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SEC. 903. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO DISCLOSE WHETHER
PROSPECTIVE JUROR HAS BEEN AUDITED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of section 6103
(relating to disclosure to certain Federal officers and em-
ployees for purposes of tax administration, etc.) is amend-
ed by striking paragraph (5) and by redesignating para-
graph (6) as paragraph (5).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (4) of
section 6103(p) is amended by striking ‘‘(h)(6)’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘(h)(5)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to judicial proceedings pending on,
or commenced after, the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 904. REPEAL OF SPECIAL AUDIT PROVISIONS FOR
SUBCHAPTER S ITEMS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subchapter D of chapter 63
(relating to tax treatment of subchapter S items) is hereby
repealed.
(b) CONSISTENT TREATMENT REQUIRED.—Section
6037 (relating to return of S corporation) is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) SHAREHOLDER’S RETURN MUST BE CONSIST-
ENT WITH CORPORATE RETURN OR SECRETARY NOTI-
FIED OF INCONSISTENCY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A shareholder of an S cor-
poration shall, on such shareholder’s return, treat a
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subchapter S item in a manner which is consistent
with the treatment of such item on the corporate re-
turn.
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION OF INCONSISTENT TREAT-
MENT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of any
subchapter S item, if—
‘‘(i)(I) the corporation has filed a re-
turn but the shareholder’s treatment on
his return is (or may be) inconsistent with
the treatment of the item on the corporate
return, or
‘‘(II) the corporation has not filed a
return, and
‘‘(ii) the shareholder files with the
Secretary a statement identifying the in-
consistency,
paragraph (1) shall not apply to such item.
‘‘(B) SHAREHOLDER
RECEIVING
INCOR-
RECT
INFORMATION.—A shareholder shall be
treated as having complied with clause (ii) of
subparagraph (A) with respect to a subchapter
S item if the shareholder—
‘‘(i) demonstrates to the satisfaction
of the Secretary that the treatment of the
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subchapter S item on the shareholder’s re-
turn is consistent with the treatment of the
item on the schedule furnished to the
shareholder by the corporation, and
‘‘(ii) elects to have this paragraph
apply with respect to that item.
‘‘(3) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO NOTIFY.—In any
case—
‘‘(A) described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I)
of paragraph (2), and
‘‘(B) in which the shareholder does not
comply with subparagraph (A)(ii) of paragraph
(2),
any adjustment required to make the treatment of
the items by such shareholder consistent with the
treatment of the items on the corporate return shall
be treated as arising out of mathematical or clerical
errors and assessed according to section 6213(b)(1).
Paragraph (2) of section 6213(b) shall not apply to
any assessment referred to in the preceding sen-
tence.
‘‘(4) SUBCHAPTER S ITEM.—For purposes of
this subsection, the term ‘subchapter S item’ means
any item of an S corporation to the extent that reg-
ulations prescribed by the Secretary provide that, for
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purposes of this subtitle, such item is more appro-
priately determined at the corporation level than at
the shareholder level.
‘‘(5) ADDITION TO TAX FOR FAILURE TO COM-
PLY WITH SECTION.—
‘‘For addition to tax in the case of a shareholder’s
negligence in connection with, or disregard of, the
requirements of this section, see part II of sub-
chapter A of chapter 68.’’
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 1366 is amended by striking sub-
section (g).
(2) Subsection (b) of section 6233 is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(b) SIMILAR RULES IN CERTAIN CASES.—If a part-
nership return is filed for any taxable year but it is deter-
mined that there is no entity for such taxable year, to the
extent provided in regulations, rules similar to the rules
of subsection (a) shall apply.’’
(3) The table of subchapters for chapter 63 is
amended by striking the item relating to subchapter
D.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 905. CLARIFICATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 6501
(relating to limitations on assessment and collection) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
sentence: ‘‘For purposes of this chapter, the term ‘return’
means the return required to be filed by the taxpayer (and
does not include a return of any person from whom the
taxpayer has received an item of income, gain, loss, deduc-
tion, or credit).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 906. CERTAIN NOTICES DISREGARDED UNDER PROVI-
SION INCREASING INTEREST RATE ON LARGE
CORPORATE UNDERPAYMENTS.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subparagraph (B) of section
6621(c)(2) (defining applicable date) is amended by add-
ing at the end thereof the following new clause:
‘‘(iii) EXCEPTION
FOR
LETTERS
OR
NOTICES
INVOLVING
SMALL
AMOUNTS.—
For purposes of this paragraph, any letter
or notice shall be disregarded if the
amount of the deficiency or proposed defi-
ciency (or the assessment or proposed as-
sessment) set forth in such letter or notice
is not greater than $100,000 (determined
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‘‘(II) the return for such preced-
ing taxable year does not show a li-
ability for tax, and
‘‘(III) the requirements of clause
(i) are met with respect to the second
preceding taxable year,
clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘second preceding’ for
‘preceding’ and, if the return for the sec-
ond preceding taxable year does not show
a liability for tax, no addition to tax shall
be imposed under subsection (a) for the
taxable year.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle B—Tax Court Procedures
SEC. 911. OVERPAYMENT 
DETERMINATIONS 
OF 
TAX
COURT.
