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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Tax amnesty brings in double its goal

Delaware Gov. Jack Markell says a "one-time tax amnesty program" through Oct. 30 has raised $15 million so far and has secured promises raising the total to $22 million by June from 14,000 delinquent accounts, more than double its $10 million target. He credited Sallie Mae Corp.'s General Revenue Corp. division, which is collecting the money for the state.

Jack Hewes, who runs Sallie Mae's new Delaware office, in a statement praised Markell's decision to "outsource" the work. The contract boosted Sallie Mae's efforts to diversify as Congress weighs cuts to the taxpayer-subsidized private student loan business.
 
Acting Delaware finance secretary Tom Cook said the amnesty is now over, and  "the State is going to vigorously work to collect unpaid taxes," and penalties, "from those who did not come forward.”

Posted by Joseph N. DiStefano @ 12:10 PM  Permalink | 1 comment
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Posted 03:24 PM, 11/05/2009
DonQ
Tax amnesties usually end up producing a lot more than planned. It's human nature.
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Joseph N. DiStefano writes this blog to feed his PhillyDeals column, which is printed in the business pages of The Philadelphia Inquirer every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Joe has worked at the Inquirer, mostly, since 1988. He has also written for Bloomberg and Gannett, authored the book Comcasted, majored in economics at Penn, and fathered six children. Reach Joe at 215-854-5194 and JoeD@phillynews.com

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