US Congress House Bill 8700 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 27 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sets forth provisions for the protection of taxpayers from abusive tax collection practices and provides other protections for low-income taxpayers. Specifically, it repeals the authority for private sector tax collection contracts, allows an exclusion from gross income for income attributable to the discharge of taxpayer indebtedness, repeals the suspension of the statute of limitations during a pending application for taxpayer assistance orders, restricts tax levies on tax-exempt retirement plans, suspends tax levies on taxpayers during periods of financial disability, repeals the partial payment requirement for submitting offers in compromise of tax liabilities, requires the Internal Revenue Service to provide notice to taxpayers of eligibility for the earned income tax credit and refunds of such credit, authorizes the Department of the Treasury to regulate and sanction income tax preparers, and increases funding for low-income taxpayer clinics and taxpayer services.

John Lewis Taxpayer Protection Act

Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2020-10-27	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8700/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8700/BILLS-116hr8700ih.pdf