422.70 General powers — hearings.
1. The director, for the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of a return or for the purpose of making an estimate of the taxable income or receipts of a taxpayer, has the following powers:
a. To examine or cause to be examined by an agent or representative designated by the director, books, papers, records, or memoranda.
b. To require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses.
c. To issue and sign subpoenas.
d. To administer oaths, to examine witnesses and receive evidence.
e. To compel witnesses to produce for examination books, papers, records, and documents relating to any matter which the director has the authority to investigate or determine.
2. Where the director finds the taxpayer has made a fraudulent return, the costs of any hearing, including a contested case hearing, shall be taxed to the taxpayer. In all other cases the costs shall be paid by the state.
3. The fees and mileage to be paid witnesses and charged as costs shall be the same as prescribed by law in proceedings in the district court of this state in civil cases. All costs shall be charged in the manner provided by law in proceedings in civil cases. If the costs are charged to the taxpayer they shall be added to the taxes assessed against the taxpayer and shall be collected in the same manner. Costs charged to the state shall be certified by the director and the department of administrative services shall issue warrants on the state treasurer for the amount of the costs, to be paid out of the proceeds of the taxes collected under this chapter.
4. In case of disobedience to a subpoena the director may invoke the aid of any court of competent jurisdiction in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of records, books, papers, and documents, and such court may issue an order requiring the person to appear before the director and give evidence or produce records, books, papers, and documents, as the case may be, and any failure to obey such order of court may be punished by the court as a contempt thereof.
5. Testimony on hearings before the director may be taken by a deposition as in civil cases, and any person may be compelled to appear and depose in the same manner as witnesses may be compelled to appear and testify as hereinbefore provided.
[C35, §6943-f57; C39, §6943.094; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §422.63; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §422.70]
88 Acts, ch 1134, §79; 88 Acts, ch 1243, §9; 95 Acts, ch 83, §10; 2004 Acts, ch 1101, §48; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §90; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §88
Referred to in §22A.6, 99G.30A, 257.22, 321.105A, 422D.3, 423.42, 423A.6, 423B.6, 423C.4, 423D.4, 423G.5, 425.27, 437A.17, 437B.13
Contempts, chapter 665
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 422 - INDIVIDUAL INCOME, CORPORATE, AND FRANCHISE TAXES
Section 422.1 - Classification of chapter.
Section 422.2 - Purpose or object.
Section 422.3 - Definitions controlling chapter.
Section 422.4 - Definitions controlling subchapter.
Section 422.5 - Tax imposed — exclusions — alternative minimum tax.
Section 422.6 - Income from estates or trusts.
Section 422.7 - “Net income” — how computed.
Section 422.8 - Allocation of income earned in Iowa and other states.
Section 422.9 - Deductions from net income.
Section 422.10 - Research activities credit.
Section 422.10A - Geothermal tax credit.
Section 422.10B - Renewable chemical production tax credit.
Section 422.11 - Franchise tax credit.
Section 422.11A - New jobs tax credit.
Section 422.11B - Minimum tax credit.
Section 422.11C - Workforce housing investment tax credit.
Section 422.11D - Historic preservation tax credit.
Section 422.11E - Beginning farmer tax credit program.
Section 422.11F - Investment tax credits.
Section 422.11G - Venture capital fund investment tax credit.
Section 422.11H - Endow Iowa tax credit.
Section 422.11I - Geothermal heat pump tax credit.
Section 422.11J - Tax credits for wind energy production and renewable energy.
Section 422.11K - Economic development region revolving fund contribution tax credit.
Section 422.11L - Solar energy system tax credits.
Section 422.11M - Agricultural assets transfer tax credit.
Section 422.11N - Ethanol promotion tax credit.
Section 422.11O - E-85 gasoline promotion tax credit.
Section 422.11P - Biodiesel blended fuel tax credit.
Section 422.11Q - Iowa fund of funds tax credit.
Section 422.11R - From farm to food donation tax credit.
Section 422.11S - School tuition organization tax credit.
