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S 1133 110th Congress Senate

Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act

Official title: A bill to provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit.

Introduced: April 17, 2007 See on congress.gov
Taxation Bank accountsCollection of accountsCommerceCommercial arbitration
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Apr 17, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4613-4614)
Apr 17, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4612-4613)
Apr 17, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 17, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4613-4614)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that advance payments of the earned income tax credit are not transferable or assignable or subject to the claims of any creditors, except outstanding claims of the federal government.

Prohibits: (1) the collection of a debt from a debtor's federal tax refund by means of a refund anticipation loan; and (2) mandatory arbitration as a condition of providing a refund anticipation loan.

Terminates the Department of the Treasury Debt Indicator Program.

Excludes tax returns that have been filed subject to a refund anticipation loan from any determination of whether goals for electronic filing of tax returns have been met.

Allows earned income tax credit benefits to be paid through electronic transfer accounts.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) develop and implement a program to encourage the greater use of the advance earned income tax credit; and (2) enter into cooperative agreements with federally insured depository institutions to provide low- and moderate-income taxpayers with the option of establishing low-cost direct deposit accounts using appropriate tax forms.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1133: Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1133/
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"S. 1133: Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1133/.
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S. 1133, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1133/.
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