Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-39n
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Sec. 12-39n. Taxpayer's Bill of Rights.
Official statutory text
(1) The right to available information and prompt, accurate responses to questions and requests for tax assistance.
(2) The right to request assistance from a taxpayer's rights advocate of the department, who shall be responsible for facilitating the resolution of taxpayer complaints and problems not resolved through the normal administrative channels within the department, including any taxpayer complaints regarding unsatisfactory treatment by department employees.
(3) The right to be represented or advised by counsel or other qualified representatives at any time in administrative interactions with the department and the right to have audits, inspection of records and interviews conducted at reasonable times and places.
(4) The right to obtain simple, nontechnical statements which explain the procedures, remedies, and rights available during audit, appeals, and collection proceedings, including, but not limited to, the rights pursuant to this Taxpayer's Bill of Rights and the right to be provided with a narrative description which explains the basis of audit changes, proposed assessments, assessments and denials of refunds; identifies any amount of tax, interest or penalty due; and states the consequences of the taxpayer's failure to comply with the notice.
(5) The right to be informed of impending collection actions which require sale or seizure of property or freezing of assets, except jeopardy assessments, and the right to at least thirty days' notice in which to pay the liability or seek further review.
(6) The right to have all other collection actions attempted before a jeopardy assessment unless delay will endanger collection and, after a jeopardy assessment, the right to have an immediate review of the jeopardy assessment.
(7) The right to seek review, through formal or informal proceedings, of any adverse decisions relating to determinations in the audit or collections process.
(8) The right to have the taxpayer's tax information kept confidential unless otherwise specified by law.
(9) The right to procedures for requesting cancellation, release or modification of liens filed by the department and for requesting that any lien which is filed in error be so noted on the lien cancellation filed by the department, in public notice and in notice to any credit agency at the taxpayer's request.
(10) The right to procedures which assure that the individual employees of the department are not paid, evaluated or promoted on the basis of the amount of assessments or collections from taxpayers.
(11) The right to have the department begin and complete its audits in a timely and expeditious manner after notification of intent to audit.
Section provides no implied private right of action because there is no indication of legislative intent, explicit or implicit, to create such a remedy. 137 CA 340.
(2) The right to request assistance from a taxpayer's rights advocate of the department, who shall be responsible for facilitating the resolution of taxpayer complaints and problems not resolved through the normal administrative channels within the department, including any taxpayer complaints regarding unsatisfactory treatment by department employees.
(3) The right to be represented or advised by counsel or other qualified representatives at any time in administrative interactions with the department and the right to have audits, inspection of records and interviews conducted at reasonable times and places.
(4) The right to obtain simple, nontechnical statements which explain the procedures, remedies, and rights available during audit, appeals, and collection proceedings, including, but not limited to, the rights pursuant to this Taxpayer's Bill of Rights and the right to be provided with a narrative description which explains the basis of audit changes, proposed assessments, assessments and denials of refunds; identifies any amount of tax, interest or penalty due; and states the consequences of the taxpayer's failure to comply with the notice.
(5) The right to be informed of impending collection actions which require sale or seizure of property or freezing of assets, except jeopardy assessments, and the right to at least thirty days' notice in which to pay the liability or seek further review.
(6) The right to have all other collection actions attempted before a jeopardy assessment unless delay will endanger collection and, after a jeopardy assessment, the right to have an immediate review of the jeopardy assessment.
(7) The right to seek review, through formal or informal proceedings, of any adverse decisions relating to determinations in the audit or collections process.
(8) The right to have the taxpayer's tax information kept confidential unless otherwise specified by law.
(9) The right to procedures for requesting cancellation, release or modification of liens filed by the department and for requesting that any lien which is filed in error be so noted on the lien cancellation filed by the department, in public notice and in notice to any credit agency at the taxpayer's request.
(10) The right to procedures which assure that the individual employees of the department are not paid, evaluated or promoted on the basis of the amount of assessments or collections from taxpayers.
(11) The right to have the department begin and complete its audits in a timely and expeditious manner after notification of intent to audit.
Section provides no implied private right of action because there is no indication of legislative intent, explicit or implicit, to create such a remedy. 137 CA 340.
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