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	<form>
		<distribution-code display="yes">IIB</distribution-code>
		<congress>111th CONGRESS</congress>
		<session>2d Session</session>
		<legis-num>H. R. 4994</legis-num>
		<current-chamber display="yes">IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES</current-chamber>
		<action>
			<action-date date="20100415">April 15, 2010</action-date>
			<action-desc> Received; read twice and referred to the
			 <committee-name committee-id="SSFI00">Committee on
			 Finance</committee-name></action-desc>
		</action>
		<legis-type>AN ACT</legis-type>
		<official-title display="yes">To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
		  to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, and for other
		  purposes.</official-title>
	</form>
	<legis-body id="H661FC349B9AB47F788DC17F767483177" style="OLC">
		<section id="H5EAAA2BF792B462C8996F0297DF46AC3" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title, etc</header>
			<subsection id="H983E7080BB37433BA9B5A56C0B154E58"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short
			 title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This Act may be cited
			 as the <quote><short-title>Taxpayer Assistance Act of
			 2010</short-title></quote>.</text>
			</subsection><subsection id="H4BC26BA14FE545548644765D3AF9986A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendment of
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly provided,
			 whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
			 amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall
			 be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal
			 Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
			</subsection><subsection id="HF9DF0522D2E54EB4A2E621BBC6228375"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Table of
			 contents</header><text>The table of contents of this Act is as follows:</text>
				<toc container-level="legis-body-container" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
					<toc-entry idref="H5EAAA2BF792B462C8996F0297DF46AC3" level="section">Sec. 1. Short title, etc.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="H61168B947BA241BABAD3AB707F4F6287" level="title">Title I—Cell Phones and Electronic Filing</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="H54BA35223CB04280B842CF7849F12F16" level="section">Sec. 101. Removal of cellular telephones and similar
				telecommunications equipment from listed property.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="HC7C7AE06E4FD40B1831F07ADADB4D9AD" level="section">Sec. 102. Electronic filing exemption for religious
				reasons.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="HF8245417C0FA440F80F827F963CE7AF9" level="section">Sec. 103. Accelerate interest on refunds for returns filed
				electronically.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="H039FE2B564E54E6CB8EFF2EAA37BB98B" level="title">Title II—Collection</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="H19018003C5A645C9B259838A0D6C4BE4" level="section">Sec. 201. Study on the effectiveness of collection
				alternatives.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="H1DDE99BEFBA1441A8300A87004AD4CB9" level="section">Sec. 202. Repeal of partial payment requirement on submissions
				of offers-in-compromise.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="HE3EB67E639A24C2CB0D109023B8E0DCA" level="title">Title III—Taxpayer Assistance and Protection
				Improvements</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="H3E8C1F2787144E5BAD1811B8A768D028" level="section">Sec. 301. Referrals to Low-Income Taxpayer Clinics
				permitted.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="H75D527700D8E43DD8D3CBEC9A316FF9B" level="section">Sec. 302. Low-income taxpayer clinics.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="HA9BCFAAC198E4E13979DDCEC4D710796" level="section">Sec. 303. EITC outreach.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="HEF81A9BEE8EE4621B3A6B2A6FB09EA6B" level="section">Sec. 304. Taxpayer notification of suspected identity
				theft.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="H609374E62EA44D22A02E037F3BFBA210" level="section">Sec. 305. Clarification of IRS unclaimed refund
				authority.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="H31016B277ED74088BF0748EFA57C0A79" level="section">Sec. 306. Study on delivery of tax refunds.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="HC548C6CAB5FC40A08D29F2E9F8BAD7B2" level="section">Sec. 307. Study on timely processing and use of information
				returns.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="HC9E2DB82ADA8494B91C9333641657960" level="section">Sec. 308. Study on easing the burden of in-person tax
				payments.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="H420D9226FAF44039AA90FDF10AB95214" level="title">Title IV—Revenue Provisions</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="H9AC29F955DF546DABA838DA33B9EB35B" level="section">Sec. 401. Expansion of bad check penalty to electronic
				payments.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="H89DE66F221D446F999F78D3E66F147D2" level="section">Sec. 402. Increase in information return penalties.</toc-entry>
