To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to issue identity protection personal identification numbers with respect to identity theft-related tax fraud.
United States115th CongressHR-4089House of Representatives
Updated: Oct 19, 2017
Summary
Taxpayer Identity Theft Protection Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to issue an identity protection personal identification number at the request of an individual taxpayer, after the taxpayer's true identity has been established and verified, to prevent the misuse of the taxpayer's Social Security account number on fraudulent federal income tax returns. The IRS must then publicize the availability of such identification numbers, including through electronic means.
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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
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