INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of the Treasury: allow waiver of tax penalties for failure to disclose reportable transactions (see S. 3121), S5592 [12JN] (see H.R. 6266), H5407 [12JN]

———establish an Auto File Program to provide certain individuals with income tax forms containing pre-filled information (see H.R. 6084), H4150 [19MY]

Financial institutions: repeal Treasury Notice relative to treatment of losses and deductions attributable to loans or bad debts of banks after ownership changes of such banks (see S. 3692), S10659 [19NO]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 3260), S6650 [14JY] (see H.R. 7323), H10974 [10DE]

Taxation: establish certain advertising and disclosure requirements relative to tax refund anticipation loans (see H.R. 7188), H10299 [27SE]

———expand availability of IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers (see H.R. 5586), H1538 [11MR]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile (see S. 3246), S6560 [10JY]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile and exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income (see S. 3532), S9204 [22SE] (see H.R. 6854), H8018 [10SE]

———prohibit imposition of a separate fee for electronic filing of returns and statements for individuals (see S. 2861), S3026 [15AP]

———provide direct access to electronic tax return filing (see H.R. 5801), H2355 [15AP]

———provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see H.R. 5716), H2069 [8AP]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see S. 2856), S3025 [15AP]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 2668), S1201 [26FE] (see H.R. 5450), H993 [14FE]

Letters

Investigation of domestic subway and other transportation systems relative to use of certain leasing arrangements as abusive tax shelters: Senators Grassley and Baucus, Committee on Finance (Senate), S10911, S10912 [11DE]

Remarks in House

Contracts: prohibit use of private debt collection companies, H2310, H2312-H2316 [15AP]

Dept. of Education: simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, H768, H769 [7FE]

Immigration: increase efforts to ensure that illegal aliens do not receive earned income tax credit, H2319, H2320 [15AP]

Securities: tax treatment of investment income received by hedge fund managers as ordinary income, H6024 [25JN]

Taxation: enhance taxpayer protections and outreach, H2310 [15AP]

———make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible, H5304 [11JN]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system, H1610 [12MR], H2323 [15AP]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H1441-H1443 [10MR], H2325 [15AP]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (H.R. 5450), H1079 [27FE]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code and make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible, H927 [13FE], H1440 [10MR]

Remarks in Senate

Contracts: prohibit use of private debt collection companies, S638 [5FE]

———prohibit use of private debt collection companies (S. 335), S3023 [15AP]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S10493-S10501 [2OC]

Shulman, Douglas H.: nomination to be IRS Commissioner, S2190, S2194 [13MR]

Taxation: collection enforcement, S1554 [5MR]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile (S. 3246), S6567 [10JY]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile and exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income (S. 3532), S9209 [22SE]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system, S2959 [14AP]

———reform laws, S2030 [12MR], S2956 [14AP], S6527-S6531 [10JY]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (S. 2668), S1203 [26FE], S10459 [2OC]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax, S2969 [14AP]

———require brokers to report sales proceeds of securities, S10249 [1OC]

———require Government to act as guarantor for obligations incurred by domestic subway and other transportation systems relative to use of certain leasing arrangements as abusive tax shelters, S10909-S10912 [11DE]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code and make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible, S2996 [15AP]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code and make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible (S. 1111), S2957 [14AP]

Reports filed

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 7323) (H. Rept. 110-920), H10974 [10DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3260) (S. Rept. 110-417), S6650 [14JY]

Nomination of Douglas H. Shulman To Be IRS Commissioner: Committee on Finance (Senate), S1703 [6MR]

Nomination of Edwin Eck to the IRS Oversight Board: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5753 [18JN]

Texts of

S. 2668, Modernize Our Bookkeeping in the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act, S1203 [26FE]

S. 3246, Fair Deal for Volunteers Act, S6567 [10JY]

S. 3532, Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere (GIVE) Act, S9210 [22SE]