Free File Permanence Act of 2017

3.0.0 3641 2023-01-11T13:38:50Z 2023-01-11T13:38:50Z House HR 2017-08-04 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 133 (Friday, August 4, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROSKAM:H.R. 3641.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, which states ``The Congress shallhave Power To lay and collect Taxes,'' and Article I, Section7, which states ``All Bills for raising Revenue shalloriginate in the House of Representatives.''[Page H6589]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-08-04T17:00:37Z 2017-08-04 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-08-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-08-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000580 Rep. Roskam, Peter J. 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00 2017-08-04 Introduced in House 2017-08-21T15:42:21Z Free File Permanence Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to continue to operate the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Free File Program.

The program must work with state government agencies to enhance and expand the use of the program, while continuing to:

provide free commercial-type online individual income tax preparation and electronic filing services to the lowest 70% of taxpayers by income;
provide all taxpayers (regardless of income) with a basic, online electronic fillable forms utility; and
work with the private sector to provide the free tax preparation and electronic filing services.

Treasury must work with the private sector through the program to identify and implement innovative new program features to improve and simplify the taxpayer's experience with completing and filing individual income tax returns.

The IRS and members of the tax software and electronic industry involved in the program must support and promote improvements within the program by mutually testing, piloting, and offering innovative solutions to:

simplify the tax system,
reduce compliance and reporting burdens,
increase tax return accuracy through financial data authentication,
strengthen the tax system against fraud through cybersecurity collaboration,
avoid duplication, and
maximize the use of electronic technology.

The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee must report annually to Congress regarding the program, including website statistics, cybersecurity standards, demographic information, marketing and education efforts, simplifications and innovations, and state and local participation.

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Free File Permanence Act of 2017 Display Title Free File Permanence Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Free File Permanence Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To make permanent the Internal Revenue Service Free File program. Introduced in House 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3641ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3641ih.xml 2017-08-04 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.