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March 28, 2019 at 03:23 PM
House Ways and Means Committee members introduced bipartisan legislation on Thursday to redesign the Internal Revenue Service.
Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., along with House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis, D-Ga., the top Republican on the committee, Kevin Brady, R-Texas, as well as Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and members of the Oversight Subcommittee from both parties introduced the Taxpayer First Act of 2019.
“The House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee have carefully and thoughtfully developed this legislation over several years, after numerous hearings and roundtables, in a bipartisan, bicameral manner,” said Neal and Brady, in a joint statement.
“The commonsense provisions in this bill will protect low-income taxpayers, provide sensible enforcement reforms, and ensure the IRS provides taxpayers and small businesses the assistance they deserve,” they said.
Among the bill’s 45 changes includes creating an independent appeals process, strengthening the IRS’ ability to proactively combat identity theft tax refund fraud, and improving the taxpayer experience across the IRS’ suite of taxpayer services.
According to a section-by-section summary of the bill, the IRS issued approximately 1.2 million identity protection personal identification numbers (IP PINs) to identity theft victims for the 2014 filing season.
