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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you for posting this info about the ID tax
commission.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do you think that the ID Legislature will resolve
this problem? Is the Legislature considering any specific
remedies?</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=ttrail@moscow.com href="mailto:ttrail@moscow.com">Tom Trail</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 17, 2008 7:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Fwd: Tax
Commission</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite">Visionaries</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>Stan Howland has worked for the Idaho Tax Commission for almost 20 years.
His</DIV>
<DIV>recent report hit the news several weeks ago allegedly exposing "deals"
cut</DIV>
<DIV>by Idaho Tax Commissioners with out of state businesses to reduce their
taxes</DIV>
<DIV>owed to Idaho. These are businesses that have their corporate
headquarters</DIV>
<DIV>out of state but do business in Idaho and owe the State taxes.
Auditors</DIV>
<DIV>from the Tax Commission pursue these companies and present them with a
tax</DIV>
<DIV>bill owed the State. I remember that several years under Gov. Batt
these</DIV>
<DIV>auditors recovered more than $20 million/year and the average auditor
collected</DIV>
<DIV>more than one million per auditor--not a bad return.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Mr. Howland reports that in his investigation it was "apparent" that
Commissioners from the Idaho Tax Commission cut deals with out of state</DIV>
<DIV>businesses thereby reducing their tax bill. He also pointed out
that the</DIV>
<DIV>average Idaho citizen does not have this luxury to "cut" deals. No
charges</DIV>
<DIV>were made that commissioners profited from this practice but Mr.
Howland</DIV>
<DIV>was greatly disturbed that the practice was costing Idaho millions of
dollars</DIV>
<DIV>in lost revenue. His second and third reports are attached.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Rep. Tom Trail</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I have attached
second and third supplemental reports that support my concerns and
recommendations contained in my initial report dated May 15,
2008. </FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=-1></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The second
report primarily provides additional documentation on the audit cases
referred to in my first report. The third report is a copy of the
original legislative audit report issued in 1996 that was written by the
legislative auditors. This is NOT the final report that was issued at
that time.</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=-1></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><BR></DIV><X-SIGSEP><PRE>--
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<DIV>Dr. Tom Trail<BR>International Trails<BR>1375 Mt. View Rd.<BR>Moscow, Id.
83843<BR>Tel: (208) 882-6077<BR>Fax: (208) 882-0896<BR>e mail
ttrail@moscow.com</DIV>
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