The Minnesota Department of Revenue is being recognized for its e-Services system, which allows businesses to file returns, pay business taxes and access their account information. The system received the 2012 Governor’s Continuous Improvement Award for making state government more efficient and effective for taxpayers in Minnesota.

The Mississippi Department of Revenue has found mistakes in 36,000 homestead exemption filings.

MDR officials credit the discovery of the problems to new computer software employed to determine which Mississippi residents qualify for a homestead exemption tax break.

Government software and consulting services provider Fast Enterprises, LLC (FAST) has announced that Jim Goatcher and Dave Alderson have been named associate partners. The promotions are the first to the firm’s new associate partner level.

Fast Enterprises, LLC (FAST), a leading provider of integrated software and consulting services to government, is pleased to announce that Roxy Huber, former executive director of the Colorado Department of Revenue, has joined the company.

Today, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue received a national customer service award from the Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA). The FTA Award for Taxpayer Service & Education for State Tax Administration recognized the upgrade and educational efforts made to the agency’s online business tax system, called My Tax Account.

It’s April, and that means Arkansans all over the State are now filing their income taxes. This year, the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration expects to receive some one-point-three million returns, and we expect to pay back five-hundred forty-nine million dollars in refunds. It’s a significant responsibility, and one we take very seriously. We want to get your hard-earned money back to you as easily and quickly as possible.

The Federation of Tax Administrators announced today that the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and the Washington State Department of Revenue the are co-winners of the 2012 FTA Award for Taxpayer Service and Education. Judges proclaimed their programs were “equally worthy.”