.

This bill would increase state revenue by an undeterminable amount.

Approved By:

S. Hunter Howard, Jr.

S.C. Tax Commission

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-54-260 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT STATE TAXES BY SETTING OFF DELINQUENT TAXES AGAINST AMOUNTS DUE THE TAXPAYER FOR PROVIDING GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE STATE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA TAX COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION TO THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING SETOFFS, TO REQUIRE AMOUNTS SET OFF TO BE REMITTED TO THE COMMISSION, TO PROVIDE FOR WRITTEN NOTICES OF THE SETOFF TO THE TAXPAYERS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR REVIEW OF SETOFFS BY THE COMMISSION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 54, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 12-54-260. (A) As used in this section:

(1) `Delinquent taxes' mean state taxes including penalty, interest, and costs for which a warrant for distraint has been issued and filed by the commission.

(2) `Commission' means the South Carolina Tax Commission.

(3) `Payment owed by the State' means amounts for which the Comptroller General is responsible for payment and which result from goods or services rendered or to be rendered to the State or its agencies or political subdivisions.

(4) `Collecting agency' means the Comptroller General.

(B) The commission may collect delinquent taxes by means of a setoff procedure as provided in this section.

(C) The commission shall provide to the Comptroller General the names, social security numbers, or federal employer identification numbers, or other identifying information considered necessary by the Comptroller General to determine whether a payment owed by the State to a taxpayer is a payment due a taxpayer owing delinquent taxes.

(D) Based solely on the information furnished by the commission, the Comptroller General shall determine if a payment owed by the State is payable to a taxpayer owing delinquent taxes and on this determination he shall remit the payment to the commission. The commission shall promptly notify the delinquent taxpayer of the payment. Remitting of the payment to the commission terminates the Comptroller General's responsibilities under this section, except as otherwise provided by law. The commission's notice to the taxpayer must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) specify the amount paid to the commission;

(3) state the total amount the commission determines to be due from the taxpayer;

(4) specify the name, address, and telephone number of an employee of the commission whom the taxpayer can contact to discuss the delinquent tax liability.

(E) Reviews of setoffs are with the commission and information furnished by the commission to the Comptroller General is considered correct and reliable for use by the Comptroller General in applying the setoff procedure."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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