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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Taxpayer Knowledge of IRS Investigations Act </strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Department of the Treasury to disclose to any person who provides information indicating a violation of internal revenue laws relating to unauthorized disclosure or inspection of tax information or to unlawful acts of revenue officers or agents: (1) whether an investigation based on such information has been initiated and is open or closed; (2) whether any such investigation substantiated a violation; and (3) whether any action has been taken against a violator, including a referral for prosecution.</p> Makes this Act applicable to disclosures made on or after its enactment date.]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 13, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Taxpayer Knowledge of IRS Investigations Act </strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Department of the Treasury to disclose to any person who provides information indicating a violation of internal revenue laws relating to unauthorized disclosure or inspection of tax information or to unlawful acts of revenue officers or agents: (1) whether an investigation based on such information has been initiated and is open or closed; (2) whether any such investigation substantiated a violation; and (3) whether any action has been taken against a violator, including a referral for prosecution.</p> Makes this Act applicable to disclosures made on or after its enactment date.]]></text>
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