H.R. 5439 · 115th Congress

To provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft.

Stage
Passed a chamber
Introduced
2018-04-09
Latest action
2018-04-18 · Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 5439 is laid on the table.

Summary

(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide a single point of contact for any taxpayer whose tax return has been delayed or otherwise adversely affected due to tax-related identity theft. The single point of contact must track the taxpayer's case to completion and coordinate with other IRS employees to resolve case issues as quickly as possible.

The single point of contact must consist of a team or subset of specially trained employees who: (1) have the ability to work across functions to resolve the issues involved in the taxpayer's case, and (2) are accountable for handling the case until its resolution.