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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

SSB 1268: SSB 1268

Became SF 608 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

_____ provisions. DIVISION I.27 (penalties) to enhance the readability of the Code section.27. The bill modifies the penalty for the failure of a person to file a return from percent of the tax shown due or required to be shown due to percent of the unpaid tax. Currently, if a business fails to file a return, the business pays a penalty of $200 or an amount equal to percent of the imputed Iowa liability, not to exceed $25,000, whichever is greater. The bill modifies the penalty provision to specify the business pays a penalty of $200 or an amount equal to percent of the imputed Iowa liability, not to exceed $25,000, whichever is greater.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

0% have a potential direct impact on State revenue or expenditures. 0% penalties for failure to pay tax in a timely manner are not currently assessed together, and this position is confirmed in current DOR tax penalty rules. 0%, the Bill also allows the two pe…

Senate subcommittee · named April 19, 2021

  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tim Goodwin (R)
  • Sen. Pam Jochum (D)

Lobbying · 7 for, 3 against

For: Affirm, Inc.; Americans For Prosperity; Department of Revenue; Hubbell Realty Company; Iowa Taxpayers Association; Iowans for Tax Relief; Metropolitan Coalition

Against: Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; One Main Holdings, Inc.; Town Financial

In plain words

  1. April 19, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  2. April 19, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Goodwin and Jochum
  3. April 22, 2021Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 608

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SSB1268