					<toc-entry idref="H9BFD1A1BED7646A4821541E262EF7CBB" level="section">Sec. 403. Budget compliance.</toc-entry>
				</toc>
			</subsection></section><title id="H61168B947BA241BABAD3AB707F4F6287"><enum>I</enum><header>Cell
			 Phones and Electronic Filing</header>
			<section commented="no" id="H54BA35223CB04280B842CF7849F12F16"><enum>101.</enum><header>Removal of
			 cellular telephones and similar telecommunications equipment from listed
			 property</header>
				<subsection commented="no" id="HDE01836D63A249389774BBB90C61DF74"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of section 280F(d)(4) (defining listed
			 property) is amended by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (iv), by
			 striking clause (v), and by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (v).</text>
				</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HCCF654A1FB7F466492A5CE14079608B3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
			 date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2009.</text>
				</subsection></section><section id="HC7C7AE06E4FD40B1831F07ADADB4D9AD"><enum>102.</enum><header>Electronic
			 filing exemption for religious reasons</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (3) of section 6011(e) (relating
			 to special rule for tax return preparers) is amended by adding at the end the
			 following new subparagraph:</text>
				<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D9C1360D5994EFD909552F6115CA215" style="OLC">
					<subparagraph id="HE2402207772645748A6E5F4B43CBF043"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Exemption for
				religious reasons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
				Secretary may exempt from requirements under subparagraph (A) a tax return
				preparer who—</text>
						<clause id="H9984CE78021B4710B0FD6CB863D2CE14"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
				a member of a recognized religious sect or division thereof, and</text>
						</clause><clause id="HAB7B33784733409A925B196B8534DB06"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is an adherent of established teachings or
				tenets that do not permit the use of magnetic
				media.</text>
						</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
			</section><section id="HF8245417C0FA440F80F827F963CE7AF9"><enum>103.</enum><header>Accelerate
			 interest on refunds for returns filed electronically</header>
				<subsection id="H5B6C4A724C09466DA1FB1383FFD58D74"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (e) of
			 section 6611 (relating to disallowance of interest on certain overpayments) is
			 amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66C11AA865FC46648B381DDECA87318F" style="OLC">
						<paragraph id="H146127C94C774AEFA4BE7B7148E0B049"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special
				rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of any
				individual income tax return relating to income tax filed by electronic means,
				paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting <quote>30 days</quote> for
				<quote>45 days</quote> each place it
				appears.</text>
						</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
				</subsection><subsection id="H36C24037731442B9B39EC36448BC0514"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
			 date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2011.</text>
				</subsection></section></title><title id="H039FE2B564E54E6CB8EFF2EAA37BB98B"><enum>II</enum><header>Collection</header>
			<section id="H19018003C5A645C9B259838A0D6C4BE4"><enum>201.</enum><header>Study on the
			 effectiveness of collection alternatives</header>
				<subsection id="H0CA8D6F880604D34ABEB4C572156EFA6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall conduct a study to
			 assess the effectiveness of collection alternatives, especially
			 offers-in-compromise, on long-term tax compliance. Such a study shall analyze a
			 group of taxpayers who applied for offers-in-compromise 5 or more years ago and
			 compare the amount of revenue collected from the taxpayers whose offers were
			 accepted with the amount of revenue collected from the taxpayers whose offers
			 were rejected, and compare, among the taxpayers whose offers were rejected, the
			 amount they offered with the amounts collected.</text>
				</subsection><subsection id="HCD2481D0E91347948D285DBCB3E09C54"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
			 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
			 Treasury shall submit a report to Congress containing the results of the study
			 conducted under subsection (a).</text>
				</subsection></section><section id="H1DDE99BEFBA1441A8300A87004AD4CB9"><enum>202.</enum><header>Repeal of
			 partial payment requirement on submissions of offers-in-compromise</header>
				<subsection id="H542E14AD0EBC43D0A5A0163703F6B2B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/7122">Section 7122</external-xref> is amended by striking
			 subsection (c) and by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as
			 subsection (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively.</text>
				</subsection><subsection id="H26062E909C2D401E9A2144CF71A5D576"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
