Bill114th CongressFiled Sep 28, 2016Taxation
S. 3440
Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2016
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 28, 2016)
Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2016
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service to publish guidance to establish uniform standards and procedures for the acceptance of signatures in digital or other electronic form for the purposes of: (1) disclosures of tax returns and return information to a designee of the taxpayer, and (2) any power of attorney executed by the taxpayer.
What just happenedSep 28, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH](R-OH)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 D
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- Introduced in SenateSep 28, 2016
- Sep 28, 2016IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Sep 28, 2016IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate