I am eager to wrap up the legislative session but thankful for all the great things we have accomplished. I wanted to highlight some important legislation we have been working on this year to help better serve the health and wellness of Iowans, by providing better telehealth-care as we moved forward. Telehealth became even more important during the pandemic, and continued expansion of telehealth will benefit all Iowans.
This week, the Iowa House sent a clear message to Iowans that telehealth expansion is necessary to increase mental health care access in Iowa. The House attached an amendment to Senate File 524 which requires health insurers to pay for mental health services delivered through telehealth at the same rate as paid for in-person mental health treatment. Additionally, the House Health and Human Services Budget also includes this language. This amendment is extremely important as Iowa has a shortage of mental health providers. Iowa ranks 44th in the nation for psychiatrists per capita.
Throughout the public health emergency, Governor Reynolds has included these same telehealth requirements on insurers in her proclamations. This expansion of telehealth during the public health emergency has helped Iowans get the care they need in their communities, where specialty care is often not available, especially in rural areas.
Iowa has seen its Medicaid population reflect that increase in telehealth use with only 9,386 uses of telehealth in the quarter preceding the public health emergency, and 185,205 uses of telehealth in the next quarter (an almost 2000% increase!). DHS has said that the largest increases in telehealth utilization have been in behavioral testing/assessment, alcohol and drug abuse treatment, vision and hearing, and evaluation and management.
We have just a few days (fingers crossed) of the legislative session.

If you need anything, please feel free to reach out.

Budget Process Moves to Next Phase

On Wednesday, the House Health & Human Services budget subcommittee released their spending plan for Fiscal Year 2022. With its release, all the major budget bills have been made public by both the House and Senate. This, combined with the agreement reached on the Administration and Regulation budget bill, means the budget has now moved center stage at the Capitol.

The breakthrough on the Administration and Regulation budget was the decision by the Senate to match the House's proposal to provide $100 million to implement the recently-passed Broadband bill (HF 848). That commitment to a $95 million increase in state grants to expand broadband access was the catalyst to settling the first budget bill. As for the behemoth that is the Health and Human Services budget bill, both chambers took steps to move their proposals to their respective floors. The Senate bill spend $2.085 billon in FY 2022, with $50 million committed to implement Senate File 587's repeal of the mental health property tax levy. The Senate also includes a $10 million increase for nursing homes and $10 million to create a new mental health risk pool fund to assist counties. On the House side, the bill would spend $2.048 billion next year. Nursing homes would receive a $20 million increase in the House bill, and Medicaid waiver service providers would receive an additional $12 million. The state would fulfill a commitment made in the Complex Mental Health Needs bill by providing funding for habilitation services. Implementing this will allow those with significant mental health issues to be cared for outside of a hospital's psychiatric unit.

Health and Human Services is not the only budget with some significant differences in approaches. In the Agriculture and Natural Resources budget, the House is proposing to increase funding for the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Fund from $3 million to $11 million and have it paid for out of the General Fund. The Senate maintains funding at the current $3 million level through RIIF.

In Economic Development, the House has provided an additional $1.75 million in 260F job training funds to help those who lost their jobs during the pandemic acquire new work skills. It also provides $750,000 for implementation of the Butchery bill (HF 847), expanding services and access to small and mid-sized meat processing services. The Senate does not include either proposal.

Within the Education budget bill, the Senate is providing the Board of Regents with a $8 million increase. The House provides status quo funding to the Regents and freezes student tuition and fees at their current levels. The Senate only provides a $5 million increase to the Last Dollar Scholars program, a perennial favorite of the Governor. The House bill funds this at the Governor's requested level, a $10 million increase.

In the Justice Systems budget, the House backed up its promises to provide additional dollars for law enforcement and corrections services. The House bill gives the Department of Corrections an increase of $20.5 million, while the Senate is proposing only a $5.9 million raise in spending. For the Department of Public Safety, the House is proposing a $9.5 million increase. The Senate is countering with just a $4.4 million rise. And the House provides $5 million Appropriations Inside. This Issue: Appropriations 1 Agriculture 2 Commerce 3 Economic Growth 4 Education 5 Environmental Protection 5 Human Resources 6 Judiciary 7 Labor 8 Natural Resources 9 State Government 9 Transportation 10 Ways & Means 10 2 ($2.5 million from Justice Systems and $2.5 million) for a Public Safety Equipment Fund. The Senate does not include any funding for this.

