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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that contractors to whom return information is disclosed comply with confidentiality safeguards.

USA115th CongressHR-5376| House 
| Updated: 3/21/2018
James B. Renacci

James B. Renacci

Republican Representative

Ohio

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting Taxpayer Confidentiality Through Safeguards Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the disclosure of tax returns or return information to a contractor or other agent of a federal, state, or local agency unless the agency requires the contractor or agent to provide certain safeguards to protect the confidentiality of the returns or return information. The bill also requires the agency to conduct on-site reviews to determine compliance with requirements and meet certain reporting and certification requirements.
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Timeline
Mar 21, 2018
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • March 21, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • March 21, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-7227: Taxpayer First Act of 2018
  • HR 115-5445: 21st Century IRS Act
  • S 115-1793: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance taxpayer rights, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-5444: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grant program, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for the issuance of identity protection personal identification numbers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury to provide to taxpayers information regarding low-income taxpayer clinics, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft, to require notice from the Secretary of the Treasury in the case of any closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require electronic filing of the annual returns of exempt organizations and provide for making such returns available for public inspection, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection, and modernize the information technology of the Internal Revenue Service, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the immediate sale of seized property by the Secretary of the Treasury to perishable goods, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-88: Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act
Public contracts and procurementRight of privacyTax administration and collection, taxpayers

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that contractors to whom return information is disclosed comply with confidentiality safeguards.

USA115th CongressHR-5376| House 
| Updated: 3/21/2018
Protecting Taxpayer Confidentiality Through Safeguards Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the disclosure of tax returns or return information to a contractor or other agent of a federal, state, or local agency unless the agency requires the contractor or agent to provide certain safeguards to protect the confidentiality of the returns or return information. The bill also requires the agency to conduct on-site reviews to determine compliance with requirements and meet certain reporting and certification requirements.
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Timeline
Mar 21, 2018
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • March 21, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • March 21, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
James B. Renacci

James B. Renacci

Republican Representative

Ohio

Ways and Means Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-7227: Taxpayer First Act of 2018
  • HR 115-5445: 21st Century IRS Act
  • S 115-1793: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance taxpayer rights, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-5444: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grant program, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for the issuance of identity protection personal identification numbers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury to provide to taxpayers information regarding low-income taxpayer clinics, to provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft, to require notice from the Secretary of the Treasury in the case of any closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require electronic filing of the annual returns of exempt organizations and provide for making such returns available for public inspection, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve cybersecurity and taxpayer identity protection, and modernize the information technology of the Internal Revenue Service, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restrict the immediate sale of seized property by the Secretary of the Treasury to perishable goods, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-88: Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Public contracts and procurementRight of privacyTax administration and collection, taxpayers