April 22, 2014 Department of Revenue Tax Law Change Progress Report

 

 

April 22, 2014 REVENUE TAX LAW CHANGE PROGRESS REPORT 

Filing season – April 15. Thank you for all your hard work to make this season a success, especially with the new tax law changes on March 21.

After April 15, we began reviewing tax returns that qualify for the new tax law changes.

First Step: We are manually reviewing returns filed before April 2

On April 18, we began manually reviewing returns that were filed before the law change on March 21. Thus far, 3,600 returns have been reviewed and adjusted as needed.

On April 21, we began manually reviewing returns that were filed between March 21 and April 2. Thus far, 850 returns have been reviewed and adjusted as needed.

Second Step: We will begin automatically reviewing returns soon

To shorten the review time, we are currently programming our integrated tax system to automate some of the reviews and adjustments. We anticipate that by May 12 our tax system will begin automatically reviewing some returns and notifying taxpayers that one of three things will happen:

1. We will adjust your return and issue a refund, if due

2. We will request more information from you, adjust your return if possible, and issue a refund, if due

3. If we cannot adjust your return, we will notify you that you will need to file an amended return

We will continue reviewing returns daily until we have completed the review of those returns that qualify for the new tax law changes. 

Update your address. Taxpayers who have changed addresses since their last filing should notify the department of their new address so we can send refunds and correspondence to the correct place.

Where’s your refund? Check the status of your refund online using the “Where’s my Refund” application.

For complete tax law change information, visit our website.