Title 34, Chapter 8, Section 271
( 34-8-271)
The General Assembly finds and declares that a public purpose is
served by the waiver of interest on unemployment tax, penalties, and
criminal prosecution in return for the immediate reporting and
payment of previously underreported, unreported, or unpaid
unemployment contributions liabilities. The General Assembly
further finds and declares that the benefits gained through this
program include, among other things, increased collection of certain
currently owed unemployment contributions, permanently bringing into
the unemployment insurance system employers who have been evading
payment of unemployment contributions and providing an opportunity
for such employers to satisfy unemployment contributions obligations
before stepped-up unemployment tax enforcement programs take effect.
It is the intention of the General Assembly in enacting this article
that the unemployment tax amnesty program provided under this
article be a one-time occurrence which shall not be repeated in the
future because employers' expectations of any future amnesty
programs could have a counterproductive effect on compliance under
this article. |