Last Sunday’s Lansing State Journaltore into the state Department of Treasury over its alleged inability to collect delinquent tax revenue.
In a story by investigative reporter Steven Reed headlined “Tax Cracks,” Reed wrote that since 2000, Treasury has had to write off more than 2 billion dollars in delinquent taxes owed to the state. He, and others in the story, suggests that oversight and accountability regarding tax collection are weak.
Terry Stanton is a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Treasury, who joins Current State to respond to the article.