COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. No.: 3039-01

Bill No.: SB 787

Subject: Taxation & Revenue-Property; Counties; County Government

Type: Original

Date: December 13, 2001




FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

State Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
Local Government $0 $0 $0

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

This fiscal note contains 3 pages.

FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



Officials from the State Tax Commission assume this proposal would have no effect on their agency.



In response to a similar proposal in the prior session, Officials of the Department of Economic Development - Division of Finance indicated that the proposal would not affect their agencies.



Oversight assumes that each county government would evaluate whether prepayment programs would be cost-effective and only those county governments which judged the programs to be advantageous would adopt them. The fiscal note will show a net impact to counties as $0.



FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2003

(10 Mo.)

FY 2004 FY 2005
$0 $0 $0



FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2003

(10 Mo.)

FY 2004 FY 2005
$0 $0 $0



FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



Small businesses which were allowed to and elected to prepay real property taxes would be affected by this proposal.



DESCRIPTION



This proposal would allow county governing bodies to provide for advance payment of real property taxes at the option of taxpayers. Taxpayers who prepaid real property taxes would be granted discounts for timely prepayment of taxes.



This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.



SOURCES OF INFORMATION

State Tax Commission



NOT RESPONDING

Department of Revenue



Jeanne Jarrett, CPA

Director

December 13, 2001