Title 48, Chapter 16A, Section 1
( 48-16A-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
underreturned, unreturned, or unpaid state and local ad valorem 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 state and
local ad valorem taxes, permanently bringing into the state and
local tax system taxpayers who have been evading payment of local
taxes and providing an opportunity for taxpayers to satisfy state
and local ad valorem tax obligations before stepped-up local tax
enforcement programs take effect. It is the intention of the
General Assembly in enacting this chapter that the property 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 property tax amnesty programs could have
a counterproductive effect on compliance under this chapter. |