SB56 (2011) Detail

(New Title) authorizing the department of revenue administration to accept credit card and debit card payments of taxes.


CHAPTER 180

SB 56-FN – FINAL VERSION

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2011 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 56-FN

AN ACT authorizing the department of revenue administration to accept credit card and debit card payments of taxes.

SPONSORS: Sen. Odell, Dist 8

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill authorizes the department of revenue administration to accept credit card and debit card payments of taxes.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/16/11 0688s

18May2011… 1837h

11-0943

09/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT authorizing the department of revenue administration to accept credit card and debit card payments of taxes.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

180:1 New Section; Credit or Debit Card Payment. Amend RSA 21-J by inserting after section 43 the following new section:

21-J:43-a Credit or Debit Card Payment. The commissioner of the department of revenue administration and any authorized employee or agent of the commissioner may accept credit cards or debit cards for the online payment of any of the taxes, penalties, interest, or fees administered by the commissioner or collected by the department. The amount of any service charge required to be paid by the taxpayer to the credit card or debit card service provider to cover the provider’s cost of this service shall be determined by the department through a competitive bid process, and the service provider shall add this charge to the amount due, in addition to any tax, penalties, and interest payable. The department, at the time of billing, shall disclose the amount of the service charge to the taxpayer. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, as necessary for the administration of such electronic transactions.

180:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 14, 2011

Effective Date: August 13, 2011