Taxpayer Bill of Rights Resolution

Bill: 113-hres-280
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2013-06-27
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Lawyers and legal services

Right of privacy

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Taxpayer Bill of Rights Resolution - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that each taxpayer has the right to be informed, to be assisted, to be heard, to pay no more than the correct amount of tax, to an appeal, to certainty, to privacy, to confidentiality, to representation, and to a fair and just tax system.</p> <UL> </UL>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 280 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2013 Mr. Roskam submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding a taxpayer bill of rights.

1. Short title This resolution may be cited as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights Resolution . 2. Sense of the House of Representatives regarding a taxpayer bill of rights It is the sense of the House of Representatives that each taxpayer has— (1) the right to be informed; (2) the right to be assisted; (3) the right to be heard; (4) the right to pay no more than the correct amount of tax; (5) the right of appeal; (6) the right to certainty; (7) the right to privacy; (8) the right to confidentiality; (9) the right to representation; and (10) the right to a fair and just tax system.