Article: INCOME TAX RECOMMENDED

CASPER -- Ending a two-year study of the state's tax structure, the Tax Reform 2000 Committee agreed Friday by a 6 to 3 vote to recommend a slightly amended version of a state income tax.

The recommendation is not linked to any specific income tax program, but committee members suggested the plan be simple.

They declined to recommend that it be attached to federal income tax forms. They also said that should a state income tax be implemented, sales, use and property taxes would be credited back to the taxpayer.

Committee Chairman Rep. John Hines, R-Gillette, said he thinks it is the most fair way to revamp the tax system.

"What can you do that treats everybody the same? I just can't get ...

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