Bill115th CongressFiled May 9, 2017Taxation
S. 1074
Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 9, 2017)
Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017
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 practitioner 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 happenedMay 9, 2017
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 SenateMay 9, 2017
- May 9, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - May 9, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate