Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque, said he co-signed the settlement as a plaintiff that says state tax authorities will no longer withhold refunds based solely on discrepancies between a taxpayer’s individual taxpayer identification number, or ITIN, and any Social Security number submitted on corresponding W-2 income forms.
The Taxation and Revenue Department and other parties to the settlement declined to comment or acknowledge the agreement.
The agreement resolves a lawsuit against the department alleging a practice of withholding tax refunds owed to foreign nationals starting in 2012 based on mismatched tax identification numbers.
