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Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017
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Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017 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. An individual participating in the programs established by this bill must verify their identity to the satisfaction of the IRS.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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2019 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Promote cash policies to end poverty and rebuild the middle class. Build support for policies that promote a Cost-of-Living Refund -- a bold expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit that would benefit nearly half of all Americans and lift nearly 15 million people out of poverty. Specific legislation includes: The Cost-of-Living Refund Act (S.537, HR 1431) to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) -- increasing benefits across a wider income range, expanded definition of work to include caregivers and low income students; The LIFT Act (S.4) to create a monthly refundable tax credit to working Americans including low income students; The EITC Modernization Act (HR 1436) to update EITC definitions to include caregivers and low income students and provide for monthly payments; Build support for other cash policies including: Working Families Tax Relief Act (no bill number yet similar to S. 1371 in 115th Congress) to expand tax credits for working families including the EITC and Child Tax Credit (CTC); American Family Act (S. 690) to expand the CTC; and Tax Filing Simplification Act (no bill number yet, similar to S 912 in 115th Congress) to ease the tax filing process for millions of American taxpayers and reduce their costs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Consulting services related to various general corporate tax issues and more specifically compliance tax issues impacting taxpayers and tax return preparers, and also tax issues impacting low and middle individual income taxpayers including: - Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform - H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act - H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act - S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of2017; Education on administration of the Government Populated Return - Taxpayer Service Standards - Revocation of the PTIN - Issues with financial products and financial product innovation; FinTech; Consumer privacy - H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of2017 - S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act S. 2346, Taxpayer First Act of 2018 S.3278, Protecting Taxpayers Act S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017; Education on administration of the Government Populated Return Taxpayer Service Standards Revocation of the Preparer Tax Identification Number IRC 7216, Disclosure or use of information by preparers of returns; Safeguarding and appropriate handling of taxpayer data.
Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention, Promote minimum competency for tax return preparers, Regulatory reform, IRS reform, S. 912- Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017, Education on administration of the Government Populated Return, Taxpayer Service Standards, Revocation of the Preparer Tax Identification Number
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform; H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act; H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act; S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017; Education on administration of the Government Populated Return; Taxpayer Service Standards; Revocation of the PTIN; Issues with financial products and financial product innovation; FinTech; Consumer privacy; H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; Issues related to IRS reform and Tax Administration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General issues and legislation relating to micro-business tax simplification and reform, as well as internet sales tax and proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state including S. 976, The Marketplace Fairness Act; H.R. 2193, The Remote Transactions Parity Act; H.R. 2887, No Regulation Without Representation Act; H.R. 3757, The GAIN Act; H.R. 3717, The Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act; and S. 1549, The NEW GIG Act; S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act; H.R. 6824, Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2018.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Consulting services related to various general corporate tax issues and more specifically compliance tax issues impacting taxpayers and tax return preparers, and also tax issues impacting low and middle individual income taxpayers including: - Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform - H.R. 5444, S. 3246, and H.R. 7227, Taxpayer First Act of 2018 - H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act - S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of2017; Education on administration of the Government Populated Return - Taxpayer Service Standards - Revocation of the PTIN - H.R. 3860 and S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of2017 - S. 3278, Protecting Taxpayers Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Legislation and regulation related to the provision or facilitation of tax services and related financial products, including S. 809, S. 912, H.R. 2018, H.R. 3511, H.R. 5444 and H.R. 7227. Addressing tax reform issues regarding personal income tax preparation and regulation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Legislation and regulation related to the provision or facilitation of tax services and related financial products, including legislation related to identity theft income tax refund fraud, such as S. 809, S. 912, H.R. 2018, H.R. 3511, H.R. 5444 and H.R. 7227. Addressing tax reform issues regarding personal income tax preparation and regulation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General issues and legislation relating to micro-business tax simplification and reform, as well as internet sales tax and proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state including S. 976, The Marketplace Fairness Act; H.R. 2193, The Remote Transactions Parity Act; H.R. 2887, No Regulation Without Representation Act; H.R. 3757, The GAIN Act; H.R. 3717, The Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act; and S. 1549, The NEW GIG Act; S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act; H.R. 6824, Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2018.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act S. 2346, Taxpayer First Act of 2018 S.3278, Protecting Taxpayers Act S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017; Education on administration of the Government Populated Return Taxpayer Service Standards Revocation of the Preparer Tax Identification Number
Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention, Promote minimum competency for tax return preparers, Regulatory reform, IRS reform, S. 912- Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017, Education on administration of the Government Populated Return, Taxpayer Service Standards, Revocation of the Preparer Tax Identification Number