Agriculture USDA Seeks Comments on Food System Supply Chains

On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the United States Department of Agriculture Foof and Nutrition Service (USDA-FNS) issued a press release in which USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is seeking comments on a USDA-wide effort to improve and reimagine the supply chains for the production, processing and distribution of agricultural commodities and food products. USDA is taking this action in response to Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains, signed by President Biden on February 24, 2021. The request for comments is published today in the Federal Register and the comment period will close on May 21, 2021. The comments received will help USDA assess the critical factors, risks, and strategies needed to support resilient, diverse, and secure supply chains and ensure U.S. economic prosperity, national security, and nutrition security for all Americans. Such supply chains are needed to address conditions that can reduce critical processing and infrastructure capacity and the availability and integrity of critical goods, products, and services. Identifying food system supply chain-bottlenecks and vulnerabilities also may provide valuable insights into the competitive and fair markets landscape, effects on local and regional producers and processors, and equitable access to food and economic opportunity across diverse communities. USDA will use the comments to prepare a report required by Executive Order 14017.

USDA-APHIS Announces Availability of Funding to Control and Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease

On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) issued a press release announcing that the federal agency is making available up to $5.6 million for states and Tribal governments to further develop and implement

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) management and response activities in wild and farmed cervids (e.g., deer, elk). State departments of agriculture, state animal health agencies, state departments of wildlife or natural resources, and Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments and organizations are eligible to submit funding proposals that further develop and implement CWD management, response and research activities, including surveillance and testing. The funding can also be used to support education and outreach activities to increase awareness about the disease and how it spreads. APHIS may give priority to states and Tribal governments that have already detected CWD or border CWD endemic areas; and have either implemented monitoring and surveillance programs or propose to do so.

CWD is an infectious, degenerative disease of cervids that causes brain cells to die, ultimately leading to the death of the affected animal. The incubation period can be long depending on species and genetic factors. Infected animals look healthy until the end stages of the disease, making them difficult to distinguish from healthy animals. Animals infected with CWD can transmit the disease to other animals during the "silent" incubation period. The disease has spread widely and the limited number of tools, as well as tool effectiveness, impacts the ability to effectively control the disease.

Commerce

IUB Announces Interactive Mapping Tool for Iowa's Electric Service Territory Boundaries

The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) and the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) have collaborated to provide the public and utility stakeholders with an updated interactive map for electric service territory boundaries in Iowa. As of April 20, 2021, users will have the ability to access the online mapping tool located on the IUB's website.

The IUB began working with OCIO in September 2020 on electric mapping services. With today's rollout, the OCIO created a statewide geographic information system (GIS) map with layers that detail the electric service territory boundaries for public utilities providing electrical service in Iowa. The IUB's website provides utility stakeholders and the public with an interactive viewer to browse the map's layers. Anyone viewing the map will be able to zoom in or out, as well as print the sections of interest. The new mapping tool replaces the webpage previously created by the Iowa Department of Transportation.

The mapping tool is a key part of the IUB's review of electric service territory boundaries when filings are made with the IUB under Iowa Code 476.23 regarding a service territory proceeding (SPU) docket. The majority of these come from utilities filing jointly for the following reasons:

* Utilities determine that customers being served do not match current IUB maps.

* A municipal builds an industrial park that extends into two or more service territory areas. This can result in a trade or sale of territory between the utilities.

* A customer builds a house or other type of building where electric service is not provided and a neighbor utility has service in closer proximity and can extend service. In this instance, the utilities can agree to a boundary modification with no trade involved.

IUB staff reviews the information to ensure that the legal descriptions filed by the utilities can be plotted on the service territory boundary map. OCIO will plot the information as filed in the IUB's electronic filing system. The IUB communicates any discrepancies to the utilities and approves service territory modifications as needed.

