Department of Revenue’s Plan Worked, So Why Drop It?
State Revenue Commissioner Ed Morgan has a heckuva deal for taxpayers: give him $1, and he’ll turn it into $8, $10, or maybe even $16.
Lawmakers last year took him up on his offer. They gave him the $3.5 million extra he requested to hire more workers, to collect more back taxes, catch more swindlers, cheats and deadbeats. Gov. Phil Bryant, who pushed for the increase, made Morgan write a letter promising the extra money and staff would result in about $10 million more in tax collections.
2001 Public Sector Technology Awards
The British Columbia Ministry of Finance received the 2001 Public Sector Technology Award in the category of Public Value for its work on the CTB21 project. This award recognizes an achievement of particular public benefit related to an innovative advancement in Information Technology Systems Design. CTB21 used Fast Enterprises’ integrated tax processing product, GenTax®, as the foundation for its Taxpayer Administration, Compliance and Service (TACS) system for BC.
Fast Enterprises Implements New Driver Services System for Arkansas
Government software and consulting services provider Fast Enterprises, LLC (FAST) has announced the successful delivery of a new driver services system for the state of Arkansas— the first new driver services system to go live for a U.S. state since 2008.
e-Services System Receives 2012 Governor’s Continuous Improvement Award
The Minnesota Department of Revenue is being recognized for its e-Services system, which allows businesses to file returns, pay business taxes and access their account information. The system received the 2012 Governor’s Continuous Improvement Award for making state government more efficient and effective for taxpayers in Minnesota.
Officials Find Tens of Thousands of Homestead Exemption Errors
The Mississippi Department of Revenue has found mistakes in 36,000 homestead exemption filings.
MDR officials credit the discovery of the problems to new computer software employed to determine which Mississippi residents qualify for a homestead exemption tax break.
Fast Enterprises Announces First Associate Partner Promotions
Government software and consulting services provider Fast Enterprises, LLC (FAST) has announced that Jim Goatcher and Dave Alderson have been named associate partners. The promotions are the first to the firm’s new associate partner level.