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John Lewis Taxpayer Protection Act

USA116th CongressHR-8700| House 
| Updated: 10/27/2020
Filemon Vela

Filemon Vela

Democratic Representative

Texas

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
John Lewis Taxpayer Protection Act This bill sets forth provisions for the protection of taxpayers from abusive tax collection practices and provides other protections for low-income taxpayers. Specifically, it repeals the authority for private sector tax collection contracts, allows an exclusion from gross income for income attributable to the discharge of taxpayer indebtedness, repeals the suspension of the statute of limitations during a pending application for taxpayer assistance orders, restricts tax levies on tax-exempt retirement plans, suspends tax levies on taxpayers during periods of financial disability, repeals the partial payment requirement for submitting offers in compromise of tax liabilities, requires the Internal Revenue Service to provide notice to taxpayers of eligibility for the earned income tax credit and refunds of such credit, authorizes the Department of the Treasury to regulate and sanction income tax preparers, and increases funding for low-income taxpayer clinics and taxpayer services.
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Timeline
Oct 27, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 27, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • October 27, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • October 27, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

Administrative remediesAppropriationsCrime victimsDepartment of the TreasuryDisability and paralysisEmployee benefits and pensionsExecutive agency funding and structureFraud offenses and financial crimesIncome tax creditsInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Poverty and welfare assistancePublic contracts and procurementTax administration and collection, taxpayersWages and earnings

John Lewis Taxpayer Protection Act

USA116th CongressHR-8700| House 
| Updated: 10/27/2020
John Lewis Taxpayer Protection Act This bill sets forth provisions for the protection of taxpayers from abusive tax collection practices and provides other protections for low-income taxpayers. Specifically, it repeals the authority for private sector tax collection contracts, allows an exclusion from gross income for income attributable to the discharge of taxpayer indebtedness, repeals the suspension of the statute of limitations during a pending application for taxpayer assistance orders, restricts tax levies on tax-exempt retirement plans, suspends tax levies on taxpayers during periods of financial disability, repeals the partial payment requirement for submitting offers in compromise of tax liabilities, requires the Internal Revenue Service to provide notice to taxpayers of eligibility for the earned income tax credit and refunds of such credit, authorizes the Department of the Treasury to regulate and sanction income tax preparers, and increases funding for low-income taxpayer clinics and taxpayer services.
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Timeline
Oct 27, 2020
Introduced in House
Oct 27, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • October 27, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • October 27, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Filemon Vela

Filemon Vela

Democratic Representative

Texas

Ways and Means Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesAppropriationsCrime victimsDepartment of the TreasuryDisability and paralysisEmployee benefits and pensionsExecutive agency funding and structureFraud offenses and financial crimesIncome tax creditsInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Poverty and welfare assistancePublic contracts and procurementTax administration and collection, taxpayersWages and earnings