(a) APPEAL OF ORDER.—Paragraph (2) of section
6512(b) (relating to jurisdiction to enforce) is amended
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘An
order of the Tax Court disposing of a motion under this
paragraph shall be reviewable in the same manner as a
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decision of the Tax Court, but only with respect to the
matters determined in such order.’’
(b) DENIAL OF JURISDICTION REGARDING CERTAIN
CREDITS AND REDUCTIONS.—Subsection (b) of section
6512 (relating to overpayment determined by Tax Court)
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(4) DENIAL
OF
JURISDICTION
REGARDING
CERTAIN
CREDITS
AND
REDUCTIONS.—The Tax
Court shall have no jurisdiction under this sub-
section to restrain or review any credit or reduction
made by the Secretary under section 6402.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 912. AWARDING OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
(a) RIGHT TO APPEAL TAX COURT DECISION.—Sub-
section (f) of section 7430 (relating to right of appeal)
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3) APPEAL
OF
TAX
COURT
DECISION.—An
order of the Tax Court disposing of a petition under
paragraph (2) shall be reviewable in the same man-
ner as a decision of the Tax Court, but only with re-
spect to the matters determined in such order.’’
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(b) PERIOD FOR APPLYING TO IRS FOR COSTS.—
Subsection (b) of section 7430 (relating to limitations) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(5) PERIOD FOR APPLYING TO IRS FOR AD-
MINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—An award may be made
under subsection (a) by the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice for reasonable administrative costs only if the
prevailing party files an application with the Inter-
nal Revenue Service for such costs before the 91st
day after the date on which the final decision of the
Internal Revenue Service as to the determination of
the tax, interest, or penalty is mailed to such party.’’
(c) PERIOD FOR PETITIONING OF TAX COURT FOR
REVIEW OF DENIAL OF COSTS.—Paragraph (2) of section
7430(f) (relating to right of appeal) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘appeal to’’ and inserting ‘‘the
filing of a petition for review with’’, and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘If the Secretary sends by certified or reg-
istered mail a notice of such decision to the peti-
tioner, no proceeding in the Tax Court may be initi-
ated under this paragraph unless such petition is
filed before the 91st day after the date of such mail-
ing.’’
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to civil actions or proceedings com-
menced after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 913. REDETERMINATION OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO
MOTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 7481(c)
(relating to jurisdiction over interest determinations) is
amended by striking ‘‘petition’’ and inserting ‘‘motion’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 914. APPLICATION OF NET WORTH REQUIREMENT
FOR AWARDS OF LITIGATION COSTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section 7430(c)
(defining prevailing party) is amended by adding at the
end thereof the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULES FOR APPLYING NET
WORTH
REQUIREMENT.—In applying the re-
quirements of section 2412(d)(2)(B) of title 28,
United States Code, for purposes of subpara-
graph (A)(iii) of this paragraph—
‘‘(i) the net worth limitation in clause
(i) of such section shall apply to—
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‘‘(I) an estate but shall be deter-
mined as of the date of the decedent’s
death, and
‘‘(II) a trust but shall be deter-
mined as of the last day of the taxable
year involved in the proceeding, and
‘‘(ii) individuals filing a joint return
shall be treated as 1 individual for pur-
poses of clause (i) of such section, except
in the case of a spouse relieved of liability
under section 6013(e).’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply to proceedings commenced after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle C—Authority for Certain
Cooperative Agreements
SEC. 921. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATE TAX
AUTHORITIES.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Chapter 77 (relating to mis-
cellaneous provisions) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 7524. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATE TAX
AUTHORITIES.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary is hereby authorized to enter into cooperative agree-
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ments with State tax authorities for purposes of enhancing
joint tax administration. Such agreements may provide
for—
‘‘(1) joint filing of Federal and State income
tax returns,
‘‘(2) single processing of such returns,
‘‘(3) joint collection of taxes (other than Fed-
eral income taxes), and
‘‘(4) such other provisions as may enhance joint
tax administration.
‘‘(b) SERVICES
ON REIMBURSABLE BASIS.—Any
agreement under subsection (a) may require reimburse-
ment for services provided by either party to the agree-
ment.
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds appro-
priated for purposes of the administration of this title
shall be available for purposes of carrying out the Sec-
retary’s responsibility under an agreement entered into
under subsection (a). Any reimbursement received pursu-
ant to such an agreement shall be credited to the amount
so appropriated.
‘‘(d) STATE TAX AUTHORITY.—For purposes of this
section, the term ‘State tax authority’ means agency,
body, or commission referred to in section 6103(d)(1).’’
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 77 is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 7524. Cooperative agreements with State tax authorities.’’
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