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                                                                 Calendar No. 37

                     114TH CONGRESS                                           REPORT
                        1st Session                 SENATE                    114-14







                     IMPROVE ACCESS AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED
                                            STATES TAX COURT



                                        APRIL 14, 2015.-Ordered to be printed



                                 Mr. HATCH,  from  the Committee   on Finance,
                                           submitted   the following


                                               REPORT

                                               [To accompany S. 903]

                       The  Committee   on Finance,  having considered  an original bill, S.
                     903, to amend  the Internal Revenue   Code  of 1986 to improve access
                     and  administration  of the United States  Tax Court,  having  consid-
                     ered the  same, reports  favorably thereon  without  amendment and
                     recommends   that the bill do pass.

                                                   CONTENTS
                                                                                        Page
                      I. LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND     ...................................................................  2
                      II. EXPLANATION OF  THE BILL ......................................................................  2
                            A. Access to the United States Tax Court ...............................................  2
                                1. Filing period for interest abatement cases (sec. 101 of the
                                   bill and sec. 6404  of the  Code)  ..................................................  2
                               2. Small tax case election for interest abatement cases (sec.
                                   102 of the bill and secs. 6404 and 7463 of the Code) ...............  3
                               3. Venue for appeal of spousal relief and collection cases (sec.
                                   103 of the bill and sec. 7482 of the Code) ................................  4
                               4. Suspension of running of period for filing petition of spousal
                                   relief and collection cases (sec. 104 of the bill and secs.
                                   6015 and 6330 of the  Code)  .......................................................  5
                               5. Application of federal rules of evidence (sec. 105 of the bill
                                   and sec. 7453 of the  Code)  .........................................................  6
                            B. U.S. Tax Court Administration  ...........................................................  7
                                1. Judicial conduct and disability procedures (sec. 201 of the
                                   bill and new sec. 7466  of the  Code)  ..........................................  7
                               2. Administration, judicial conference, and fees (sec. 202 of the
                                   bill; Code sec. 7473; and new secs. 7470 and 7470A of the
                                   C ode) ...........................................................................................  8
                            C. Clarification relating to the United States Tax Court (sec. 301
                               of the bill and  sec. 7441  of the  Code)  ..............................................  9


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