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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. A taxpayer relief fund is created. The fund shall be separate from the general fund of the state and the balance in the fund shall not be considered part of the balance of the general fund of the state. The moneys credited to the fund are not subject to section 8.33 and shall not be transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, or otherwise encumbered except as provided in this section.
2. a. Except as otherwise provided in this section, moneys in the taxpayer relief fund shall only be used pursuant to appropriations or transfers made by the general assembly for tax relief or reductions in income tax rates.
b. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and for each fiscal year thereafter, if the actual net revenue for the general fund of the state for the fiscal year plus the amount transferred to the general fund of the state under section 8.55, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, for the fiscal year, if any, is less than one hundred three and one-half percent of the actual net revenue for the general fund of the state for the prior fiscal year, there is transferred from the taxpayer relief fund to the general fund of the state an amount equal to the difference or the remaining balance of the taxpayer relief fund, whichever is lower, subject to subparagraph (2).
(2) The transfer made under subparagraph (1) shall not exceed an amount necessary to increase the ending balance of the general fund of the state for the fiscal year to one percent of the adjusted revenue estimate, as defined in section 8.54, for the fiscal year.
(3) This paragraph is repealed on the date the remaining balance of the taxpayer relief fund is transferred to the general fund of the state under subparagraph (1).
3. a. Moneys in the taxpayer relief fund may be used for cash flow purposes during a fiscal year provided that any moneys so allocated are returned to the fund by the end of that fiscal year.
b. Except as provided in section 8.58, the taxpayer relief fund shall be considered a special account for the purposes of section 8.53 in determining the cash position of the general fund of the state for the payment of state obligations.
4. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the taxpayer relief fund shall be credited to the fund.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Iowa Code Title I. State Sovereignty and Management [Chs. 1-38D] § 8.57E. Taxpayer relief fund - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ia/title-i-state-sovereignty-and-management-chs-1-38d/ia-code-sect-8-57e/
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