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform; H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act; H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act; S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017; Education on administration of the Government Populated Return; Taxpayer Service Standards; Revocation of the PTIN; Issues with financial products and financial product innovation; FinTech; Consumer privacy; H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Consulting services related to various general corporate tax issues and more specifically compliance tax issues impacting taxpayers and tax return preparers, and also tax issues impacting low and middle individual income taxpayers including: - Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform - H.R. 5444 and S. 3246, Taxpayer First Act - H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act - S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of2017; Education on administration of the Government Populated Return - Taxpayer Service Standards - Revocation of the PTIN - H.R. 3860 and S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of2017 - S. 3278, Protecting Taxpayers Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Legislation and regulation related to the provision or facilitation of tax services and related financial products, including legislation related to identity theft income tax refund fraud, such as S. 809, S. 912, H.R. 2018 and H.R. 3511. Addressing tax reform issues regarding personal income tax preparation and regulation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Banking
Legislation and regulation related to the provision or facilitation of tax services and related financial products, including S. 809, S. 912, H.R. 2018 and H.R. 3511. Addressing tax reform issues regarding personal income tax preparation and regulation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform; H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act; H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act; S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017; Education on administration of the Government Populated Return; Taxpayer Service Standards; Revocation of the PTIN; Issues with financial products and financial product innovation; FinTech; Consumer privacy; H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017; S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Consulting services related to various general corporate tax issues and more specifically compliance tax issues impacting taxpayers and tax return preparers, and also tax issues impacting low and middle individual income taxpayers including: - Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform - H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act - H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act - S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of2017; Education on administration of the Government Populated Return - Taxpayer Service Standards - Revocation of the PTIN - Issues with financial products and financial product innovation; FinTech; Consumer privacy - H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of2017 - S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to tax, tax preparers, IRS reform and implementation of tax reform; Issues related to regulation of tax preparers; Regulations of tax preparers minimum standards; Issues related to IRS reform; Issues related to S.912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Banking
Legislation and regulation related to the provision or facilitation of tax services and related financial products, including S. 809, S. 912, H.R. 2018 and H.R. 3511. Addressing tax reform issues regarding personal income tax preparation and regulation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Legislation and regulation related to the provision or facilitation of tax services and related financial products, including legislation related to identity theft income tax refund fraud, such as S. 809, S. 912, H.R. 2018 and H.R. 3511. Addressing tax reform issues regarding personal income tax preparation and regulation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
General issues and legislation relating to micro-business tax simplification and reform, as well as internet sales tax and proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state including S. 976, The Marketplace Fairness Act; H.R. 2193, The Remote Transactions Parity Act; H.R. 2887, No Regulation Without Representation Act; H.R. 3757, The GAIN Act; H.R. 3717, The Small Business Owners Tax Simplification Act; and S. 1549, The NEW GIG Act; S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017; Education on administration of the Government Populated Return Taxpayer Service Standards Revocation of the Preparer Tax Identification Number
Client expense: $1,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Use of prepaid cards for IRS tax refunds. Discussed delaying tax returns under the PATH Act (HR 2029) and S. 912 (Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017), which would supplant private-industry assisted tax preparation
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention; Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers; Regulatory reform; IRS reform H.R. 5444, Taxpayer First Act H.R. 5445, 21st Century IRS Act S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017; Education on administration of pre-populated returns
Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Banking
Legislation and regulation related to the provision or facilitation of tax services and related financial products, including S. 809, S. 912, H.R. 2018 and H.R. 3511. Addressing tax reform issues regarding personal income tax preparation and regulation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Legislation and regulation related to the provision or facilitation of tax services and related financial products, including legislation related to identity theft income tax refund fraud, such as S. 809, S. 912, H.R. 2018 and H.R. 3511. Addressing tax reform issues regarding personal income tax preparation and regulation.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2017 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers Regulatory reform S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017; Education on administration of pre-populated returns H.R. 3641, Free File Permanence Act of 2017 IRS reform
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers Regulatory reform S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017; Education on administration of pre-populated returns H.R. 3641, Free File Permanence Act of 2017 IRS reform
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Improve tax administration and tax fraud prevention Promote minimum competency standards for tax return preparers Regulatory reform S. 912, Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017; Issues with administration of pre-populated returns IRS reform
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
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| NH |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | Democratic | NH |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | IL |
| Tom Udall | Democratic | NM |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE