"One of the Department of Revenue's foremost goals is to develop into a true 'digital department,'" said Revenue Commissioner Loren L. Chumley. "Our increasingly popular sales and use tax e-filing option is one element of our ever-expanding suite of electronic tax filing options that offers convenience and peace of mind to our customers and cost-savings to the state." Tennessee offers online filings and electronic payments for sales and use tax, consumer use tax, professional privilege tax, individual income tax, and franchise and excise taxes. A new service also allows bill payments to be made online. Many business tax registration activities also can be done online, including making address changes and opening or closing sales tax accounts.
The Tennessee Department of Revenue offers computer access to customers who do not have such technology so they can file their taxes online. Computer access is available in the department's offices located in Chattanooga, Jackson, Johnson City, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville. Interested tax filers must be registered and have an account with the Department of Revenue.
Approximately 92 percent of total state tax revenues are collected by the Department of Revenue. During the 2003-2004 fiscal year, the department collected $9.1 billion in state taxes and fees. In addition to collecting state taxes, $1.6 billion of local sales tax was collected by the department for local governments during the 2003-2004 fiscal year. All taxpayer data filed with the Department of Revenue is confidential data protected under Tennessee law.
Tennessee offers more than 130 interactive government services through its official state Web site at www.Tennessee.gov. Tennessee.gov also processed over 9.8 million transactions in 2004, a 15 percent increase over the prior year. To maximize taxpayer return on investment, Tennessee uses a self-funded solution to provide eGovernment services at no upfront cost to taxpayers. The state's official Web site is managed by Tennessee Information Division, a Nashville-based subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC (Nasdaq: EGOV).
About Tennessee Information Division
Tennessee.gov's online services are developed, marketed, and maintained by Tennessee Information Division, a Nashville-based subsidiary of eGovernment firm NIC.
Quelle: Business Wire, 19.07.2005
