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HR 4172 111th Congress House

To provide the same penalty rate for taxpayers who voluntarily disclose unreported income from offshore accounts as was afforded Timothy Geithner with respect to his failure to pay self-employment…

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Official title: To provide the same penalty rate for taxpayers who voluntarily disclose unreported income from offshore accounts as was afforded Timothy Geithner with respect to his failure to pay self-employment taxes with respect to his compensation from the International Monetary Fund.

Introduced: December 2, 2009 Introduced by: Carter, John R. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Taxation Department of the TreasuryEmployment taxesFederal officialsForeign and international banking
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Sales and excise taxesSelf-employedTax administration and collection, taxpayersTaxation of foreign income
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 2, 2009
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 Latest action December 2, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the penalty for taxpayers who voluntarily disclose unreported income from offshore bank accounts to be equal to the penalty imposed upon Timothy Geithner, the Secretary of the Treasury, for his failure to pay self-employment taxes on his compensation from the International Monetary Fund.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4172: To provide the same penalty rate for taxpayers who voluntarily disclose unreported income from offshore accounts as was afforded Timothy Geithner with respect to his failure to pay self-employment taxes with respect to his compensation from the International Monetary Fund.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4172/
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"H.R. 4172: To provide the same penalty rate for taxpayers who voluntarily disclose unreported income from offshore accounts as was afforded Timothy Geithner with respect to his failure to pay self-employment taxes with respect to his compensation from the International Monetary Fund.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4172/.
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H.R. 4172, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4172/.
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[H.R. 4172: To provide the same penalty rate for taxpayers who voluntarily disclose unreported income from offshore accounts as was afforded Timothy Geithner with respect to his failure to pay self-employment taxes with respect to his compensation from the International Monetary Fund.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4172/)
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