HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Ways & Means 

TIME & DATE:  10:00 AM, Wednesday, February 5, 2020 

PLACE:       E2.012 
CHAIR:       Rep. Dustin Burrows 

The committee will meet to hear testimony on the following interim charges:

     Charge 1.2: HB 1525 and HB 2153, which relate to the collection of      sales and use taxes by marketplaces and out-of-state businesses.      Monitor the Comptroller of Public Accounts' rules regulating the      collection of sales, use, and franchise tax to ensure compliance by      marketplace providers and out-of-state businesses and monitor any      revenue increases as a result of implementation of these bills.

     Charge 5: Review the use of third-party tax collection firms,      including law firms and tax specialty firms, by governmental units.      Evaluate what methods other states use to collect taxes. Determine      whether the use of those firms is cost-effective for the taxing      jurisdiction or if the tax collection efforts should be performed by   the taxing units directly.

     Charge 6: Monitor the State Auditor's review of agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction. The Chair shall seek input and periodic briefings on completed audits for the 2019 and 2020 fiscal      years and bring forth pertinent issues for full committee      consideration.

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