US HB3430 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a reduction in improper claims of refundable credits by directing the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure consistency of requirements for self and paid tax return preparers, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) direct the Internal Revenue Service to ensure that all procedures and questions used to determine eligibility for the earned income tax credit, the child tax credit, and the American Opportunity, Hope Scholarship, and Lifetime Learning tax credits are substantially the same regardless of the method used for preparing and filing a tax return; and (2) extend the due diligence requirement for determining eligibility for the earned income tax credit to tax return preparers who prepare returns claiming such other tax credits.

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Title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a reduction in improper claims of refundable credits by directing the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure consistency of requirements for self and paid tax return preparers, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-07-29HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2015-07-29HouseIntroduced in House

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