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S 2498 109th Congress Senate Taxation Administrative procedure Affiliated corporations Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Corporation taxes Department of the Treasury Government Operations and Politics Law Right of privacy Tax administration Tax preparers Tax returns Trusts and trustees

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the disclosure of tax return information by tax return preparers to third parties.

Introduced: April 4, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 4, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2801-2802)
Apr 4, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2801)
Apr 4, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit tax return preparers from: (1) using or disclosing tax return information except for tax return preparation purposes; and (2) requesting the consent of taxpayers for the disclosure of tax return information except for tax preparation purposes.

What's happening now April 4, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2801-2802)

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 5063 Related bill Taxpayer Privacy Protection Act of 2006
  • HR 5075 Related bill Taxpayer Privacy Act of 2006
  • HR 5084 Related bill Taxpayer Privacy Protection Act of 2006
  • HR 5138 Related bill Taxpayer Information Protection and Privacy Act
  • S 2484 Related bill Protecting Taxpayer Privacy Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 4, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2498: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the disclosure of tax return information by tax return preparers to third parties.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2498/
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"S. 2498: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the disclosure of tax return information by tax return preparers to third parties.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2498/.
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S. 2498, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2498/.
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