Guam § 51103 - Expenditures from the Trust Fund.
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§ 51103. Expenditures from the Trust Fund.
In order for I Liheslaturan Guåhan to make the proper legislative
appropriation pursuant to § 51101(a) of this Chapter, the Tax
Commissioner shall submit to I Liheslaturan Guåhan [Guam
Legislature] on the 15th day of January each year a detailed budget
request of itemized cost of allowable expenditure, for an appropriation
from the earnings of the Trust Fund. All interest and investment
earnings from the Trust Fund pursuant to § 51101(b) of this Chapter shall
be exclusively expended for the following purposes:
(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the Department
of Revenue and Taxation is hereby authorized to either enter into
contracts with temporary income tax returns processors
(‘processors’), or to hire seasonal employees, as deemed necessary
by the Tax Commissioner anytime during the period of filing dates
established by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of not more
than three (3) months to process income tax returns.
(1) The Department of Revenue and Taxation shall
prioritize the processing of income tax returns according to
their filing date.
(2) The Department of Revenue and Taxation shall
submit to I Liheslaturan Guåhan [Guam Legislature] a
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monthly report on the status of the income tax processing,
which shall include the following:
(A) number of income tax returns processed;
(B) number of income tax refunds issued and the total
dollar amount;
(C) number of income tax returns waiting to be
processed;
(D) expected date of completion for the processing of
income tax returns pending; and
(E) any other pertinent information.
(b) Proper training of employees hired pursuant to Subsection
(a) of this Section.
(c) Computers and other equipments necessary to quickly
process the income tax returns.
NOTE: Pursuant the authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606, numbers and/or letters
were altered to adhere to the Compiler’s alpha-numeric scheme.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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