Within sixty days after the mailing of a deficiency notice, or one hundred fifty days if the taxpayer is outside the United States, the taxpayer or any person directly interested may file with the Tax Commissioner a written protest against the proposed assessment in which he or she shall set forth the grounds on which the protest is based. If a protest is filed, the Tax Commissioner shall reconsider the assessment of the deficiency and, if the taxpayer has so requested, shall grant the taxpayer or his or her authorized representative an oral hearing. For purposes of this section, a person shall be directly interested in a deficiency determination when such deficiency could be collected from such person.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 77-2778

  • Assessment: means the act of listing the description of all real property and taxable tangible personal property, determining its taxability, determining its taxable value, and placing it on the assessment roll. See Nebraska Statutes 77-126
  • Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, cooperative, assignee, or other group or combination acting as a unit. See Nebraska Statutes 77-2701.25
  • Person shall: include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Tax Commissioner: means the Tax Commissioner of the State of Nebraska. See Nebraska Statutes 77-2701.40
  • Taxpayer: means any person subject to a tax imposed by sections 77-2701 to 77-2713. See Nebraska Statutes 77-2701.41
  • United States: shall include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801