The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

House of Representatives
Sta te House, Boston, MA 0213310!"
BRADLEY H. JONES, JR.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
MINORITY LEADER
20
TH
MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
READING NORTH READING
LYNNFIELD MIDDLETON
ROOM 124
TEL. (617) 722-2100
Bradley.Jones@MAHouse.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Peter Lorenz
July 11, 2014 1!"!22"2100
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Commonwealth Poised to Collect Millions in Otherwise Forgone Overdue Tax Liabilities
(OSTON The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is now in a position to collect millions of dollars in overdue
tax liabilities which might otherwise be forgone, thanks to a tax amnesty plan offered by House Minority
Leader radley H! "ones, "r! #$%&orth $eading', and signed into law by (overnor )atrick as part of the *iscal
+ear ,-./ budget!
0ffered in advance of debate of the *+./ budget in the House of $epresentatives, the proposal offers tax
amnesty to individuals and businesses that are delin1uent in their payments to the 2epartment of $evenue!
3The repeated success of this tax amnesty program is not by accident, and should serve as proof of the validity
of allowing default taxpayers to remit their obligations to the Commonwealth without penalty,4 said
$epresentative "ones! 3Having offered this amendment in years past and witnessing its resounding success, 5
thank my colleagues in the House and 6enate for being receptive to this necessary and timely measure!4
5n addition to replenishing forgone tax revenue, the amnesty proposal takes a pivotal step in addressing the
ongoing narcotics epidemic facing the Commonwealth! y allocating a maximum of 7/ million toward the
6ubstance 8buse 6ervices *und, the Legislature has indicated to the residents of the Commonwealth its
commitment to eradicate drug abuse and addiction within our state!
The tax amnesty program will be made available to those taxpayers who failed to file a timely tax return or
underreported their income9 failed to pay any outstanding tax liability9 or failed to pay the proper amount on a
re1uired estimated tax payment! Those who come forward and pay their taxes and interest in full within the
designated two%month amnesty period will not be assessed any penalties! *urthermore, the penalty waiver will
not be made available to any individual who is or has been the sub:ect of a tax%related criminal investigation or
prosecution!
)revious tax amnesty proposals offered by House Minority Leader rad "ones during debates on budgets for
*iscal +ears ,--;, ,--<, and ,-.- brought in a collective 7.=>!? million! 5t is estimated that this year@s tax
amnesty program will bring in an estimated 7;/ million in overdue tax liabilities!
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