Professional Privilege Tax Filing Made Convenient for Taxpayers

“The electronic filing alternatives at the department’s Web site have been thoroughly designed and modified with taxpayers in mind,” said Department of Revenue Commissioner Reagan Farr. “Filing online with Revenue is not only easy and time-saving for filers; online services allow the department to process returns quicker with more accuracy.

 

Who owes the professional privilege tax?

 

Accountants	Lobbyists
Agents (Securities)	Optometrists
Architects	Osteopathic Physicians
Attorneys	Pharmacists
Audiologists	Physicians
Broker-Dealers (Agents)	Podiatrists
Chiropractors	Psychologists
Dentists	Real Estate Principal Brokers
Engineers	Speech Pathologists
Investment Advisors	Sports Agents
Landscape Architects	Veterinarians

 

Customers can pay via credit card or EFT transactions through checking accounts at the department's Web site, www.TN.gov/revenue. MasterCard, American Express and Discover Card are accepted and will be charged an associated 2.49 percent processing fee. All online tax filing applications, including individual income tax, franchise and excise tax, sales tax and consumer use tax, now offer both credit card and EFT payment options at the department’s Web site.

 

In order to assist taxpayers with compliance to electronic filing, the Department of Revenue provides computer access in its offices in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Jackson, Johnson City, Memphis and Nashville. The department also offers an electronic commerce hot line to assist taxpayers and tax practitioners at (866) 368-6374. Nashville-area and out-of-state callers should dial (615) 253-0704. All taxpayer data, whether paper or electronic, filed with the Department of Revenue is confidential data protected under Tennessee law.

 

The Department of Revenue is responsible for the administration of state tax laws and motor vehicle title and registration laws established by the legislature and the collection of taxes and fees associated with those laws. The Department of Revenue collects approximately 92 percent of total state tax revenue. During the 2007-2008 fiscal year, the department collected $11.2 billion in state taxes and fees. In addition to collecting state taxes, $1.9 billion of local sales tax was collected by the department for local governments during the 2007-2008 fiscal year. Besides collecting taxes, the department enforces the revenue laws fairly and impartially in an effort to encourage voluntary taxpayer compliance. The department also apportions revenue collections for distribution to the various state funds and local units of government. To learn more about the department, log on to www.TN.gov/revenue.

 

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