US Congress Senate Bill 2789 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on April 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish and operate the following programs free of charge: online tax preparation and filing software, a program for taxpayers to download third-party provided return information relating to individual income tax returns, and a program to permit individuals with simplified tax situations to elect to have the IRS prepare their returns. The IRS may not enter into any agreement which restricts its legal right to provide tax return preparation services, software, or tax return filing services. Individuals participating in the programs established by this bill must verify their identify to the satisfaction of the IRS.

Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2016

Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]
Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2789/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2789/BILLS-114s2789is.pdf