National group honors Rod Marrelli posthumously

A national tax policy group honored former Tax Commission executive director Rod Marrelli posthumosly with a special leadership aware.
The FTA Executive Committee honored Mr. Marrelli, last week. He served as the chief administrator of the agency, managing its day-to-day operations, from 1994 until his death last October.
"We are pleased to hear of this honor give to Rod," said Barry Conover, interim USTC executive director. "It is another recognition of this great man's commitment and accomplishment.
Mr. Marrelli was a member of the FTA Board of Trustees and was an active participant with the Multistate Tax Commission.
He also served as president of the Western States Association of Tax Administrators and was involved in the Northwest Regional Sales Tax Project, the forerunner for the Streamlined Sales Tax project.

Take advantage of TAP

The Utah State Tax Commission has several different systems for filing and paying taxes online. To make the process easier, we are consolidating many of those various services into one system, called Taxpayer Access Point, or TAP.

As part of this consolidation, beginning June 27, 2011, TAP will replace the current WebExpress system to file, pay, and manage the following taxes:

· Cigarette and Tobacco – mandatory electronic filing
· Corporate – view and pay only
· Fuels – view and pay only
· Municipal Energy - mandatory electronic filing
· Other Miscellaneous Taxes – pay only
· Withholding – file, pay, and upload

If you currently use WebExpress, please register in TAP by visiting https://tap.tax.utah.gov/TaxExpress/TAP.htm on or after June 27. Registering early will help prevent filing and payment delays. You will need your FEIN and 14-character account number (12345678-003-ABC).

As always, you can get to any of our online systems at taxexpress.utah.gov. This would be a good site to bookmark.