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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place the burden of proof on the Secretary to prove that the cash method of accounting does not clearly reflect income.

Introduced: January 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 7, 1997
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct that in any proceeding where the taxpayer is not precluded from using the cash receipts and disbursements accounting method, the burden of proof shall be placed upon the Secretary of the Treasury to prove that such method does not clearly reflect income.

What's happening now January 7, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Feb 26, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 163: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place the burden of proof on the Secretary to prove that the cash method of accounting does not clearly reflect income.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-163/
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"H.R. 163: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place the burden of proof on the Secretary to prove that the cash method of accounting does not clearly reflect income.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-163/.
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H.R. 163, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-163/.
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[H.R. 163: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place the burden of proof on the Secretary to prove that the cash method of accounting does not clearly reflect income.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-163/)
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