missouri department of revenue

House and Senate budget negotiations bode well for Mo. DMV

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:44:30 +0000

House and Senate budget negotiators have agreed to restore most, but not all, of the funding for Missouri’s Motor Vehicles division within the Department of Revenue.

ATF Denies It Requested Missouri Conceal Carry List

Marshall Griffin — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:29:00 +0000

(Updated to include response from Mo. Sen.

ATF Bureau And Social Security Requested Missouri's Conceal Carry Weapons List

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:58:00 +0000
Missouri Senator Kurt Schaefer (R, Columbia) says the Department of Revenue (DOR) has continued to withhold information from his legislative committee about the list of conceal carry weapons (CCW) holders that the agency compiled for the federal government.
Schaefer told reporters Tuesday that they’ve found an email that states the request was made jointly by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, as well as the

Missouri Department of Revenue director resigns

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:17:49 +0000

The Missouri Department of Revenue is looking for a new Director.

Some Missourians eligible for free tax preparation help

Katy Mersmann — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:32:02 +0000

Some Missourians may be eligible to have someone else prepare their tax returns…for free.
Missouri is one of 21 states and the District of Columbia that participates in State Free File, a program that partners with tax preparation services to provide free help for people who meet specific income and age requirements.
The Missouri Department of Revenue website lists seven online tax service providers they have agreements with, each with its own specific eligibility requirements for free tax preparation.

State senators approve bill banning DOR from scanning source documents

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:38:56 +0000
The Missouri Senate has given first-round approval to legislation that would prohibit the Department of Revenue (DOR) from scanning and storing source documents for driver’s license, conceal-carry, and other applications.
Senate Bill 252 would require the state agency to destroy all scanned copies obtained since September of 2012, and to do so by the end of this year. It’s sponsored byGovernor Jay Nixon (D) says the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) is not forwarding information on applicants for driver’s licenses and conceal-carry endorsements to the federal government.
He became exasperated with reporters who asked questions about the controversy during a press conference today at the State Capitol.
“This Department of Revenue and this state of Missouri is not collecting a bunch of un-useful data to send to some sort of magical da

Mo. House Passes State Budget, Mo. Senate Threatens To Delay DOR Budget

Marshall Griffin — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:50:36 +0000

Missouri’s budget for the next fiscal year has been passed by the State House.

While Medicaid expansion has dominated most of the debate, spending hikes were approved in other areas. There’s an extra $65 million for K-12 schools, although the increase still falls short of fully funding the state’s public school formula. Republican Mike Lair of Livingston County chairs the Appropriations committee on Education.

“Maybe we don’t have as much money as you want to

Mo. Senate subpoenas Dept. of Revenue for driver's license procedures

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:22:56 +0000

A top senator says his chamber will hold up a budget for the state Revenue Department until it gets answers on a new procedure for issuing driver's licenses.

Mo. Dept. Of Revenue: 'We're Not Sending Copies Of Citizens Documents To DC'

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:33:52 +0000
The head of the Missouri Department of Revenue says his agency is not forwarding electronic copies of documents from Missouri citizens to the federal government.
Director Brian Long told the House Committee on Government Oversight and Accountability that once he heard the allegations, he questioned other officials and employees within the Department of Revenue about it.
“I was repeatedly and independently assured that these scanned source documents, as part of the license process, are not, nor is there any plans, to share them, again, with the federal government or any third-party vendor," Long said.