S. 1119 · 111th Congress

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayer notification of suspected identity theft.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2009-05-21
Latest action
2009-05-21 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to notify a taxpayer of: (1) any unauthorized use of such taxpayer's identity (suspected identity theft) the Secretary uncovers during an investigation of false or fraudulent statements or tax returns; and (2) any person criminally charged under such investigation. Requires such notification to be given to the taxpayer as soon as practicable and without jeopardizing a tax fraud investigation.