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HR 2530 113th Congress House

Taxpayer Transparency and Efficient Audit Act

Official title: To improve transparency and efficiency with respect to audits and communications between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service.

Introduced: June 27, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Accounting and auditingGovernment information and archivesTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 26, 2014
Received in the Senate.
Feb 25, 2014
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1917)
Feb 25, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2530.
Feb 25, 2014
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1917)
Feb 25, 2014
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1917-1919)
Feb 25, 2014
Mr. Roskam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. (consideration: CR H1917)
Jun 27, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 27, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 27, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Transparency and Efficient Audit Act - Requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS): (1) to provide a substantive written response (not merely an acknowledgment letter) to any written correspondence from a taxpayer not later than 30 days after receiving such correspondence; (2) within 30 days after disclosing taxpayer information to any federal, state, or local governmental entity, to provide to the taxpayer a written notification describing the information, to whom it was disclosed, and when it was disclosed; (3) to provide the taxpayer a written letter explaining why an audit of such taxpayer has taken more than one year to complete; and (4) to use amounts authorized or appropriated outside of this Act to carry out such requirements.


     Related & companion bills 1
    • S 2044 Related bill Taxpayer Accountability Act
     Bill text 3 versions

    Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

     Committees of jurisdiction 2
     Cosponsors 7
    All 7 Republican 1
    Black, Diane
    · Feb 25, 2014
    Jenkins, Lynn
    · Feb 25, 2014
    Marchant, Kenny
    · Feb 25, 2014
    Reichert, David
    · Feb 25, 2014
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    Perry, Scott
    Pennsylvania · Jul 30, 2013
    Kline, John
    · Jul 26, 2013
    BRADY, KEVIN
    · Jul 25, 2013
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    U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2530: Taxpayer Transparency and Efficient Audit Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2530/
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    "H.R. 2530: Taxpayer Transparency and Efficient Audit Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2530/.
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