GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
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SENATE BILL 335*

 
 
Short Title:	Fund DOR Audit Recommendations.	()	
Sponsors:	Senators Kerr and Hoyle.	
Referred to:	Appropriations/Base Budget.	
March 5, 2001

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FOR TECHNOLOGY, EFFICIENCY, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS RECOMMENDED BY THE STATE AUDITOR's PERFORMANCE AUDIT.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Revenue the sum of four million four hundred twenty‑eight thousand fifty‑seven dollars ($4,428,057) for the 2001‑2002 fiscal year and the sum of four million four hundred twenty‑eight thousand fifty‑seven dollars ($4,428,057) for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year for salary, benefits, and related expenses for 74 new positions recommended by the Office of the State Auditor in its performance audit of the Department of Revenue, as follows:
Positions	Function	Amount
8 Revenue Tax Auditor I	RAR Processing	$515,761
5 Revenue Admin. Officer I	Correspondence	  337,523
9 Revenue Tax Technician	Taxpayer Assist.	  407,336
3 Revenue Admin. Officer I	Taxpayer Assist.	  202,514
2 Revenue Admin. Officer II	Taxpayer Assist.	  147,945
3 Computer Specialist III	Training	  169,455
1 Computer Consultant II	Training	    61,657
2 Computer Consultant I	Help Desk	  112,970
3 Revenue Admin. Officer II	PD&T/PSIC	  221,917
12 Revenue Tax Auditor I	Amended Returns	  773,641
7 Revenue Tax Technician	Amended Returns	  316,817
1 Revenue Field Auditor II	Interstate Auditing	    73,972
1 Revenue Field Auditor III	Interstate Auditing	    81,144
9 Revenue Field Auditor I	Field Examination	  607,541
3 Revenue Field Auditor II	Field Examination	  221,917
5 Processing Assistant IV	Post Data Capture	  175,947
SECTION 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Revenue the sum of three million six hundred thirty‑six thousand three hundred seventy dollars ($3,636,370) for the 2001‑2002 fiscal year and the sum of three million one hundred seven thousand sixteen dollars ($3,107,016) for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year for information technology improvements as follows:
						FY 01‑02		FY 02‑03
Data Capture Positions			$218,330		$218,330
Data Capture Maintenance		  279,812		  293,803
IT Positions (12)				  766,183		  650,983
Direct Deposit				  292,045		    18,900
Infrastructure Replacement	          1,400,000	          1,400,000
Contractual Services			  200,000		  200,000
Data Warehousing			  480,000		  325,000
SECTION 3.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Revenue the sum of two million two hundred forty‑two thousand dollars ($2,242,000) for the 2001‑2002 fiscal year and the sum of four hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($415,000) for the 2002‑2003 fiscal year for automation and telephone technology improvements as follows:
						FY 01‑02		FY 02‑03
Online Sales and Use Filing		$397,000		$40,000
Online Withholding Filing		  685,000		  60,000
Online Individual Income Payment	  425,000		  75,000
Online Refund Status Inquiry		  275,000		    ‑0‑     
Telephone Technology			  460,000		240,000
SECTION 4.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001.