Taxpayer advocate and experience officer
1. Appointment. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services shall hire the taxpayer advocate and experience officer as an employee of the bureau who is independent of and not subject to the supervision or control of the assessor or any other employee of the bureau. The taxpayer advocate and experience officer is an unclassified employee and serves at the pleasure of the commissioner. The taxpayer advocate and experience officer need not be an attorney. 2. Duties and responsibilities. The duties and responsibilities of the taxpayer advocate and experience officer are to: 3. Annual report. Beginning in 2026, the taxpayer advocate and experience officer shall prepare and submit by January 15th an annual report of activities and recommendations under subsection 2 of the taxpayer advocate and experience officer to the Governor, commissioner, the Associate Commissioner for Tax Policy, the assessor and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters. 4. Investigation. 5. Response.