Title 48, Chapter 16, Section 1
( 48-16-1)
The General Assembly finds and declares that a public purpose is
served by the waiver of tax penalties and criminal prosecution in
return for the immediate reporting and payment of previously
underreported, unreported, or unpaid tax 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 taxes, permanently bringing into the tax
system taxpayers who have been evading payment of taxes and
providing an opportunity for taxpayers to satisfy tax obligations
before stepped-up tax enforcement programs take effect. It is the
intention of the General Assembly in enacting this chapter that the
tax amnesty program provided under this chapter be a one-time
occurrence which shall not be repeated in the future because
taxpayers' expectations of any future amnesty programs could have a
counterproductive effect on compliance under this chapter. |