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90_HB1341
20 ILCS 2505/39c-7 new
Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
Requires the Department of Revenue to provide for, staff, and
administer an Office of the Taxpayer Defender that assesses
problems taxpayers have with the Department and assists in
solving them. Provides that the Office of the Taxpayer
Defender shall act as a conduit between the Department and
the taxpayer. Gives the Office access to any books, records,
and databases of the Department of Revenue. States that the
Office is subject to the same confidentiality requirements
concerning those books, records, and databases. Requires the
Office to submit a written report of its activities, problem
resolution cases, and recommendations for improvement, if
any, to the Governor and the General Assembly by February 1
of each year. Repeals the Section January 1, 2003.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
2 by adding Section 39c-7.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by adding Section 39c-7 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2505/39c-7 new)
8 Sec. 39c-7. Office of the Taxpayer Defender.
9 (a) The Department shall provide for, staff, and
10 administer an Office of the Taxpayer Defender to assess
11 problems taxpayers have with the Department and assist in
12 solving them. The Office of the Taxpayer Defender shall act
13 as a conduit between the Department and the taxpayer. The
14 Office shall have access to any books, records, and databases
15 of the Department of Revenue and shall be subject to the same
16 confidentiality requirements concerning those books, records,
17 and databases.
18 (b) The Office shall submit a written report of its
19 activities, problem resolution cases, and recommendations for
20 improvement, if any, to the Governor and the General Assembly
21 by February 1 of each year.
22 (c) This Section is repealed January 1, 2003.