To require notice from the Secretary of the Treasury in the case of any closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center.

Bill: 116-hr-1905
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2019-03-27
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional oversight

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Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide a publicly available notice at least 90 days before the effective date of a proposed closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center. The notice must identify (1) the center proposed for closure, (2) the date of the proposed closure, and (3) alternative sources of taxpayer assistance which may be utilized by taxpayers affected by the closure.</p> <p>Treasury must also submit to Congress a report that includes the information in the notice and the reasons for the proposed closure. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1905 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2019 Mr. Gomez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To require notice from the Secretary of the Treasury in the case of any closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center.

1. Notice from IRS regarding closure of Taxpayer Assistance Centers Not later than 90 days before the date that a proposed closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center would take effect, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s delegate, shall— (1) make publicly available (including by non-electronic means) a notice which— (A) identifies the Taxpayer Assistance Center proposed for closure and the date of such proposed closure; and (B) identifies the relevant alternative sources of taxpayer assistance which may be utilized by taxpayers affected by such proposed closure; and (2) submit to Congress a written report that includes the information included in the notice described in paragraph (1), the reasons for such proposed closure, and such other information as the Secretary may determine appropriate.