US SB809 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Simpler Tax Filing Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Internal Revenue Service should begin offering pre-prepared tax returns to as many taxpayers as possible by tax year 2022. The Department of the Treasury must report to the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee on actions necessary to achieve the goal of offering pre-prepared tax returns to taxpayers by tax year 2022, with an analysis of the budgetary, administrative, and legislative barriers to achieving such goal, including the amount of appropriations that would be required.
Title
Simpler Tax Filing Act of 2017
Sponsors
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-04-04 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
Business records
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/809/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s809/BILLS-115s809is.pdf |