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Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

1/11/2023, 1:27 PM

Congressional Summary of S 943

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.

Current Status of Bill S 943

Bill S 943 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 15, 2015. Bill S 943 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the Senate on April 15, 2015.  Bill S 943's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of April 15, 2015

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 943

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 943

Primary Policy Focus

Taxation

Potential Impact Areas

- Administrative remedies
- Department of the Treasury
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Lawyers and legal services
- Right of privacy
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 943

Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a duty of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue Service employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain taxpayer rights.
Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 943

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