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1985 Colorado Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1985)

handle is hein.sag/sagco0027 and id is 1 raw text is: January 22, 1985

Alan N. Charnes
Executive Director
Department of Revenue
1375 Sherman Street, Rm. 486
Denver, Colorado 80261
RE:   Interest on refunds claimed on an amended tax return
AG Alpha No. RV AD AGANV
AG File No. OLS8404412/ANV
Dear Mr. Charnes:
This opinion letter is in response to your October 19, 1984
letter, in which you inquired about how the Department of Revenue
(department) is to determine the period during which interest is
payable on tax refunds.
QUESTION-PRESENTED-AND CONCLUSION
Your request for an attorney general's opinion presents the ques-
tion:
If a taxpayer files an amended tax return claiming a refund for
overpayment of taxes, is the department required to pay interest
on the refund amount even if the refund is paid within 90 days
after the due date of the original tax return?
My conclusion is yes. Interest must be paid unless the depart-
ment refunds the tax overpayment within 90 days after the orig-
inal return was due, without regard to when the amended return
was filed.
ANALYSIS
Two separate statutory provisions direct the department to pay
interest on refunds of tax overpayments if the refund is not paid
by specified deadlines. Section 39-21-110, C.R.S. (1982) is a
general provision pertaining to refunds of any income, gross ton-
mile, passenger-mile, gasoline, special fuel, sales, use, or
severance tax or any charge on oil and gas production. A more
specific provision dealing with refunds of personal income tax is
found at section 39-22-622, C.R.S. (1982).

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