WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The House Ways & Means Committee Chairman issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Americans will enjoy stronger taxpayer protections and commonsense relief under four Ways and Means Committee bills approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation - all passed with strong bipartisan support - will ensure Americans who are held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad are no longer subject to tax penalties and fines from the IRS for failure to pay taxes while in captivity; provide the National Taxpayer Advocate with the authority to directly engage with a court of law to champion the interests of taxpayers when there is litigation that could have an impact on taxpayer rights; clarify that Amer...