Taxpayer Transparency and Efficient Audit Act - Requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS): (1) to provide a substantive written response (not merely an acknowledgment letter) to any written correspondence from a taxpayer not later than 30 days after receiving such correspondence; (2) within 30 days after disclosing taxpayer information to any federal, state, or local governmental entity, to provide to the taxpayer a written notification describing the information, to whom it was disclosed, and when it was disclosed; (3) to provide the taxpayer a written letter explaining why an audit of such taxpayer has taken more than one year to complete; and (4) to use amounts authorized or appropriated outside of this Act to carry out such requirements.
Taxpayer Transparency and Efficient Audit Act
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What it doesSummary passed house amended (Feb 25, 2014)
Taxpayer Transparency and Efficient Audit Act - Requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS): (1) to provide a substantive written response (not merely an acknowledgment letter) to any written correspondence from a taxpayer not later than 30 days after receiving such correspondence; (2) within 30 days after disclosing taxpayer information to any federal, state, or local governmental entity, to provide to the taxpayer a written notification describing the information, to whom it was disclosed, and when it was disclosed; (3) to provide the taxpayer a written letter explaining why an audit of such taxpayer has taken more than one year to complete; and (4) to use amounts authorized or appropriated outside of this Act to carry out such requirements.
What just happenedFeb 27, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Referred in SenateFeb 27, 2014
- Engrossed in HouseFeb 25, 2014
- Introduced in HouseJun 27, 2013
- Feb 27, 2014IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Feb 26, 2014IntroReferral
Received in the Senate.
- Feb 25, 2014FloorH37300
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1917)
- Feb 25, 2014Floor8000
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1917)
- Feb 25, 2014FloorH8D000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2530.
- Feb 25, 2014FloorH30000
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1917-1919)
- Feb 25, 2014FloorH30300
Mr. Roskam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. (consideration: CR H1917)
- Jun 27, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Jun 27, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 27, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House
Taxpayer Transparency and Efficient Audit Act - Requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS): (1) to provide a substantive written response (not merely an acknowledgment letter) to any written correspondence from a taxpayer not later than 30 days after receiving such correspondence; (2) within 30 days after disclosing taxpayer information to any federal, state, or local governmental entity, to provide to the taxpayer a written notification describing the information, to whom it was disclosed, and when it was disclosed; and (3) to conclude any audit of an individual taxpayer not later than 1 year after the audit is initiated and to not assess any tax with respect to such audit after it is concluded.