Granting tax amnesty could pay dividends for Indiana: State estimates it could collect $100 million or more
Indiana scofflaws delinquent on their back taxes could come clean without the threat of penalties under a tax amnesty program that could generate an estimated $100 million or more for the cash-strapped state. The option of giving lawbreakers a grace period to pay their debts and have interest, penalties and fees waived has been easier for legislators to swallow given Indiana still is confronting a deficit in the $800 million range. Sen. Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, chairman of the Tax and…