Future map layers will include natural gas pipelines, regional transmission organizations, electric transmission lines, telecommunications, water, solar, and wind. Source:IUB

Economic Growth April Economic Development Board Awards

Last week the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved awards for three Iowa companies, which will assist in the creation of 59 jobs and result in nearly $246.3 million in new capital investment for the state. These projects are located in Cedar Rapids and Butler and Webster counties.

Sadler Power Train-Cedar Rapids

Sadler Power Train is a distributor of light, medium, and heavy-duty truck parts to customers in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. It also remanufactures driveshafts, differentials and transmissions. The company has a few locations in Iowa and plans to construct a 10,000 square foot addition to their Cedar Rapids facility that will allow for increased remanufacturing capacity and inventory storage. The project represents a $1.2 million capital investment and is expected to create four jobs, of which one is incented at a qualifying wage of $23.20 per hour. The board awarded the project tax benefits through the High Quality Jobs (HQJ) program.

Shell Rock Soy Processing LLC-Butler County

Shell Rock Soy Processing LLC, a startup company in Butler County, plans to construct a new soybean crushing facility. With a focus on export outside of Iowa, the company will process soybeans sourced from farmers in a multistate region and then produce crude soybean oil that will be sold to refiners across the United States for food processing and biodiesel manufacturing. They will also produce soybean meal for the livestock industry and pelleted soybean hulls. The company plans to construct buildings and storage across 48 acres, totaling approximately 150,000 square feet of space. The project represents a $224.6 million capital investment and the board awarded tax benefits through the HQJ program. It is expected to create 51 jobs at a qualifying wage of $20.71 per hour.

CJ Bio America Inc.-Webster County

CJ Bio America in Fort Dodge manufactures amino acids through mass fermentation technology. Utilizing cornderived dextrose from the neighboring Cargill facility, the company produces amino acids primarily for swine and poultry growers throughout North America. The company plans to expand its footprint and capacity with the construction of a new production building and acquisition and installation of machinery and equipment. The project is expected to create four jobs at a qualifying wage of $19.47 per hour and represents a capital investment of approximately $20 million. The board awarded the project tax benefits through the HQJ program.

Education

EMT Courses for High School Seniors West Des Moines Community Schools, Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), and the City of West Des Moines are partnering in offering an EMT program for high school seniors. As we have seen, EMTs are in high demand. Iowa is facing a provider crisis in EMS. This isn't just a shortage in rural Iowa, but in metropolitan areas as well as cities are growing. In addition to traditional emergency response roles, EMTs may be employed as emergency room technicians. They may also be employed to work at special events, casinos, swimming pools, sporting events, etc. Students need to turn 18 while taking the course, or shortly after in order to be eligible to take the exam. Other schools may take advantage of this opportunity as well. The community college first has to agree to make the course available to be offered through concurrent enrollment to their school districts and the school districts also have to agree to contract for that specific course/program. If you have further questions, please contact the Department of Education's Community College contact of Jeremy Varner at jeremy.varner@iowa.gov. (Info from Iowa Dept. of Education and WDMCSD)

Iowa Department of Education Issues Guidance on American Rescue Plan

Funds President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law on March 11, 2021. This authorized a third round of emergency coronavirus relief to schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund (ESSER III). The U.S. Department of Education is releasing ESSER III funds in two awards: the first two-thirds of the total award, which the Iowa Department of Education has already received, and the second award for the remaining funds will be allocated to the Iowa Department upon the U.S. Department of Education receiving Iowa's ESSER III plan detailing Iowa's use of relief funds.

Iowa will receive $774,516,216 from this fund, with 90% ($697,064,594) going to local education agencies. The fiscal year 2020 Title I, Part A district shares is used to calculate allocations to Iowa districts. This is required by the ARP Act and the Iowa Department of Education has no authority to alter the formula for allocating funds. To see a list of required reservations and allowable uses you may view the full guidance on the Iowa Department of Education'swebsite. The Department also released district allocations for the new round of federal funding. These can be viewed here: (Info from Iowa Dept. of Education)

Environmental Protection

EPA Awards Three Iowa School Districts $70,000 for Older Diesel Bus Replacement

$10.5 million to clean up 473 school buses in 40 states

On Thursday, April 20, 2021, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Agency Region 7 office issued a press release which announced that the federal agency has awarded $70,000 to replace three older diesel school buses in three Iowa school districts. This award is part of $10.5 million going to 137 school bus fleets in 40 states to replace 473 older buses, each of which will receive rebates through EPA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funding. In EPA Region 7's four states, districts received $730,000 to replace 36 older diesel buses. The new buses will reduce pollutants that are linked to asthma and lung damage, better protecting health and air quality in communities across the country.

