Vermont H 847: An act relating to prohibiting flags other than the U.S. flag and State of Vermont flag from being flown on public school property in Vermont

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H.847 1
Introduced by Representative Lueders of Lincoln 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Taxation; income tax; tax return; tax return checkoff; Hunger Free 5
Vermont 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to create a 7
mechanism for taxpayers to designate funds from a tax refund or tax 8
overpayment to be deposited in an account for Hunger Free Vermont. 9
An act relating to a tax return checkoff box for Hunger Free Vermont 10
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 11
Sec. 1. 32 V.S.A. § 5862g is added to read: 12
§ 5862g. HUNGER FREE VERMONT CHECKOFF 13
(a) Returns filed by individuals shall include, on a form prescribed by the 14
Commissioner of Taxes, an opportunity for the taxpayer to designate funds to 15
Hunger Free Vermont, Inc. 16
(b) Amounts so designated shall be deducted from refunds due to, or 17
overpayments made by, the designating taxpayers. All amounts so designated 18
and deducted shall be deposited in an account by the Commissioner of Taxes 19
for payment to Hunger Free Vermont, Inc. If at any time after the payment of 20

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amounts so designated to the account it is determined that the taxpayer was not 1
entitled to all or any part of the amount so designated, the Commissioner may 2
assess, and the account shall then pay to the Commissioner, the amount 3
received, together with interest at the rate prescribed by section 3108 of this 4
title, from the date the payment was made until the date of repayment. 5
(c) The Commissioner of Taxes shall explain to taxpayers the purposes of 6
the account and how to contribute to it. The Commissioner shall make 7
available to taxpayers the annual income and expense report of Hunger Free 8
Vermont, Inc., and shall provide notice in the instructions for the State 9
individual income tax return that the report is available at the Department of 10
Taxes. 11
(d) If amounts paid with respect to a return are insufficient to cover both 12
the amount owed on the return under this chapter and the amount designated 13
by the taxpayer as a contribution to Hunger Free Vermont, Inc., the payment 14
shall first be applied to the amount owed on the return under this chapter and 15
the balance, if any, shall be deposited in the account. 16
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the Commissioner 17
to collect any amount designated as a contribution to Hunger Free Vermont, 18
Inc. 19

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Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 1
Notwithstanding 1 V.S.A. § 214, this act shall take effect retroactively on 2
January 1, 2025, and apply to taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 3
2025. 4