S. 1857 117th Congress Senate

Stop CHEATERS Act

Official title: A bill to provide appropriations for the Internal Revenue Service to overhaul technology and strengthen enforcement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 26, 2021 Introduced by: Angus S. King Jr. Independent · Maine See on congress.gov

Taxation Accounting and auditingAdministrative remediesAppropriationsBank accounts, deposits, capital

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Business recordsCongressional oversightDebt collectionDepartment of the TreasuryExecutive agency funding and structureFinancial services and investmentsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesIncome tax ratesInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Performance measurementTax administration and collection, taxpayersTransfer and inheritance taxesWages and earnings

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May 26, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

May 26, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action May 26, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Corporations and High Earners from Avoiding Taxes and Enforce the Rules Strictly Act or the Stop CHEATERS Act

This bill provides additional appropriations through FY2031 for the enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and for taxpayer services and operations support. It establishes enforcement goals of annual audits of certain high-income tax returns, beginning in 2025, and each year thereafter.

The bill establishes new reporting requirements for certain banks or other financial institutions and increases enforcement penalties for accuracy-related underpayments of tax up to a maximum of 40% of the underpayment for taxpayers with taxable incomes greater than $5 million.

The IRS must report to Congress biennially on plans to shift more of its enforcement assets toward high-income tax filers and on an estimate of revenue losses from offshore tax evasion.

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