Business owners ask for efficiency from the Department of Revenue

Intro:	Hours before the veto session, business leaders attack the Nixon administration on the changing tax rules.
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Wrap: Business leaders voiced concerns about changing tax rules by the Nixon administration. City officals did, too. Dan Smith, the director of finance for the city of Creve Coeur in St. Louis County:

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Description: "Improved communication and improved access to information, which would help us make sure that we're getting the sales tax we're supposed to get, and we're getting all the businesses that are registering with the state."

The department of revenue's director said they do the best they can but they are bound by the law. Notification before changing tax rules is one of the issues before the legisture hours before the veto session.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.

Intro:	Local business owners and Missouri senators grill the Department of Revenue in a meeting on Tuesday about sales tax collection and audits.
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Wrap: With the veto session only hours away, consistency and efficiency are demanded from the Department of Revenue.

The director of finance for the city of Creve Coeur, Dan Smith, recommends an advisory committee to help with communication.

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Description: "I think it would also be a good idea, especially with the sales tax division, maybe to have an advisory committee of groups that they collect sales tax for, public entities they collect sales tax for, I think this would improve communication."

The department provided no immidiate response to business leaders request for an increase in communication.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.

Intro:	The Department of Revenue met with Senators and local business leaders to discuss the auditing and sales tax collection processes.
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Wrap: The efficiency and consistency of the Department of Revenue came underfire by business owners hours at a Senate committee hearing before the veto session is set to begin.

Business owners voiced anger at the Nixon administration for introducing new tax rules without notification. At issue is the Department of Revenue changing sales tax collection without advanced notice merchants. But the department of revenue's director said they bound the law.

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Description: "We try to do the best we can to collect all the tax due under the law, and not a penny more."

Notification before changing tax rules is one of the issues before the legisture hours before the veto session.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.