			 amendments</header>
					<paragraph id="H108B16F0B5454E0AA47ACBCA3387403F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (3) of
			 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/7122">section
			 7122(d)</external-xref> is amended—</text>
						<subparagraph id="HAFE29D69E61E4174BF691A5CFB0B05A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
			 <quote>and</quote> at the end of the subparagraph (A),</text>
						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H364310A487B549B5B91E64DAE532F8CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
			 <quote>, and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period,
			 and</text>
						</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9AAD071926C74B099E81F3892AC1D153"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
			 subparagraph (C).</text>
						</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB66E3DBD97FF45378D906C0637B738E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Subsection (f) of
			 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6159">section
			 6159</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>section 7122(e)</quote> and
			 inserting <quote>section 7122(d)</quote>.</text>
					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF01F71A150E64998B24738673882D334"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to offers
			 submitted after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
				</subsection></section></title><title id="HE3EB67E639A24C2CB0D109023B8E0DCA"><enum>III</enum><header>Taxpayer
			 Assistance and Protection Improvements</header>
			<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E8C1F2787144E5BAD1811B8A768D028" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Referrals to
			 Low-Income Taxpayer Clinics permitted</header>
				<subsection id="H401AA52860C44477AAB347D28DE280A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) of
			 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/7526">section
			 7526</external-xref> is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 paragraph:</text>
					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE35EF9132C7C4295AD81406E6CD9511C" style="OLC">
						<paragraph id="HCDD3FE6355CD4DEA98FC477B94169D1C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Treasury
				employees permitted to refer taxpayers to qualified low-income taxpayer
				clinics</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
				other provision of law, officers and employees of the Department of the
				Treasury may refer taxpayers for advice and assistance to qualified low-income
				taxpayer clinics receiving funding under this
				section.</text>
						</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
				</subsection><subsection id="HE63B33F731584E108B77D78B2AF6E506"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
			 date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
			 this section shall apply to referrals made after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act.</text>
				</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75D527700D8E43DD8D3CBEC9A316FF9B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header>Low-income taxpayer
			 clinics</header>
				<subsection id="HB87D286393FF49C7ADEADC5888026B86"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Increase in
			 authorized grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph
			 (1) of section 7526(c) (relating to aggregate limitation) is amended by
			 striking <quote>$6,000,000</quote> and inserting
			 <quote>$20,000,000</quote>.</text>
				</subsection><subsection id="HF430F942017D4C96BE42E6ACAB78361D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
			 amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/7526">Section 7526(c)(5)</external-xref>
			 is amended by inserting <quote>qualified</quote> before
			 <quote>low-income</quote>.</text>
				</subsection><subsection id="H02655915B4334A55AD0E7E6AA6E246AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
			 Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
			 this section shall apply with respect to grants made after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.</text>
				</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9BCFAAC198E4E13979DDCEC4D710796" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><header>EITC
			 outreach</header>
				<subsection id="H4C937FC9B02D408A93F6E46B72C20285"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text>Section 32 (relating to earned income) is amended by
			 adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
					<quoted-block id="HCDFB4422E9E842109E74B210F2F2D245" style="OLC">
						<subsection id="H08A792D7ABA94208B3312B6F7F722264"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Notification of
				potential eligibility for credit and refund</header>
							<paragraph id="HDD5A72868EA349C8865916FEF91CCA42"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
				general</header><text>To the extent possible and on an annual basis, the
				Secretary shall provide to each taxpayer who—</text>
								<subparagraph id="HBD8EFFA2052F4244B226A6411484C967"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for any preceding
