Bill Text: MS SB2605 | 2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Income tax; authorize a free online preparation and filing services to certain Mississippi taxpayers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-04-11 - Enrolled Bill Signed [SB2605 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2012-SB2605-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2012 Regular Session
To: Finance
By: Senator(s) Hale
Senate Bill 2605
(As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO OFFER FREE ONLINE INCOME TAX PREPARATION AND FILING SERVICES TO MISSISSIPPI TAXPAYERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO UTILIZE THE FREE FILING PROGRAM OFFERED BY THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The Commissioner of Revenue may establish a program to offer free online income tax preparation and filing services to Mississippi taxpayers similar to the free filing program offered by the United States Internal Revenue Service. To implement this program, the Commissioner of Revenue may enter into an agreement with providers of electronic tax preparation and filing services to offer the services at no cost to the State of Mississippi and free of charge to Mississippi taxpayers who are eligible to utilize the free filing program offered by the Internal Revenue Service. The Department of Revenue may place links to the free file services on its website.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2012.
