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HB1771 • 2026

Establishes notice requirements of tax credit denials before penalties are issued

Establishes notice requirements of tax credit denials before penalties are issued

Taxes
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Amato, Phil (113)
Last action
2026-04-29
Official status
04/29/2026 - Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide additional details about specific scenarios beyond those mentioned in the candidate explanation, such as consequences for taxpayers who miss the 60-day window but eventually pay their balance.

Tax Credit Denial Notice Requirements

This law requires the Department of Revenue to notify taxpayers about tax credit denials before imposing penalties for unpaid taxes.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Revenue to send a notice when a taxpayer's income tax credit is denied due to lack of funds or reaching the maximum limit set by law.
  • Allows taxpayers who receive this notice and pay their balance within 60 days, or make approved payment arrangements, to avoid penalties and interest on that amount.
  • States that if a taxpayer does not follow through with payment arrangements, they will be charged penalties and interest as usual.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Taxpayers who receive income tax credits in Missouri.
  • The Department of Revenue in Missouri.

Terms To Know

tax credit limit denial
When a taxpayer's request for a tax credit is denied because there are not enough funds available or the maximum amount allowed by law has been reached.
payment arrangements
Agreements made between taxpayers and the Department of Revenue to pay off their tax balance over time.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This law only applies to income taxes due on or after August 28, 2026.
  • The bill does not specify what happens if a taxpayer misses the 60-day window but later pays the full amount owed.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)

  2. 2026-04-13 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  3. 2026-04-09 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)

  4. 2026-03-23 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  5. 2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)

  6. 2026-03-04 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  7. 2026-03-02 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (H)

  8. 2026-02-16 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (H)

  9. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  10. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  11. 2026-02-10 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  12. 2026-01-29 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)

  13. 2026-01-21 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

  14. 2026-01-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Executive Session Completed (H)

  15. 2026-01-20 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Voted Do Pass (H)

  16. 2026-01-12 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Public Hearing Completed (H)

  17. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  18. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Ways and Means(H)

  19. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  20. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Establishes notice requirements of tax credit denials before penalties are issued

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1771
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE AMA TO .
3880H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 143, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to certain income
tax credit denials.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 143, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 143.512, to read as follows:
143.512. 1. If a tax cred it limit denial is the sole cause of a taxpayer owing an
2 income tax balance due for a tax year , the taxpayer shall not be held liable for any
3 addition to tax, penalty , or interes t on that amount of the income tax balance due,
4 pr ovided that the balance is paid, or department of revenu e-approv ed payment
5 arrangements are made, within sixty days fr om the initial issuance of the notice to the
6 taxpayer showing that the tax credit was fully or partially denied. A taxpayer who has
7 failed to comply with such payment arrangements in any r espect shall be liable for any
8 addition to tax, penalty , or inter est as if this section did not apply .
9 2. For the purposes of this section, "tax cr edit limit denial" means the full or
10 partial denial of the authorization, appro val, issuance, or redempt ion of a tax credi t, to a
11 taxpayer who has otherwise fully qualified for the tax credi t, on the basis of insufficient
12 funds or appr opriations, or on the basis that the cumulative maximum amount of such
13 tax credi ts set by the relev ant tax cr edit statute has been claimed, authorized, appr oved,
14 issued, or redeemed for the r elevant fiscal year or calendar year .
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
15 3. This section shall apply only to income tax balances due that arise on or after
16 August 28, 2026.
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