Iowa Recipients each received $25,000 toward 1 bus, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community School District, Sheldon Community School District, Sibley Ocheyedan Consolidated School District.

EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan commented--The rebates provide children with a safe and healthy way to get to school by upgrading older diesel engines in our nation's school buses. Through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, EPA is equipping local school districts with cleaner-running buses, helping them along the route to healthier kids and 6 communities." Applicants scrapping and replacing diesel buses with engine model years 2006 and older will receive rebates between $20,000 and $65,000 per bus, depending on the fuel type of the replacement bus. This is the first time that EPA has offered additional funds for alt-fuel and electric bus replacements. This year, five fleets plan to replace 16 older diesel buses with electric buses. Acting EPA Region 7 Administrator Edward Chu added--"Reducing emissions will protect our children and youth from harmful pollutants that endanger their health and welfare. The DERA program provides a building block for our many programs lowering and eliminating harmful gases and particulates from our environment."

EPA has implemented standards to make newer diesel engines over 90% cleaner, but many older diesel school buses are still operating. These older diesel engines emit large amounts of pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, which are linked to instances of aggravated asthma and other health effects or illnesses that can lead to missed days of work or school. Since 2008, the DERA program has funded over 1,300 clean diesel projects across the country, reducing emissions in over 70,000 engines. A comprehensive list of the 2020 DERA School Bus Rebate recipients can be online. Learn more about the DERA program. (Source: EPA)

House Republicans Send Clear Message on Telehealth, Mental Health Care

This week, the Iowa House sent a clear message to Iowans that telehealth expansion is necessary to increase mental health care access in Iowa. The House attached an amendment to Senate File 524 which requires health insurers to pay for mental health services delivered through telehealth at the same rate as they pay for in-person mental health treatment. Additionally, the House Health and Human Services Budget also includes this language. This amendment is extremely important as Iowa has a shortage of mental health providers. Iowa ranks 44th in the nation for psychiatrists per capita.

Throughout the public health emergency, Governor Reynolds has included these same telehealth requirements on insurers in her proclamations. This expansion of telehealth during the public health emergency has helped Iowans get the care they need in their communities, where specialty care is often not available, especially in rural areas.

Iowa has seen its Medicaid population reflect that increase in telehealth use with only 9,386 uses of telehealth in the quarter preceding the public health emergency, and 185,205 uses of telehealth in the next quarter (an almost 2000% increase!). DHS has said that the largest increases in telehealth utilization have been in behavioral testing/assessment, alcohol and drug abuse treatment, vision and hearing, and evaluation and management.

Judiciary

Protecting Iowans- Facts from the Iowa State Patrol

Drive anywhere in the state and you're sure to come across one of Iowa's 373 State Troopers. For the past 85 years these men and women have proudly served Iowa. Unfortunately, earlier this month, one Trooper lost his life protecting others. Sgt. Jim Smith was killed in the line of duty on April 9th. He was a 27-year veteran of the Patrol and is the 11th State Trooper to die in the line of duty. Thousands of Iowans took time to honor Sgt. Smith for his sacrifice.

It is important we continue to remember and acknowledge the work the Iowa State Patrol does every day. The Patrol is not just the officers you regularly see, it also includes; Human Resources 7

Technical collision and crash reconstruction investigators

Crisis negotiators

Police service dog unit

Air wing

Public resources officers

Tactical teams

Honor guard

In 2020 Officers worked countless hours to provide a variety of services to Iowa. Here are a few 2020 facts from the patrol;

The Iowa State Patrol worked 14,105 hours of Civil Disturbance response.

Patrol Air Wing pilots flew 64 search missions and 51 hours relaying personnel, equipment and/or medical supplies/specimens and conducted 122 special flight missions and 522 total flights.