				taxable year for which credit or refund is not precluded by section 6511,
				and</text>
								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD91E33FFECC540D1945214A21E624BA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>did not claim the
				credit under subsection (a) but may be allowed such credit for any such taxable
				year based on return or return information (as defined in section 6103(b))
				available to the Secretary,</text>
								</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">notice
				that such taxpayer may be eligible to claim such credit and a refund for such
				taxable year.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D4776B98EDC4B56BD0532935F4FE9EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Notice
				provided under paragraph (1) shall be in writing and sent to the last known
				address of the
				taxpayer.</text>
							</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
				</subsection><subsection id="HC9C2110DE0434809850E2144BCF22901"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
			 date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the
			 date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
				</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF81A9BEE8EE4621B3A6B2A6FB09EA6B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header>Taxpayer
			 notification of suspected identity theft</header>
				<subsection id="HFA74A7627BA54917BE6C52A35C160EF3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text>Chapter 77 (relating to miscellaneous provisions), as
			 amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 section:</text>
					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H495D759CDCED4FEABFF15649327188B2" style="OLC">
						<section id="H54B5CCF9C6B3406893F2DAA68928D202"><enum>7529.</enum><header>Notification
				of suspected identity theft</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If, in the course of an investigation under
				the internal revenue laws, the Secretary determines that there was or may have
				been an unauthorized use of the identity of the taxpayer or a dependent of the
				taxpayer, the Secretary shall, to the extent permitted by law—</text>
							<paragraph id="H29238BEA4EBE4433AA144791C9BBE80C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>as soon as
				practicable and without jeopardizing such investigation, notify the taxpayer of
				such determination, and</text>
							</paragraph><paragraph id="H38A76EF89D8447198D8EDC2B1264A2ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if any person is
				criminally charged by indictment or information with respect to such
				unauthorized use, notify such taxpayer as soon as practicable of such
				charge.</text>
							</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
				</subsection><subsection id="HE1AE0F701A9847FA8EDCE276DA552AB8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
			 amendment</header><text>The table of sections for
			 <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/77">chapter 77</external-xref> is amended by
			 adding at the end the following new item:</text>
					<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9F08C969EA64D3CA07D5DF5274D8169" style="OLC">
						<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="H495D759CDCED4FEABFF15649327188B2" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
							<toc-entry idref="H54B5CCF9C6B3406893F2DAA68928D202" level="section">Sec. 7529. Notification of suspected identity
				theft.</toc-entry>
						</toc>
						<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
				</subsection><subsection id="H3445B15FD0A14ABFB26B0CAB13D9B2C8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to
			 determinations made after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
				</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H609374E62EA44D22A02E037F3BFBA210" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>305.</enum><header>Clarification of IRS
			 unclaimed refund authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of section 6103(m) (relating
			 to tax refunds) is amended by inserting <quote>, and through any other means of
			 mass communication,</quote> after <quote>media</quote>.</text>
			</section><section id="H31016B277ED74088BF0748EFA57C0A79"><enum>306.</enum><header>Study on
			 delivery of tax refunds</header>
				<subsection id="H65033877FDB84238B8D0FB0477C80325"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Taxpayer
			 Advocate shall conduct a study on the feasibility of delivering tax refunds on
			 debit cards, prepaid cards, and other electronic means to assist individuals
			 that do not have access to financial accounts or institutions.</text>
				</subsection><subsection id="H428E8BA441344635A9BAA12608B43FBD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
			 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the National
			 Taxpayer Advocate shall submit a report to Congress containing the results of
			 the study conducted under subsection (a).</text>
				</subsection></section><section id="HC548C6CAB5FC40A08D29F2E9F8BAD7B2"><enum>307.</enum><header>Study on timely
			 processing and use of information returns</header>
