INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

Amendments

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8233, H8234, H8235, H8237, H8238, H8239, H8241, H8242, H8243, H8244, H8247, H8249, H8250, H8251, H8253, H8254 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644), H8198 [16JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1432), S9685 [22SE]

Articles and editorials

Free Pass for the Indispensable Man, S812 [26JA]

Rhetorical Tax Evasion, S9900 [29SE]

Taxation, E747 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: limit regulatory authority relative to limitation on losses following ownership change (see S. 2916), S13458 [18DE]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): inspect and receive certain tax returns and related information in conjunction with investigation of potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous (see H. Res. 785), H10408 [30SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: verify income eligibility of persons for certain payments and benefits (see H.R. 1609), H3703 [19MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish an Auto File Program to provide certain individuals with income tax forms containing pre-filled information (see H.R. 1368), H3055 [5MR]

Employment: notify the Dept. of Homeland Security of employer returns showing the employment of unauthorized employees, require the termination of such employees, and allow employees to contest the information (see H.R. 142), H33 [6JA]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 673), H525 [26JA]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 1432), S7317 [9JY] (see H.R. 3170), H8007 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (see H. Res. 644), H8099 [14JY]

Puerto Rico: make residents eligible for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2839), H6618 [11JN]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 720, 728), H602 [27JA]

———expand availability of IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers (see H.R. 267), H70 [7JA]

———impose flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income (see S. 741), S3986 [30MR]

———limit penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions based on resulting tax benefits and require a report on tax shelter penalties and other enforcement actions (see S. 2771), S11382 [16NO] (see H.R. 4068), H13001 [16NO]

———make technical corrections to the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4169), H13465 [2DE]

———modify the penalties for failure to disclose certain reportable transactions and for submitting a bad check to the IRS, and modify certain rules relative to Federal vendors (see S. 2917), S13458 [18DE]

———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. 243), S388 [14JA] (see H.R. 524), H324 [14JA]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see S. 585), S3073 [12MR]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see S. 963), S5065 [4MY] (see H.R. 1040), H1519 [12FE]

———provide that penalties and interest will not be imposed on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 735), H777 [28JA]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see S. 144), S43 [6JA] (see H.R. 690), H526 [26JA]

———repeal authority to enter into private debt collection contracts (see H.R. 796), H920 [3FE]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see S. 296), S786 [22JA] (see H.R. 25), H28 [6JA]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see S. 932), S4963 [30AP]

———repeal partial payment requirement on submissions of offers-in-compromise (see H.R. 2343), H5483 [12MY]

———require a study on eliminating Federal taxes on individuals and corporations and replacing the Federal tax code with a transaction fee-based system (see H.R. 1703), H4025 [25MR]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (see S. 24), S168 [7JA] (see H.R. 536), H325 [14JA]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 982), H1246 [11FE]

Letters

Dept. of the Treasury and IRS issuance of regulations on deductibility of losses: Senator Grassley, S13879 [23DE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act tax rebate notification, S9408 [16SE]

IRS use of private debt collection companies, S2726 [4MR]

Lists

Reports and testimonies relating to IRS collection activities, S2727 [4MR]

Motions

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8267 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644)—amend to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8314 [17JY]

Proposals

Amend H. Res. 644, consideration of H.R. 3170, financial services and general Government appropriations, to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8201 [16JY], H8313 [17JY]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H8069 [14JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow waiver of tax penalties for failure to disclose reportable transactions, H9319, H9321 [8SE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (H.R. 673), E161 [28JA]

Financial services and general Government: across-the-board funding reduction, H8237, H8238 [16JY]

———making appropriations, H2794 [25FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8029 [14JY], H8205-H8269 [16JY], E1828, E1829, E1834, E1835, E1837 [17JY], E1845 [20JY], E1862 [21JY], E1904 [23JY], E2002 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644), H8191-H8199 [16JY], E1825 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644)—amend to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8313 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), earmark declaration, E1646 [7JY], E1729, E1733 [13JY], E1750, E1752, E1755, E1758, E1759, E1760, E1762, E1765, E1767 [14JY], E1780, E1784, E1788, E1789, E1792, E1800, E1801 [15JY], E1805, E1806, E1808, E1809, E1810, E1812, E1813, E1814, E1815, E1816, E1817, E1818, E1821, E1823 [16JY], E1862 [21JY], E1882 [22JY], E1935, E1958 [24JY], E2142, E2148 [31JY], E2213 [9SE], E2294 [16SE]

Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury: impact of previous self-employment tax errors on suitability to be Sec. of the Treasury, H2826-H2832 [25FE], H5701 [18MY]

———payment of penalties relative to previous self-employment tax errors, H12016 [28OC], H13378-H13383 [1DE]

Geithner, Timothy F.: impact of previous self-employment tax errors on suitability to be Sec. of the Treasury, H506 [26JA], H1023 [4FE]

Rangel, Representative: payment of penalties relative to failure to pay taxes on rental income received from Caribbean property, H12016 [28OC], H13380, H13382 [1DE]

SEC: failure to investigate Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC ponzi scheme, H14431 [9DE]

Solis, Sec. of Labor: impact of spouse's previous tax errors on suitability to be Sec. of Labor, H5703 [18MY]

Taxation: allow certain individuals who made investments with Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC to deduct losses, H7728 [7JY]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (H.R. 728), E306 [23FE]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system, H3048 [5MR]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H2828-H2830 [25FE]

———provide that penalties and interest will not be imposed on U.S. citizens (H.R. 735), H771-H776 [28JA], H2826-H2832 [25FE], H4021, H4022 [25MR], H9472 [14SE]

———reform laws and filing procedures, H4233 [31MR]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H3479, H3480-H3486 [17MR], H4489 [2AP], E690 [17MR]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code and make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible, H5587 [14MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 982), H1204 [11FE]

Truth in Lending Act: require income verification by lenders utilizing IRS tax transcripts, H5356 [7MY]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S8265 [29JY]

Contracts: allow use of private debt collection companies, S2725-S2730, S2733 [4MR]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (S. 1432), S8265 [29JY]

Geithner, Timothy F.: impact of previous self-employment tax errors on suitability to be Sec. of the Treasury, S800, S801, S805-S817 [26JA], S886 [27JA]

Health: role in implementation, administration, and enforcement of health care reform, S11482-S11484 [18NO]

Public debt: require publication of certain facts on the national debt in IRS instructions, Federal websites, and new legislation, S5351-S5353 [12MY], S5423, S5424 [13MY]

Senate: holds on certain Presidential nominations relative to issuance of Dept. of the Treasury and IRS regulations on deductibility of losses, S13879, S13880 [23DE]

Taxation: impose flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income (S. 741), S3994-S3997 [30MR]

———limit penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions based on resulting tax benefits and require a report on tax shelter penalties and other enforcement actions (S. 2771), S11384 [16NO]

———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. 243), S392 [14JA]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (S. 585), S3078 [12MR]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (S. 144), S129 [6JA]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (S. 24), S172 [7JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3170, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 644) (H. Rept. 111-208), H8099 [14JY]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3170) (H. Rept. 110-202), H8007 [10JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1432) (S. Rept. 111-43), S7317 [9JY]

Nomination of William J. Wilkins To Be IRS Chief Counsel and Dept. of the Treasury Assistant General Counsel: Committee on Finance (Senate), S8038 [23JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8267 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644), H8191 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644)—amend to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8314 [17JY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S8265 [29JY]

Comparison of flat tax to current tax system, S3996 [30MR]

Flat tax individual return form, S3996 [30MR]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H8069 [14JY]

Taxes owed under 20% flat tax for married couple with two children filing jointly, S3996 [30MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 644, consideration of H.R. 3170, financial services and general Government appropriations, H8191 [16JY]

H.R. 3170, financial services and general Government appropriations, H8216-H8233 [16JY]

S. 243, Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere (GIVE) Act, S393 [14JA]

S. 585, Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act, S3078 [12MR]

S. 741, Flat Tax Act, S4065-S4070 [31MR]

S. 2916, limit IRS regulatory authority relative to limitation on losses following ownership change, S13462 [18DE]