To require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft.

Bill: 115-hr-2114
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2017-04-20
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Congressional oversight

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process designed to prevent tax refund fraud involving electronic identity theft. </p> <p>Prior to implementing the measures, the IRS must: (1) establish and carry out a one-year pilot program to implement security measures, including the use of security questions, in the electronic tax return filing process in select counties across the United States where tax refund fraud involving electronic identity theft is most prevalent; and (2) submit to Congress recommendations on how to expand the process nationwide.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2114 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 20, 2017 Mr. Yoho introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft.

1. Implementation of security measures in electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud (a) In general After the completion of the one-year pilot program under subsection (b) and taking into account the recommendations submitted with respect to such program, the Secretary of the Treasury shall implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process designed to prevent tax refund fraud involving electronic identity theft. (b) Pilot program (1) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish and carry out a one-year pilot program to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process in select counties across the United States where tax refund fraud involving electronic identity theft is most prevalent. Such measures shall include the use of security questions which allow for electronic matching of the answers to such questions to establish the identity of the taxpayer before the electronic filing of a tax return by such taxpayer. (2) Recommendations After the completion of the one-year pilot program under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit recommendations to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate on how to expand the process nationwide.