3.0.0 912 2023-01-11T13:36:57Z 2023-01-11T13:36:57Z Senate S 2017-04-24 115 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-04-24T20:03:06Z Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017 115 3511 HR 2017-07-27 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS 2017-04-24 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2017-04-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. N S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2017-04-24 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-04-24 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2017-04-24 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-04-24 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2017-04-24 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-04-24 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-04-24 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2017-04-24 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2017-04-24 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2017-04-24 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-05-23 False Taxation Computers and information technology Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Public contracts and procurement Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Taxation 00 2017-04-24 Introduced in Senate 2017-04-28T18:17:27Z Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish and operate the following programs free of charge:

  • online tax preparation and filing software,
  • a program for taxpayers to download third-party provided return information relating to individual income tax returns, and
  • a program to permit individuals with simplified tax situations to elect to have the IRS prepare their returns.

The IRS may not enter into any agreement which restricts its legal right to provide tax return preparation services, software, or tax return filing services. An individual participating in the programs established by this bill must verify their identity to the satisfaction of the IRS.

]]> Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017 Display Title Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a free on-line tax preparation and filing service and programs that allow taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s912is/xml/BILLS-115s912is.xml 2017-04-24 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.