Today Anthony Forschino, Legilsative Liaison for the Arizona Department of Revenue spoke at the Arizona Society of CPAs Arizona DOR Liaison Luncheon about legislation passed the last legislative session, and those bills the Department of Revenue plans to ask to be considered in the upcoming session.

Anthony also noted the "old" email addresses no longer work for the Department of Revenue, so you need to update your address book for any contacts you may have to their new azdor.gov address.

Today's podcast reports on the Arizona Society of CPAs' Arizona Department of Revenue Liaison luncheon today. Speaking at the lunch was Christie Comanita, Manager in the Tax Policy & Research at the ADOR who oversees rulings on taxes other than income taxes at the Department of Revenue. She discussed the system for obtaining and issuing various rulings, as well as an update on the Streamlined Sales Tax Project and Arizona's position on that program.

The program also details Arizona Individual Income Tax Ruling ITR 05-2 on claiming the exemption for your child if you did not claim the child on the federal return so the child could claim one of the education credits.

Arizona Tax Update podcast report on the Arizona Society of CPAs Arizona Tax Liaison Committee luncheon today at the Phoenix Doubletree Guest Suites at the Gateway Center (44^th Street & Van Buren).

Today’s presentation primarily dealt with legislative changes outside of the income tax, and the Arizona Department of Revenue’s current audit program related to purchases of furniture from a single out of state vendor in North Carolina.