Bill Text: MN HF174 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Department of Revenue required to issue a request for proposals for a tax analytics and business intelligence contract, and money appropriated.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 9)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-10 - Second reading [HF174 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF174-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Department of Revenue required to issue a request for proposals for a tax analytics and business intelligence contract, and money appropriated.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 9)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-10 - Second reading [HF174 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF174-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to state government; requiring the Department of Revenue to issue a
1.3request for proposals for a tax analytics and business intelligence contract.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
1.6(a) The commissioner of revenue shall issue a request for proposals for a contract to
1.7implement a system of tax analytics and business intelligence tools to enhance the state's
1.8tax collection process and revenues by improving the means of identifying candidates
1.9for audit and collection activities and prioritizing those activities to provide the highest
1.10returns on auditors' and collection agents' time. The request for proposals must require
1.11that the system recommended and implemented by the contractor:
1.12(1) leverage the Department of Revenue's existing data and other available data
1.13sources to build models that more effectively and efficiently identify accounts for audit
1.14review and collections;
1.15(2) leverage advanced analytical techniques and technology such as pattern
1.16detection, predictive modeling, clustering, outlier detection and link analysis to identify
1.17suspect accounts for audit review and collections;
1.18(3) leverage a variety of approaches and analytical techniques to rank accounts and
1.19improve the success rate and the return on investment of department employees engaged
1.20in audit activities;
1.21(4) leverage technology to make the audit process more sustainable and stable, even
1.22with turnover of department auditing staff;
1.23(5) provide optimization capabilities to more effectively prioritize collections and
1.24increase the efficiency of employees engaged in collections activities; and
2.1(6) incorporate mechanisms to decrease wrongful auditing and reduce interference
2.2with Minnesota taxpayers who are fully complying with the laws.
2.3(b) Based on reasonable responses to the request for proposals, the commissioner
2.4shall enter into a contract for the services specified in paragraph (a) by October 1, 2011.
2.5The contract must incorporate a performance-based vendor financing option whereby the
2.6vendor shares in the risk of the project's success.
2.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3request for proposals for a tax analytics and business intelligence contract.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
1.6(a) The commissioner of revenue shall issue a request for proposals for a contract to
1.7implement a system of tax analytics and business intelligence tools to enhance the state's
1.8tax collection process and revenues by improving the means of identifying candidates
1.9for audit and collection activities and prioritizing those activities to provide the highest
1.10returns on auditors' and collection agents' time. The request for proposals must require
1.11that the system recommended and implemented by the contractor:
1.12(1) leverage the Department of Revenue's existing data and other available data
1.13sources to build models that more effectively and efficiently identify accounts for audit
1.14review and collections;
1.15(2) leverage advanced analytical techniques and technology such as pattern
1.16detection, predictive modeling, clustering, outlier detection and link analysis to identify
1.17suspect accounts for audit review and collections;
1.18(3) leverage a variety of approaches and analytical techniques to rank accounts and
1.19improve the success rate and the return on investment of department employees engaged
1.20in audit activities;
1.21(4) leverage technology to make the audit process more sustainable and stable, even
1.22with turnover of department auditing staff;
1.23(5) provide optimization capabilities to more effectively prioritize collections and
1.24increase the efficiency of employees engaged in collections activities; and
2.1(6) incorporate mechanisms to decrease wrongful auditing and reduce interference
2.2with Minnesota taxpayers who are fully complying with the laws.
2.3(b) Based on reasonable responses to the request for proposals, the commissioner
2.4shall enter into a contract for the services specified in paragraph (a) by October 1, 2011.
2.5The contract must incorporate a performance-based vendor financing option whereby the
2.6vendor shares in the risk of the project's success.
2.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
