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LR 533
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25. It repeals a provision relating to priority of taxes that
is being relocated to the uniform administrative provisions of
Title 36. This provision is inappropriately located in the motor
fuel tax laws since it applies to any tax. The section also
repeals unnecessary and ineffective provisions relating to
bankruptcy.

 
26. It repeals a redundant definition of "person" from the
estate tax law. A similar definition exists in the uniform
administrative provisions that apply to all taxes.

 
27. It combines the cigarette tax imposed by Title 36,
section 4365 and the additional cigarette tax imposed by Title
36, section 4366-D into a single tax that is equal to the sum of
the 2 existing taxes.

 
28. It simplifies the tobacco products tax law by deleting
references to tax rates that are no longer in effect.

 
29. It repeals a redundant statute related to giving notice
under the real estate transfer tax law. The uniform
administrative provisions include a similar provision that is
applicable to all taxes.

 
30. It repeals unnecessary and ineffective provisions
relating to bankruptcy.

 
31. It clarifies that individual income tax modifications
related to increased federal expense limitations are based on the
expense actually used in the year the asset is placed in service.

 
32. It clarifies that individual income tax modifications
related to the federal work opportunity credit and the
empowerment zone employment credit cannot be claimed more than
once.

 
33. It clarifies that corporate income tax modifications
related to increased federal expense limitations are based on the
expense actually used in the year the asset is placed in service.

 
34. It clarifies that corporate income tax modifications
related to the federal work opportunity credit and the
empowerment zone employment credit cannot be claimed more than
once.

 
35. It clarifies the amount of corporate income tax
adjustments relating to federal net operating loss carry-backs.

 
36. It clarifies the statute of limitations regarding income
tax claims for credit or refund to explicitly state that a


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