Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-730

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.
Section 12-730 - Appeals

Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 54 to the contrary, any taxpayer aggrieved because of any determination or disallowance by the commissioner under section 12-729, 12-729a or 12-732 may, not later than thirty days after notice of the commissioner's determination or disallowance is mailed to the taxpayer, take an appeal therefrom to the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain, which shall be accompanied by a citation to the commissioner to appear before said court. Such citation shall be signed by the same authority, and such appeal shall be returnable at the same time and served and returned in the same manner, as is required in case of a summons in a civil action. The authority issuing the citation shall take from the appellant a bond or recognizance to the state of Connecticut, with surety to prosecute the appeal to effect and to comply with the orders and decrees of the court in the premises. Such appeals shall be preferred cases, to be heard unless cause appears to the contrary, at the first session by the court or by a committee appointed by it. Said court may grant such relief as may be equitable and, if such tax has been paid prior to the granting of such relief, may order the Treasurer to pay the amount of such relief, with interest at the rate of two-thirds of one per cent per month or fraction thereof, to the aggrieved taxpayer. If the appeal has been taken without probable cause, the court may charge double or triple costs, as the case demands, and upon all such appeals which may be denied, costs may be taxed against the appellant at the discretion of the court but no costs shall be taxed against the state.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-730

(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3, S. 81, 168; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-26, S. 41, 52; 95-220, S. 4 -6; P.A. 99-215, S. 24, 29; P.A. 03-107, S. 5.)

Amended by P.A. 19-0186,S. 27 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2019 Regular Session, eff. 7/8/2019.

Equitable relief granted to taxpayer to permit recoupment of tax credit under Sec. 12-700a(d)(2) when wording of statute created a mathematical impossibility that a taxpayer could recoup such credit and to avoid inequitable result of being double taxed on the same income. 98 Conn.App. 439. Cited. 45 Conn.Supp. 368. It is plaintiff's burden to show that he has no income tax liability or was exempt from payment of the tax. 49 CS 38.