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S. 943

Referred to Committee

Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

Introduced 4/15/2015•114th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

4/15/2015 • Senate

Summary

Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accord with taxpayer rights, including the right to be informed, to quality service, to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, to challenge the position of IRS and to be heard, to appeal an IRS decision to an independent forum, to finality, to privacy, to confidentiality, to retain representation, and to a fair and just tax system.

Introduced in Senate • 4/15/2015

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Taxation
Administrative remediesDepartment of the TreasuryGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Lawyers and legal servicesRight of privacyTax administration and collection, taxpayers

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Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]

Republican • OH

Sponsored 4/15/2015

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Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

April 15, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Introduced in Senate4/15/2015

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Current StatusReferred to Committee
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