Will Maine Join the Tax Amnesty States?
This year, 12 states had amnesties, up from the annual average of two or three. Read More...
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* NOVEMBER 19, 2009
More States Jump on Tax-Amnesty Bandwagon
By ARDEN DALE
This year, 12 states had amnesties, up from the annual average of two or three. Another 10 or 15 are likely to follow suit in 2010.
Joseph R. Crosby, chief operating officer and senior director of policy at the Council on State Taxation, describes the activity as "a wave that is sweeping the country."
"If your state hasn't already had an amnesty program, it's probably going to have one soon," he says.
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