				<subsection id="H8121210CAC2B4FDD9AD0127C7B26D850"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the
			 Treasury shall conduct a study on the administrative and legislative changes
			 that would be needed to receive and process information returns before
			 processing income tax returns.</text>
				</subsection><subsection id="HBF8D74F6E1A340E59F8864B7475F742C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
			 later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
			 shall submit a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
			 Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate containing the
			 results of the study conducted under subsection (a), together with such
			 recommendations as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate for
			 implementation of these changes.</text>
				</subsection></section><section id="HC9E2DB82ADA8494B91C9333641657960"><enum>308.</enum><header>Study on easing
			 the burden of in-person tax payments</header>
				<subsection id="HEFDBB36CFDB34571A471CC45F87FE058"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the
			 Treasury shall conduct a study on how to reduce the number of taxpayers making
			 payments at IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers. The report shall include an
			 analysis of—</text>
					<paragraph id="H0CE3D0DF86634C6C9E304982B243E2A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>whether the
			 Federal Tax Deposit Coupon (Form 8109) could be expanded so that it can be used
			 with all Federal tax deposits and payments, and</text>
					</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C095C6DA7A048C1A654E5E99C18C6EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>what current or
			 new return filing, payment, and proof of payment options could be implemented
			 to reduce the burden of in-person payments.</text>
					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H628A8486FFE0452D8AB25899BA7C3125"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on
			 Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of
			 the Senate containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a),
			 together with such recommendations as the Secretary considers necessary or
			 appropriate.</text>
				</subsection></section></title><title id="H420D9226FAF44039AA90FDF10AB95214"><enum>IV</enum><header>Revenue
			 Provisions</header>
			<section id="H9AC29F955DF546DABA838DA33B9EB35B"><enum>401.</enum><header>Expansion of
			 bad check penalty to electronic payments</header>
				<subsection id="H2978E718F54043D0963CD7E964D67E34"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text>Section 6657 (relating to bad checks) is amended by
			 adding at the end the following: <quote>Except as otherwise provided by the
			 Secretary, any authorization of a payment by commercially acceptable means
			 (within the meaning of section 6311) shall be treated for purposes of this
			 section in the same manner as a check.</quote>.</text>
				</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H603C9E699EB94982AEE56F941B430752"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
			 date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to
			 authorizations of payments made after December 31, 2010.</text>
				</subsection></section><section id="H89DE66F221D446F999F78D3E66F147D2"><enum>402.</enum><header>Increase in
			 information return penalties</header>
				<subsection id="H633D94D665104E8F9C6D31C054CEB69A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Failure To file
			 correct information returns</header>
					<paragraph id="H13453721567B45AFB452ED330E2C803E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text>Subsections (a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and (b)(2)(A) of section
			 6721 are each amended by striking <quote>$50</quote> and inserting
			 <quote>$100</quote>.</text>
					</paragraph><paragraph id="H51D4718402C5468FBC6A71DFAC1340EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Aggregate annual
			 limitation</header><text>Subsections (a)(1), (d)(1)(A), and (e)(3)(A) of
			 section 6721 are each amended by striking <quote>$250,000</quote> and inserting
			 <quote>$1,500,000</quote>.</text>
					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4A95D231A0B246CA8F9A319562D59D7E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reduction where
			 correction within 30 days</header>
					<paragraph id="H6A42ABDB50274865A4E1F1573B38913F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of
			 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6721">section
			 6721(b)(1)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>$15</quote> and
			 inserting <quote>$30</quote>.</text>
					</paragraph><paragraph id="H038596685FAE4B99A92E515E03967D6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Aggregate annual
			 limitation</header><text>Subsections (b)(1)(B) and (d)(1)(B) of section 6721
			 are each amended by striking <quote>$75,000</quote> and inserting
			 <quote>$250,000</quote>.</text>
					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF906AAEB8A7F44998F027611CCCD8036"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reduction where
			 correction on or before August 1</header>
					<paragraph id="H06F141C53C4648D5AA58BF98672EB0A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
