Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act

2021-09-24

Introduced in House

Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act

This bill increases to $250,000 the criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures of taxpayer information by federal employees and tax return preparers. It also lowers the evidentiary requirements for removal of employees from federal service who disclose tax return information without authorization.

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