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HR 7844 117th Congress House Taxation

Rural IRS Accountability Act

Introduced: May 19, 2022 Introduced by: Jackson, Ronny Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Rural IRS Accountability Act

This bill changes the time period for sending notices of delinquency to taxpayers from annually to quarterly. It also revises the period for bringing civil actions for unauthorized tax collection practices.

The bill provides that tax payments made through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System of the Department of the Treasury that are required to be made within a prescribed period or on or before a prescribed date shall be treated as made on the last day of either such prescribed period or on such prescribed date, thus making the mailbox rule (also known as the posting rule) applicable to such payments. Such rule provides that payments are considered made on the date they are postmarked.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on tax filing efforts in rural areas.

What's happening now May 19, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3278 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the mailbox rule to certain payments made through the Electronic Fe…
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7844: Rural IRS Accountability Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7844/
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"H.R. 7844: Rural IRS Accountability Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7844/.
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H.R. 7844, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7844/.
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