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  • Nampa office manager convicted of forgery and tax evasion

    October 23, 2024

    BOISE, Idaho — Oct. 23, 2024 — A former office manager for a retailer in Nampa is on probation after pleading guilty to state income tax evasion and forgery for embezzling funds from her employer. The Canyon County District Court sentenced Charlene Smith, of Idaho City, to 19 years of supervised probation and ordered her […]

  • Idaho grants tax relief to victims of Hurricane Helene

    October 10, 2024

    BOISE, Idaho — Oct. 10, 2024 — The Idaho State Tax Commission is extending the deadlines to file and pay taxes for victims of Hurricane Helene. Affected taxpayers will have until May 1, 2025, to file returns and make tax payments that were originally due during the following periods:   For victims in Alabama, the […]

  • Warehouse manager convicted of grand theft and tax evasion

    October 2, 2024

    BOISE, Idaho — Oct. 2, 2024 — A former warehouse manager for a business in Canyon County is on probation for state income tax evasion and grand theft after embezzling funds from his employer. On July 23, 2024, the Canyon County District Court sentenced Jesus Carrillo, of Star, to three years of probation for income […]

  • Extended deadline nears for filing income tax returns

    October 1, 2024

    BOISE, Idaho — Oct. 1, 2024 — Time’s running out to file your 2023 Idaho income tax return. The Idaho State Tax Commission says taxpayers who qualified for an automatic extension to file must send in their return and full payment by October 15. “So far this year, taxpayers have filed about 967,000 individual income […]

  • Canyon County business manager convicted of grand theft, tax evasion

    July 16, 2024

    BOISE, Idaho — July 16, 2024 — The former business manager and controller of a Canyon County trucking company is in prison for state income tax evasion and grand theft after embezzling funds from his employer. The Canyon County District Court sentenced Chad Stevens to three years in prison for income tax evasion and three […]

  • North Idaho bookkeeper convicted of grand theft, tax evasion

    June 6, 2024

    BOISE, Idaho — June 6, 2024 — A Rathdrum bookkeeper could face prison time and must pay restitution for income tax evasion and grand theft related to funds embezzled from clients. The Kootenai County District Court sentenced Julia Dennett to five years in prison for tax evasion, and ten years fixed and four years indeterminate […]

  • Letters, phone calls from the Tax Commission going out soon

    May 15, 2024

    BOISE, Idaho — May 15, 2024 — The Idaho State Tax Commission is sending out more than 25,700 billing letters to taxpayers who filed individual and business income tax returns this year but haven’t paid the total amount due. These Statement of Account letters are for the 2023 tax filing year. The bills include the […]

  • Tax Commission hours extended in Idaho Falls on April 15

    April 12, 2024

    IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — April 12, 2024 — The Idaho State Tax Commission will extend office hours in its Idaho Falls office on Monday, April 15 – the day income tax returns are due. The office will open at 8 a.m. and stay open until 5 p.m. instead of the regular hours of 9 a.m. […]

  • Need an extension to file your Idaho income tax return?

    April 11, 2024

    BOISE, Idaho — April 11, 2024 — Can’t file your 2023 Idaho income tax return by the April 15 deadline? Pay enough of your total tax due by April 15, and you can get an automatic six-month extension. To qualify, you need to pay one of the following: 80% of the estimated tax you owe […]

  • Tax Commission hours extended in Coeur d’Alene on April 15

    April 10, 2024

    COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — April 10, 2024 —The Idaho State Tax Commission will extend office hours in its Coeur d’Alene office on Monday, April 15 – the day income taxes are due. The office will open at 8 a.m. and stay open until 5 p.m. instead of the regular hours of 9 a.m. to 4 […]