LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Income and property taxes are vital to the functioning of the government, so improper payment of income tax — or more specifically, nonpayment — impacts every Nebraskan.

The Nebraska Association of Public Employees confirmed 11 people were laid off at the state this week, all of whom were responsible for collecting the millions owed in delinquent individual income taxes.

Many are well-behind in payment, with nearly $130 million dollars delinquent in the last fiscal year alone.

“Everybody should pay their fair share,” State Auditor Mike Foley told 10/11 on Tuesday. “No more, no less.”

An audit report released by Foley’s office in mid-April shows Nebraskans owed around $88 million in delinquent income tax in Fiscal Year 2020. By FY2024, that number was nearly $13

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