3.0.0 606 2023-01-11T13:36:17Z 2023-01-11T13:36:17Z Senate S 2017-03-09 115 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-09T22:10:17Z 2017-03-09 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2017-03-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-03-09 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2017-03-09 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-03-09 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2017-03-09 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2017-03-09 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2017-03-09 True Taxation Appropriations Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Crime prevention Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of the Treasury Employee hiring Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Law enforcement administration and funding Personnel records State and local government operations Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Taxation 00 2017-03-09 Introduced in Senate 2017-06-12T14:44:27Z Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish requirements and authorities for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) related to: (1) preventing identify theft and tax refund fraud, and (2) the electronic filing of tax returns.

The IRS must:

  • develop and implement guidelines for stolen identity refund fraud cases,
  • provide specified notifications to suspected victims of identity theft,
  • establish a local law enforcement liaison for tax-related identity theft and other tax fraud matters,
  • use information from the Do Not Pay Initiative to help prevent identity theft refund fraud,
  • establish a program to issue identity protection personal identification numbers to any individual after the individual's identity has been verified,
  • establish an Internet platform for Form 1099 filings,
  • require electronically prepared paper returns to include a scannable code to convert the form to an electronic format, and
  • verify the identity of individuals opening e-Services accounts.

The bill also:

  • increases penalties associated with identify theft,
  • permits the IRS to transfer appropriations between accounts to combat tax fraud,
  • reinstates streamlined critical pay authority for certain IRS information technology positions,
  • amends the Social Security Act to permit the IRS to access the National Directory of New Hires for tax administration purposes,
  • permits the IRS to establish minimum standards for professional tax preparers, and
  • expands the authority of the IRS to require certain taxpayers to file electronic returns.

The IRS and the Department of the Treasury must submit to Congress specified reports regarding identify theft and tax refund fraud.

]]> Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 Display Title Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent taxpayer identity theft and tax refund fraud, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s606is/xml/BILLS-115s606is.xml 2017-03-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.