The Iowa State Patrol Police Service Dog Unit conducted 52 deployments.

Crisis Negotiators responded to 51 calls for service.In 21 of the 51 incidents, the subject involved was armed with a firearm. Of the 51 callouts recorded:

16 Were Tactical team warrant assists

2 incidents involved the taking of a hostage(s)

24 incidents involved a person in crisis/suicidal

8 incidents stemmed from a domestic disturbance

16 incidents were resolved by an Iowa State Patrol Crisis Negotiator

28 incidents were resolved by a variety of other means that include peaceful surrender, disengaging from the incident or tactically.

In 2020, The Iowa State Patrol Tactical Teams responded to 78 high risk calls for service assisting local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. This is up from (57) calls in 2019 and (47) in 2018.

House Republicans are forever grateful to the men and women who risk their lives every day to keep Iowans safe.

Labor

Iowa Workforce Encourages Iowans to be Vigilant and Take Precautions Against Increased Fraud Attempts Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) reports an increase in recent fraudulent activity related to unemployment insurance. This includes claims filed using stolen identities or unauthorized access to an individual's account, as well as computer generated claims from a single employer that exceeds the number of employees.  Unemployment insurance fraud is a national issue, and IWD is working closely with the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Association of State Workforce Agencies, and other states around the country to share information regarding known bad actors or methods of attack.

IWD has not suffered any data breaches and none of the information being used to file fraudulent unemployment claims is from a data breach of IWD.  Criminal organizations are using highly sophisticated algorithms and programs to attack states' unemployment systems. Fraudsters are obtaining identity information from many sources, such as from fraudulent phishing scams or recent large-scale private sector breaches that included private information from millions of individuals.

It is a good time to remind Iowans to protect their personal information, sign in credentials and passwords. Iowans should also take care to and establish PIN and passwords that are difficult for an outside person or computer to generate (for example, avoid using the last four digits of your social security number or date of birth). IWD urges Iowans to be on the lookout for any suspicious activity related to unemployment claims.  Indicators of fraudulent activity can include:  

* A mailing from IWD notifying you of a claim in your name when you have not filed an unemployment insurance claim. 

* A 1099-G from IWD stating you have income from unemployment insurance when you have not filed for or received unemployment insurance during the last calendar year. 

* A fact-finding call or notice from IWD when you have not filed a claim for unemployment insurance. 

* Your employer notifying you of a notice they received that an unemployment claim was filed. 

* Anything you may suspect as fraudulent banking activity. 

If you suspect fraudulent activity, contact IWD immediately by one of the following: 

* Email: UIfraud@iwd.iowa.gov(link sends e-mail)  

* Phone number: 1-866-239-0843  

* Web form

Additional information is available online from the United States Department of Labor here: 

(Info from Iowa Workforce Development)

Natural Resources

Early Childhood Online Outdoor Education Training Scheduled

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are launching an online training for the national award-winning Growing Up WILD activity guide.

This online training provides exciting hands-on activities and resources to help lead children (ages 3-7) out the door and explore nature. Activities use age-appropriate practices and concepts to build and nurture a child's sense of wonder about nature, wildlife, and the great outdoors. Early learning activities focus on: math, science, language, literacy, health living, play, and creativity.

Participants are required to complete online pre-workshop activities and attend the online training on May 19, from 6 - 9 pm. Cost is $45 and includes the Growing Up WILD activity guide. Participants receive four (clock) hours credit for childcare license renewal approved by Iowa Department of Human Services.

Registration is required to attend the online training. Register and submit payment by May 5 on the Iowa Child Care Provider Training Registry (search for Reconnecting Children with Nature). Source:DNR

State Government

Bottle Bill Under Discussion in Iowa House

This week a public hearing was held to hear comments regarding House File 814 which passed out of the State Government Committee in March. HF 814 is a piece of legislation aimed at addressing Iowa's beverage container deposit law (Bottle Bill). Aimed at trying to reduce the amount of cans and bottles that made up liter, Iowa passed the bottle bill in 1978 and it went into effect in 1979 and has been law ever since. Iowa is currently one of 10 states with a bottle bill law.

