INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

Analyses

Flat Tax Rates for Individuals and Businesses (H.R. 2060), E1461 [19JY]

IRS Implementation of Private Collection Agency Program Pilot Objective, S17076 [15NO]

Articles and editorials

Cutting $100 Million From Law Enforcement Bad Move, Richardson Says, S5204 [5AP]

G.O.P. Wants IRS To Use Outsiders, S14395 [27SE]

IRS Fights Recision, Tells Hill Panel It Would Boost Deficit, S5204 [5AP]

Will Uncle Sam Inherit the Family Business?, S17855 [30NO]

Bills and resolutions

Bennington, Rita: relief (see S. 1240), S13620 [14SE]

Employees: prevent unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see S. 670), S5142 [4AP]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2741), H14238 [7DE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see S. 456; H.R. 801, 906), S2823 [16FE], H1156 [2FE], H1688 [13FE]

Federal employees: retirement provisions for certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 1124), H2650 [3MR]

Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see S. 1128), S11785 [7AU]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of tax overpayments or make contributions to units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H10993 [26OC]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for deficit reduction (see H.R. 1442), H4414 [6AP]

———amnesty from penalties for nonpayment or underpayment of Federal income tax for those who report and pay such taxes (see H.R. 2079), H7378 [20JY]

———establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see S. 1038, 1050; H.R. 2060), S9998 [14JY], S10320 [19JY], H7256 [19JY]

———impose penalties on self-dealing between certain tax-exempt organizations and disqualified persons (see H.R. 613), H467 [20JA]

———increase opportunities for small businesses and taxpayers (see S. 1299), S14883 [10OC]

———provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see S. 1408; H.R. 757), S16921 [9NO], H969 [31JA]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450), H174 [9JA], H9738 [29SE]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (see S. 258; H.R. 661, 2337), S1369 [23JA], H592 [24JA], H8994 [14SE]

———special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland (see S. 105; H.R. 501, 1082), S50 [4JA], H242 [13JA], H2392 [28FE]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]

Documents

Individual Wage Tax Form Under Flat Tax Proposal, S3419 [2MR], S10010 [14JY]

Letters

Enforcement of tax collection rules: James R. Norman, E1440 [13JY]

Initiate IRS program to use private law firms and debt collection agencies in collection activities, S11538 [5AU], S12001 [9AU]

IRS antifraud compliance initiative: Senators Glenn and Simon, S7327 [24MY]

IRS use of private sector for collection activities: Margaret Milner Richardson, IRS, S17073 [15NO]

IRS use of private sector use for collection activities, S14396 [27SE]

Private sector use for collection activities: Senator Pryor, S14395 [27SE]

Outlines

Taxpayer Bill Of Rights: certain provisions, H10904 [26OC]

Remarks in House

Committee on Taxation (Joint): reform oversight authority, H6191, H6192 [21JN]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3), H3884 [29MR]

ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (H.R. 2741), E2324 [8DE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement, H2232 [27FE], H2732 [7MR], H2975 [9MR]

———child support enforcement (H.R. 785), H1028 [1FE]

Federal employees: retirement provisions for certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (H.R. 1124), E513 [3MR]

Government: oversight of Federal agencies, H5385 [23MY]

Management: modernization funding, H7197, H7198 [19JY]

———policies, procedures, and appeal process, H7383 [21JY]

National Rifle Association: investigation, H5989 [15JN]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for deficit reduction (H.R. 1442), E822 [7AP]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (H.R. 2548), E2060 [26OC]

———conducting of special audits, H7706 [26JY]

———delayed refunds on electronically filed returns, H1691 [14FE]

———enforcement of tax collection rules, E1440 [13JY]

———establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (H.R. 2060), E1461 [19JY]

———impose penalties on self-dealing between certain tax-exempt organizations and disqualified persons (H.R. 613), E143 [20JA]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (H.R. 390), H413 [20JA], H596 [25JA], H894 [31JA], H1560 [10FE], H1699 [14FE], H2992 [10MR], H3420 [22MR], H3817 [28MR], H4338 [6AP], H4918 [15MY], H5907 [14JN], H6208 [22JN], H9673 [29SE], E8 [4JA]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (H.R. 2337), H9250 [20SE], E1792 [14SE]

———special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland (H.R. 501), H3093 [14MR]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (H.R. 1972), E1374 [30JN]

———wrongful notification of delinquent taxes, H8312 [3AU]

Travelers Express: IRS reward recipient, E2215 [17NO]

White House: investigation of involvement in the dismissal of travel office personnel, H11563 [31OC]

Remarks in Senate

Bennington, Rita: relief (S. 1240), S13620 [14SE]

Budget: antifraud compliance initiative, S7325, S7326-S7327 [24MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: initiate program to use private law firms and debt collection agencies in collection activities, S11537 [5AU], S12000-S12002 [9AU]

Employees: prevent unauthorized inspection of tax return information (S. 670), S5148 [4AP]

Employment: funding for additional agents, S17072 [15NO]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (S. 456), S2872, S2888 [16FE]

Funding, S5202-S5205 [5AP]

GAO: Federal waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement report, S3066-S3068 [23FE]

Law enforcement: efforts, S11554 [5AU]

Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (S. 1128), S11786 [7AU]

National Commission on Restructuring the IRS: establish, S11542 [5AU]

Taxation: establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (S. 1038), S10009 [14JY]

———establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (S. 1050), S10320 [19JY]

———estate taxes on family farms, S17855 [30NO]

———increase opportunities for small businesses and taxpayers (S. 1299), S14883-S14885 [10OC]

———provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of past-due enforceable State tax obligations (S. 1408), S16922 [9NO]

———safeguard taxpayer rights (S. 258), S1369, S1370, S1372 [23JA]

———special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland (S. 105), S340 [4JA]

———treatment of taxpayers, S16673 [3NO]

———use of private sector for collection activities, S14394-S14396 [27SE], S17068, S17072-S17077 [15NO]

Statements

Status of IRS Accounts Receivable, S7326 [24MY]

Summaries

Bringing Opportunity To Our Small Business and Taxpayers Act (S. 1299), S14898 [10OC]

Flat Tax Rates for Individuals and Businesses (H.R. 2060), E1461 [19JY]

Interstate Child Support Responsibility Act (S. 456), S2887 [16FE]

IRS Antifraud Compliance Initiative, S7326 [24MY]

Promote and Improve Employee Stock Ownership Plans (H.R. 2741), E2324 [8DE]

Safeguard Taxpayer Rights (S. 258), S1370-S1372 [23JA]

Texts of

H.R. 1124, retirement provisions for certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees, E513 [3MR]

H.R. 1972, Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act, E1375 [30JN]

S. 105, special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of farmland, S341 [4JA]

S. 456, Interstate Child Support Responsibility Act, S2873-S2887 [16FE]

S. 1228, extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers, S11786 [7AU]

S. 1240, relief for Rita Bennington, S13620 [14SE]

S. 1299, Bringing Opportunity To Our Small Business and Taxpayers Act, S14885-S14898 [10OC]