Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022
Latest action · Jul 12, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 12, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022
This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish a free on-line tax preparation and filing service and allows taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information and information held by the IRS.
The bill prohibits the IRS from entering into any agreement that restricts its legal right to provide tax return preparation services or to provide tax return filing services.
The bill requires the IRS to establish and operate programs to (1) facilitate claims for the child care and the earned income tax credits, (2) provide software for the preparation and filing of individual income tax returns for taxable years beginning after 2022, (3) allow taxpayers to download third-party provided return information and IRS-held information to their tax returns, and (4) allow taxpayers to elect to have their tax returns prepared by the IRS.
The bill also requires verification of taxpayer identity and requires the IRS to conduct an outreach campaign to provide the public with information about this bill's programs and software.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 12, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jul 12, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jul 12, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Jul 12, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN11992 | Prefilled Individual Income Tax Return Filing: What It Is and Policy Issues Archived | Insight | Aug 22, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8368 | Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022 | Identical bill | Jul 13, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a free on-line tax preparation and filing service and programs that allow taxpayers to access third-party provided tax return information and information held by the Internal Revenue Service.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2022Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
