Bill > H4061

This bill aims to improve oversight of state government by giving the state auditor access to tax returns and related tax records that are already in the possession of the Department of Revenue. The bill specifies that this access is necessary for auditing the Department of Revenue or any agencies or programs that use tax returns and related tax records to determine program eligibility, such as child support enforcement oversight, review of municipal tax receipts, and public benefits wage matching. The bill also ensures that the identity of any specific taxpayer, audit workpapers associated with a specific taxpayer, and any tax return or related document filed by a specific taxpayer will be deemed confidential information and not a public record, and will be maintained as confidential information in accordance with government auditing standards.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4061