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H. Rept. 114-70 1 (2015-04-13)

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                    114TH CONGRESS                                        REPORT
                       1st Session    HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES          114-70







                              TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS ACT OF 2015



                     APRIL 13, 2015.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                       the Union and ordered to be printed



                     Mr. RYAN  of Wisconsin, from the Committee  on Ways  and Means,
                                         submitted  the following


                                             REPORT

                                           [To accompany H.R. 1058]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee  on Ways   and Means,  to whom   was referred the
                    bill (H.R. 1058) to amend  the Internal Revenue   Code  of 1986 to
                    clarify that a duty of the Commissioner  of Internal Revenue  is to
                    ensure that Internal Revenue  Service employees  are familiar with
                    and  act in accord with certain taxpayer rights, having considered
                    the same,  report favorably thereon with  an amendment and rec-
                    ommend   that the bill as amended do pass.

                                                CONTENTS
                                                                                   Page
                     I. SUMMARY  AND BACKGROUND             .................................................................  2
                          A. Purpose and Sum m ary  .........................................................................  2
                          B. Background and Need for Legislation    ................................................  3
                          C. Legislative  H istory  ...............................................................................  3
                     II. EXPLANATION     OF  THE  BILL  ......................................................................  4
                          A. Duty to Ensure that IRS Employees are Familiar With and Act
                              in Accordance With Certain Taxpayer Rights (sec. 2 of bill and
                              sec. 7803  of  the  Code)  .......................................................................  4
                    III. VOTES OF THE COMM ITTEE ......................................................................  5
                    IV. BUDGET EFFECTS  OF THE BILL .............................................................  5
                          A. Committee Estimate of Budgetary Effects ........................................  5
                          B. Statement Regarding New Budget Authority and Tax Expendi-
                              tures Budget Authority  ......................................................................  5
                           C. Cost Estimate Prepared by the Congressional Budget Office ...........    6
                     V. OTHER MATTERS  TO BE DISCUSSED  UNDER  THE  RULES OF THE
                         H O U SE ........................................................................................................  6
                         A.  Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations ...................     6
                           B. Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ...............    7
                           C. Information Relating to Unfunded Mandates ....................................  7
                           D. Applicability  of House Rule XXI 5(b)  .................................................  7
                           E. Tax Com plexity  Analysis  .....................................................................  7
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