Under current law, a distributor sells their beverages in containers to retailers charging a 5¢ deposit, the retailer then sells the containers to the consumer and charges the 5¢ deposit, when the consumer is finished with the container they return it to a store or redemption center and retrieve their 5¢ refund, the retailer/redemption center then receive the original 5¢ refund and an additional 1¢ for a handling fee from the distributors. The distributors are then responsible for recycling the containers.

After over 40 years without substantive changes in the law several concerns and issues have grown. Over the years redemption rates have gone down, costs in redemption have gone up, and a growing number of retailers are opting out of taking consumer's empty containers. According to a 2018 DNR Waste Characterization Study, the recovery rate for containers under the bottle bill was 71%, down from 86% in 2007. Under current law certain retailers are allowed to refuse to accept containers if they are within a specific distance from a redemption center. However, Iowa has seen decreases in the number of redemption centers as recycling costs have increased and the handling fee paid by the distributors has remained stagnant. Iowans are having an increasingly hard time to return their containers and receive their money back. When the coronavirus pandemic ensued and retailers quit taking back containers, the problem was only exacerbated.

During the public hearing all of these concerns were raised, including concerns about sanitation in grocery stores that take back containers. Rep. Lundgren, the floor manager for House File 814, filed an amendment that would substitute HF 814 with updated language to address these concerns. As amended, the bill would increase the handling fee for the redemption centers with an increase to 7¢ per container, would roll back red tape to make opening new redemption centers easier, increase enforcement for retailers who don't qualify to "opt-out" of taking back containers, and create a legislative review process in 2024 to evaluate the effectiveness of the changes and assess the state of the bottle bill at that point.

As the bill continues to work through the legislative process, House Republicans will continue to look for ways to ensure that the concerns that were expressed at the public hearing will be addressed and fix the growing issues with Iowa's bottle bill.

Transportation

Budget for Iowa Department of Transportation Moves Through the Process

Recently, the Transportation Appropriations Bill (House File 863) has begun to move through the process at the legislature having passed the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee. Annually, this budget bill moves funds from the Road Use Tax Fund and the Primary Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for a total of $397.8 million.

The Road Use Tax Fund is a fund made of dedicated highway user revenue, collected through a state excise tax on fuels. No state general fund revenue is used for highway projects in Iowa. Established in 1949 by the 53rd Iowa General Assembly, the Road Use Tax Fund (RUTF) provides the funding for the state's primary, secondary and municipal roadway systems. After some off-the-top diversions, receipts into the RUTF are distributed according to a formula of 47.5 percent for the Primary Road System (State), 24.5 percent for secondary county roads, 8 percent for farm-to-market county roads, and 20 percent for city streets. Legislation that went into effect in 2003, which involved the transfer of jurisdiction of some roadways from the state to either a city or county government, requires a share (1.75 percent) of the Primary Road System funds be paid to local governments.

The Treasurer of State is required to allocate the RUTF moneys by formula to the Primary Road Fund, the Secondary Road Fund, the Farm-to-Market Road Fund, and the Street Construction Fund of the Cities. Moneys in the Primary Road Fund may be used to construct and maintain the primary road system and for expenses related to the primary road system, including the maintenance of DOT facilities and merit pay increases for DOT employees for which appropriations are not otherwise made.

Ways & Means

Taxes are Due May 17-Avoid Mistakes

This week the IRS put out a press release to remind taxpayers of not only the Ma17th due date-but also encouraging them to check their tax returns for common and avoidable errors. These are the types of errors that hold up refunds and make the process just take too long.

Here is the list of suggestions that the IRS put out for taxpayers to follow:

* Use electronic filing. It is the best way to ensure accuracy.

* Report all taxable income. Underreporting income can end with big penalties and interest.

* Triple check names and Social Security numbers right.

* Pick the correct filing status. If unsure-use the Interactive Tax Assistant on IRS.gov to choose the correct status.

* Correctly answer the virtual currency question.

* Mail paper returns to the right address. However, mailing paper returns takes longer-so file electronically if possible.

* Use the right routing and account numbers. Direct deposit is convenient and fast-but only if you have accurate banking information.

* Sign and date the return.

* Keep a copy. There are so many reasons you may need to refer to it!

* If you will be late-request an extension.

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