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Chairman Jenkins Announces Hearing on IRS and DOJ Efforts to Return Taxpayers’ Seized Funds

June 13, 2018 — Hearing Advisory

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) efforts to return taxpayer funds, which the IRS seized using its civil asset forfeiture authority.  The hearing is entitled “Update on IRS and DOJ ...

Ways and Means Members Ask for IRS Tax Day Technical Failure Explanation

April 24, 2018 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member John Lewis (D-GA), Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA), and Members of the Subcommittee sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting Acting Commissioner David Kautter provide answers to a series of questions regarding the agency’s systems crash ...

The Need for IRS Reform: Taxpayers Deserve a Modern IRS

March 20, 2018 — Blog

Current Systems from the Kennedy Era In this day and age, no major organization can be successful without modern technology to support it.  And yet, did you know that the IRS continues to maintain information technology (IT) systems dating back to when President Kennedy was in office in the early 1960s?  These systems, which are critical to ensuring the IRS’s ability to ...

Brady, Hatch Call on IRS to Immediately Implement IG Recommendations Following New Report

February 15, 2018 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. —House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today called on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner David Kautter to immediately implement screening procedures to ensure employees with serious conduct issues are not receiving bonuses. Their letter comes following a recent ...

Brady Statement on Announcement of President’s Intent to Nominate Charles Rettig to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service

February 08, 2018 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Charles Rettig to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service (IRS): “I am pleased to see President Trump moving forward with a new leader at the IRS who is focused on ...

Jenkins Announces Member Day Hearing on Legislation to Improve Tax Administration

January 23, 2018 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a Member Day hearing entitled “Legislation to Improve Tax Administration” on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 2:00 PM in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building. The hearing will provide Members of Congress with an opportunity to ...

Buchanan Announces Hearing on the Taxpayer Experience with the Internal Revenue Service

December 06, 2017 — Hearing Advisory

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (R-FL) announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “IRS Reform: The Taxpayer Experience” on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 10:00 AM in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building.  At the hearing, Members will hear from witnesses about the ...