Interest rates on late, nondelinquent taxes and on overpayments. (FE)

What it would have done

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill modifies the interest rates applicable to various late, nondelinquent taxes and fees owed to the Department of Revenue and to overpayments for those taxes and fees that are refunded by DOR. Under current law, generally, late, nondelinquent taxes or fees administered by DOR are subject to an interest rate of 12 percent per year, and DOR must pay interest at the rate of 3 percent per year on refunds of overpayments of those taxes or fees. Under the bill, the interest rate for late, nondelinquent taxes or fees administered by DOR is 6 percent per year, and DOR must pay interest at the rate of 6 percent per year on refunds of overpayments.

The bill applies to the following taxes and fees: 1) the individual income and corporate income and franchise tax; 2) the withholding; 3) the sales and use tax; 4) taxes paid by utilities and insurers; 5) excises taxes on motor vehicle fuel, alcohol beverages, and cigarettes, tobacco, and vapor products; 6) the economic development surcharge; 7) the petroleum inspection fee; 8) the metalliferous mining tax; and 9) the charge imposed by DOR on a city, village, town, or county for the expenses incurred by DOR in examining city, village, town, or county records regarding the assessment of property upon failure to return information requested by DOR.

Who's behind it

Bob Wittke, a Republican, is its author⁠.

1 more lawmaker signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DOR