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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 5937

  • Claimant agency: means any unit of State government, including agencies, departments, boards, commissions, authorities, or public corporations, including the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation and a collection agency under contract with the Court Administrator pursuant to 4 V. See
  • Department: means the Vermont Department of Taxes. See
  • Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
  • Refund: means any individual's State income tax refund under chapter 151 of this title and any payment due a claimant under chapter 154 of this title. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
  • tax liability: includes the liability for all amounts owing by a taxpayer to the State of Vermont under this chapter. See
  • Taxpayer: means a person obligated to file a return with or pay or remit any amount to this State under this chapter. See

§ 5937. Priorities in claims to setoff

(a) Priority in multiple claims to refunds allowed to be set off under the provisions of this chapter shall be in descending order of magnitude.

(b) Notwithstanding the priority set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the Department may apply a refund to the outstanding Vermont State tax liability of a taxpayer, including a taxpayer’s liability for interest, penalties, and fees, before any portion of a refund is transferred to a claimant agency. (Added 1981, No. 228 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 4, 1982; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 550, eff. July 1, 2022.)