To ensure the successful development of the electronic Income Verification Express Service of the Internal Revenue Service by amending the Taxpayer First Act to clarify that taxpayer identity verification is the responsibility of users of the system rather than the taxpayer, and for other purposes.

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 15, 2023

This bill modifies provisions of the Taxpayer First Act relating to taxpayer identity verification (i.e., the electronic Income Verification Express Service) and disclosures of taxpayer information.

The bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to implement a program that insures that certain disclosures of taxpayer returns or return information are accomplished only after a financial institution or other relevant entity (other than the taxpayer) has formed a reasonable belief that the identity of the taxpayer has been authenticated.

The bill requires the IRS to ensure that the taxpayer information disclosure program complies with specified security standards and guidelines, including those relating to security and confidentiality of taxpayer information.

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The bill prohibits the IRS from requiring a taxpayer seeking a disclosure of information to access any information technology system or service used by the IRS for any purpose relating to a disclosure, including identity verification or the provision of electronic consent.

The IRS must provide for the disclosure of certain business tax return information, including information from schedule K-1 of forms 1065 and 1120.

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Who introduced it

Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] · R–NC

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Ways and Means Committee

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May 15, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 15, 2023
Introduced in House
May 15, 2023
Introduced in House

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3335

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3335

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr3335/BILLS-118hr3335ih.htm

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3335

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr3335/BILLS-118hr3335ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.3335, 118th Congress: To ensure the successful development of the electronic Income Verification Express Service of the Internal Revenue Service by amending the Taxpayer First Act to clarify that taxpayer identity verification is the responsibility of users of the system rather than the taxpayer, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3335

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2023-05-15.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr3335/BILLS-118hr3335ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2024-07-24T15:22:07Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.3335 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.