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IRS Accountability and Taxpayer Protection Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the procedural rules for penalties.
Summary
This Act modifies Internal Revenue Code procedures to require that IRS penalties and disallowance periods for certain tax credits must be personally approved in writing by the immediate supervisor of the IRS employee making the initial determination, before any notice is sent to the taxpayer. The approval requirement applies to all penalties and disallowance periods, including those automatically calculated through electronic means. The Act defines when an initial determination is made and clarifies that routine IRS requests or inquiries do not constitute initial determinations. The Treasury Secretary must publicly report annually on all IRS penalties assessed, including details by IRS organizational unit and the progression through the determination and review processes.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC)
6 cosponsors
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
Actions (2)
- Jul 21, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
- Jul 21, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 21, 2025
Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the procedural rules for penalties.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “IRS Accountability and Taxpayer Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PENALTIES AND DISALLOWANCE PERIODS.
(a) In General.—Section 6751(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
“(1) In general.—No penalty under this title shall be assessed, and no disallowance period shall take effect, unless—
“(A) the initial determination to apply such penalty or disallowance period, as applicable, is personally approved (in writing) by the immediate supervisor of the individual making such determination, and
“(B) the approval described in subparagraph (A) is obtained on or before the date any notice is sent to the taxpayer regarding the application of such penalty or disallowance period.”, and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) Initial determination.—
“(A) In general.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘initial determination’ means the first determination, provided in a written notice to a taxpayer, that, based on specific facts and circumstances with respect to such taxpayer—
“(i) a specific penalty applies to such taxpayer for a specific amount, or
“(ii) a disallowance period applies to such taxpayer for a specific period.
“(B) Requests or inquiries.—No request or inquiry made by the Secretary shall be deemed to be an initial determination unless such request or inquiry provides the taxpayer with an offer to agree to a specific penalty for a specific amount (with the exception of any penalty offered under a settlement initiative to a class of taxpayers) or a disallowance period for a specific period.”.
(b) Disallowance Period.—Section 6751 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(d) Disallowance Period.—
“(1) In general.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘disallowance period’ means—
“(A) with respect to any credit under section 24, the period determined under section 24(g)(1),
“(B) with respect to any credit under section 25A, the period determined under section 25A(b)(4)(A), and
“(C) with respect to any credit under section 32, the period determined under section 32(k)(1).
“(2) Approval required for disallowance period automatically calculated through electronic means.—With respect to the application of any disallowance period, subsection (b)(2)(B) shall not apply.”.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to notices sent after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Report.—Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall make publicly available a report regarding all penalties assessed by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 during the preceding calendar year, with all relevant data regarding such penalties to be collected and reported with respect to—
(1) every organizational unit of the Internal Revenue Service that has power to assess, abate, or otherwise enforce any penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
(2) the progression of such penalties at each step of the determination, assessment, and review processes, as well as the final result with respect to such penalties. <all>
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