Tax Bulletin April 2019

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Indiana DOR's E-newsletter for Businesses

April 2019, Issue 6

2019 Annual Public Hearing 

Looking to share your feedback with DOR? Join us at our Annual Public Hearing. Come share your ideas on  how to improve policies, processes or procedures. Can't make it in person? We'll be broadcast live on Facebook. 

The annual hearing is a formal opportunity for your voice to be heard. However, if being in Indianapolis doesn’t work with your schedule, you can write us an email to be read aloud at the hearing. Emails can be sent to media@dor.in.gov with the subject line “Annual Public Hearing”.

Event Details
Tuesday, June 18 at 10:00 a.m.
Indiana Government Center South, Conference Room C
302 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

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New Oversize Overweight Permitting System Coming Fall 2019

Managing heavy and wide-loads on Indiana roadways will become more user-friendly thanks to an upgraded permitting system provided by the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) Motor Carrier Services Division.

The new Indiana Oversize/Overweight Permitting System promises to be easier to use and more accurate while reducing processing times. Oversize/Overweight (OSW) carriers will be able to enter specific destinations rather than just city names, choose among up to four pre-approved routes (where available) and immediately download permits without waiting up to 24 hours for a manual review.

More details and a user guide will be available before the system goes live.

Funding for the new Indiana Oversize/Overweight Permitting System is provided by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). More information on OSW regulations and the current permitting process is available on the DOR website. Be sure to follow us on social media @INRevenue for updates.

2019 Tax Season Recap

DOR is still processing the large influx of paper returns. However, we are also reflecting on our services, what we can do better and the numbers of many preliminary statistics from this tax season. Check out the infographic below to see just how many refunds and returns have been processed so far. 

Tax Stats

DOR’s Website Receives an All New Layout

To keep the State’s web presence fresh, the web design for all agencies is updated every other year. 

The deployment for DOR’s migration to the new design is scheduled for April 30. Visit DOR's website to view the all new user-friendly web design.

Project NextDOR Update

It’s been seven months since DOR launched Project NextDOR. This multi-year modernization project is a complete replacement of the system that is used to process taxes. DOR’s new system will be configured, tested and released in four rollout periods, covering specific tax types over the next four years. The tax types in Rollout 1, expected to launch in the fall of 2019 include:

  • Aircraft Excise
  • Corporate Income
  • Financial  Institutions
  • Nonprofit and Partnerships
  • Utility Receipts

For more on DOR’s modernization journey, visit the Project NextDOR website.  

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DOR has Nearly 40 CPAs

Did you know DOR has 38 Certified Public Accountants (CPAs)? These CPAs are on both our audit and finance teams and work doing a wide variety of financial and accounting activities. More info on CPAs is in the infographic below. 

CPA at DOR

DOR Continues to Register Remote Sellers

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the South Dakota v. Wayfair hearing was announced in June of 2018, DOR has been working to not only determine who should register but making sure that required registrants know their tax obligations as of October 1, 2018. Thousands of letters have been sent to out-of-state retailers that our data shows may meet one of the following conditions either this year or in the previous calendar year:

  1. You have gross revenue from sales into Indiana exceeding $100,000; or
  2. You have 200 or more separate transactions into Indiana.

DOR will continue to contact and assist customers to ensure they are compliant with Indiana tax laws. More information on remote sellers…  

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