3.0.0 5479 2023-01-11T13:39:52Z 2023-01-11T13:39:52Z House HR 2018-04-11 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 58 (Wednesday, April 11, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALZ:H.R. 5479.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution,which gives Congress the power ``to regulate commerce withforeign nations, and among the several states, and with theIndian tribes.''____________________[Page H3148]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-04-11T14:01:35Z 2018-04-11 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2018-04-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-04-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 N K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2018-04-11 True Taxation Adult education and literacy Digital media Financial literacy Military personnel and dependents Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Telephone and wireless communication Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Taxation 00 2018-04-11 Introduced in House 2018-04-26T13:52:16Z Military Taxpayer Assistance Act

This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish a special unit within the IRS office of Stakeholder Partnership, Education and Communication to be responsible for outreach, education, and assistance concerning the tax issues applicable to members of the uniformed services and organizations that provide tax assistance to them.

The IRS must: (1) staff the new unit with veterans, to the extent possible; and (2) ensure that ample funding is allocated to the unit to provide face-to-face training for the military volunteers providing income tax assistance in overseas locations.

The IRS must also: (1) establish and maintain a toll-free telephone number to answer tax questions and resolve tax account and compliance issues for members of the uniformed services and their families, and (2) ensure that information relating to military taxpayers is current on the IRS website.

]]> Military Taxpayer Assistance Act Display Title Military Taxpayer Assistance Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service to establish a special unit within the office of Stakeholder Partnership, Education and Communication to provide members of the uniformed services with tax assistance, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Military Taxpayer Assistance Act Introduced in House 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5479ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5479ih.xml 2018-04-11 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.