As I mentioned before, the Indiana Dept. of Revenue has a legal obligation to make a list available online of those with tax delinquencies between 2 and 10 years old in excess of $1,000. Apparently in violation of this law, the Department of Revenue took the list down because of the Tax Amnesty Program. The INDebt page, as it’s called, said the service will be unavailable from September 15 through November 15, 2005. As of November 21, 2005, it is still unavailable.
My personal reason for wanting to access the information is that certain debtors whose creditors I represent have indicated an inability to pay based on outstanding tax obligations to the State Dept. of Revenue. I wanted to verify their assertions to see if they were telling me the truth or not. The web page was unavailable. The Dept. of Revenue person with whom I spoke said she could not verify the information because of privacy concerns. I suppose I could ask the court in which I have a judgment to compel production of the information, but that seems like a big hassle if they’re telling the truth. All in all, it’s a small thing for my legal practice, but it seems like that information never should have been taken off line and, certainly, a week after the amnesty is over, it should be back on line.
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