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Information Reporting Simplification Act of 2015

1/11/2023, 1:29 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 3856

Information Reporting Simplification Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to penalties for filing erroneous tax returns, to set forth a safe harbor rule for errors on tax information returns and payee statements. If any such return or statement has one or more incorrect dollar amounts, but no single amount in error differs from the correct amount by more than $100, and no single amount reported for tax withheld on any information return differs from the correct amount by more than $25, then no correction shall be required and such return or statement shall be treated as having been filed with all of the correct required information.

Current Status of Bill HR 3856

Bill HR 3856 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since October 28, 2015. Bill HR 3856 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the House on October 28, 2015.  Bill HR 3856's most recent activity was Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. as of October 28, 2015

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 3856

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
11
Democrat Cosponsors
5
Republican Cosponsors
6
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 3856

Primary Policy Focus

Taxation

Potential Impact Areas

- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 3856

Information Reporting Simplification Act of 2015
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a safe harbor for de minimis errors on information returns and payee statements.
Information Reporting Simplification Act of 2015

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