			 general</header><text>Subparagraph (A) of
			 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6721">section
			 6721(b)(2)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>$30</quote> and
			 inserting <quote>$60</quote>.</text>
					</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2615D62248644DDB397A3F9CD287A54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Aggregate annual
			 limitation</header><text>Subsections (b)(2)(B) and (d)(1)(C) of section 6721
			 are each amended by striking <quote>$150,000</quote> and inserting
			 <quote>$500,000</quote>.</text>
					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE9F9636750B346B4BDA8F236C2598637"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Aggregate annual
			 limitations for persons with gross receipts of not more than
			 $5,000,000</header><text>Paragraph (1) of
			 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6721">section
			 6721(d)</external-xref> is amended—</text>
					<paragraph id="HA5E2CA14DB034F8C9031390E2BCBD9E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
			 <quote>$100,000</quote> in subparagraph (A) and inserting
			 <quote>$500,000</quote>,</text>
					</paragraph><paragraph id="HF65D2FCB495C4E4AAC9207804143EC14"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
			 <quote>$25,000</quote> in subparagraph (B) and inserting
			 <quote>$75,000</quote>, and</text>
					</paragraph><paragraph id="H792A1D589FD54F87B275580044A1076D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
			 <quote>$50,000</quote> in subparagraph (C) and inserting
			 <quote>$200,000</quote>.</text>
					</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6FD23B67F73C442586A0001306F12FE2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Penalty in case
			 of intentional disregard</header><text>Paragraph (2) of
			 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6721">section
			 6721(e)</external-xref> is amended by striking <quote>$100</quote> and
			 inserting <quote>$250</quote>.</text>
				</subsection><subsection id="H4AA36B6D9892474C93501FC8B6317EB5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Adjustment for
			 inflation</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6721">Section 6721</external-xref> is amended by adding
			 at the end the following new subsection:</text>
					<quoted-block id="HE450AFDF5A5240E7957AE14D8B8A43D2" style="OLC">
						<subsection id="HDA1AA0B50C8F4C3ABE88F6BC9CFA93A1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Adjustment for
				inflation</header>
							<paragraph id="H878881FB1B1246A6829A5673664AA57E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
				general</header><text>For each fifth calendar year beginning after 2012, each
				of the dollar amounts under subsections (a), (b), (d) (other than paragraph
				(2)(A) thereof), and (e) shall be increased by such dollar amount multiplied by
				the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) determined by
				substituting <quote>calendar year 2011</quote> for <quote>calendar year
				1992</quote> in subparagraph (B) thereof.</text>
							</paragraph><paragraph id="H54D0EA9F8A31458087708A8CE8336761"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rounding</header><text>If
				any amount adjusted under paragraph (1)—</text>
								<subparagraph id="H6715721642EB42CE9EEE8FDAB0CF7B4A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is not less than
				$75,000 and is not a multiple of $500, such amount shall be rounded to the next
				lowest multiple of $500, and</text>
								</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C40725F57CF4DA692C71A3C0B08DBFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is not described
				in subparagraph (A) and is not a multiple of $10, such amount shall be rounded
				to the next lowest multiple of
				$10.</text>
								</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
				</subsection><subsection id="H78F9431F15194AD8883EEA1EFD4D3B19"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective
			 date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect
			 to information returns required to be filed on or after January 1, 2011.</text>
				</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BFD1A1BED7646A4821541E262EF7CBB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>403.</enum><header>Budget
			 compliance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The budgetary
			 effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory
			 Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest
			 statement titled <quote>Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation</quote> for this
			 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the
			 Committee on the Budget of the<pagebreak></pagebreak> House of Representatives, provided
			 that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.</text>
			</section></title></legis-body>
	<attestation>
		<attestation-group>
			<attestation-date chamber="House" date="20100414">Passed the House of
			 Representatives April 14, 2010.</attestation-date>
			<attestor display="yes">Lorraine C. Miller,</attestor>
			<role>Clerk.</role>
		</attestation-group>
	</attestation>
</bill>