Section 422.11T - Hoover presidential library tax credit.
Section 422.11U - Third-party developer tax credit.
Section 422.11V - Redevelopment tax credit.
Section 422.11W - Charitable conservation contribution tax credit.
Section 422.11X - Disaster recovery housing project tax credit.
Section 422.11Y - E-15 plus gasoline promotion tax credit.
Section 422.11Z - Innovation fund investment tax credits.
Section 422.12 - Deductions from computed tax.
Section 422.12A - Adoption tax credit.
Section 422.12B - Earned income tax credit.
Section 422.12C - Child and dependent care or early childhood development tax credits.
Section 422.12D - Income tax checkoff for the Iowa state fair foundation fund.
Section 422.12E - Income tax return checkoffs limited — notification of repeal.
Section 422.12F - Income tax checkoff for child abuse prevention program fund.
Section 422.12H - Income tax checkoff for fish and game protection fund.
Section 422.12I - Income tax checkoff for the Iowa state fair foundation fund.
Section 422.12J - Income tax checkoff for Iowa election campaign fund.
Section 422.12K - Income tax checkoff for child abuse prevention program fund.
Section 422.12M - Income tax form — indication of dependent child health care coverage.
Section 422.12N - Geothermal heat pump tax credit.
Section 422.13 - Return by individual.
Section 422.14 - Return by fiduciary.
Section 422.15 - Information at source.
Section 422.16A - Job training withholding — certification and transfer.
Section 422.16B - Pass-through entity composite returns.
Section 422.17 - Certificate issued by department to make payments without withholding.
Section 422.19 - Scope of nonresidents tax.
Section 422.20 - Information confidential — redactions — penalty.
Section 422.21 - Form and time of return.
Section 422.22 - Supplementary returns.
Section 422.23 - Return by administrator.
Section 422.24 - Payment — interest.
Section 422.24A - Start-up business tax deferment.
Section 422.25 - Computation of tax, interest, and penalties — limitation.
Section 422.25A - Reporting and treatment of certain partnership adjustments.
Section 422.25B - State partnership representative.
Section 422.26 - Lien of tax — collection — action authorized.
Section 422.27 - Final report of fiduciary — conditions.
Section 422.28 - Revision of tax.
Section 422.29 - Judicial review.
Section 422.30 - Jeopardy assessments — posting of bond.
Section 422.31 - Statute applicable to personal tax.
Section 422.33 - Corporate tax imposed — credit.
Section 422.34 - Exempted corporations and organizations.
Section 422.34A - Exempt activities of foreign corporations.
Section 422.35 - Net income of corporation — how computed.
Section 422.37 - Consolidated returns.
Section 422.38 - Statutes governing corporations.
Section 422.39 - Statutes applicable to corporations and corporation tax.
Section 422.40 - Cancellation of authority — penalty — offenses.
Section 422.41 - Corporations.
Section 422.60 - Imposition of tax — credit.
Section 422.62 - Due and delinquent dates.
Section 422.63 - Amount of tax.
Section 422.65 - Allocation of revenue.
Section 422.66 - Department to enforce.
Section 422.67 - Generally — bond — approval.
Section 422.68 - Powers and duties.
Section 422.69 - Moneys paid and deposited.
Section 422.70 - General powers — hearings.
Section 422.71 - Assistants — salaries — expenses — bonds.
Section 422.73 - Correction of errors — refunds, credits, and carrybacks.
Section 422.74 - Certification of refund.
Section 422.75 - Statistics — publication.
Section 422.85 - Imposition of estimated tax.
Section 422.86 - Payment of estimated tax.
Section 422.88 - Failure to pay estimated tax.
Section 422.89 - Exception to penalty.
Section 422.90 - Penalty not subject to waiver.
Section 422.91 - Credit for estimated tax.
Section 422.92 - Rules for short taxable year.
Section 422.93 - Public utility accounting method.
Section 422.100 - Allocation to the child care credit fund.
Section 422.110 - Income tax credit in lieu of refund.
Section 422.111 - Fuel tax credit as income tax credit.