Taxpayer Notification and Privacy Act
Sponsored By: Representative Steube
In Committee
Summary
Specific third-party notices and a guaranteed 45-day response period for taxpayers before the IRS can contact outside parties. This bill would require notices under Internal Revenue Code section 7602(c) to name each specific item the IRS plans to request from third parties when the taxpayer could reasonably provide those items, and to give taxpayers a baseline 45-day window to respond.
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- Taxpayers and households: Would receive clearer, itemized notice of what the IRS plans to ask third parties for. They would get at least 45 days to respond, with more time allowed for reasonable cause.
- Third parties that hold records: Would generally face delayed contact because the IRS must wait the taxpayer response period before reaching out, though the Secretary can allow earlier contact in specific cases.
- IRS operations and timing: Would need to update notice templates and procedures to list specific items and to track response windows. The changes would apply to notices provided after 12 months from enactment.
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Taxpayers get 45 days before contact
If enacted, this bill would require the IRS to notify you before contacting anyone else about your tax matters. You would get at least 45 days to reply and could ask for more time if you show reasonable cause. The notice would have to list each specific item the IRS plans to request from third parties when the information helps decide your tax bill, was not already asked of you, and you could reasonably provide. The IRS Secretary could make exceptions to the 45-day rule or the specificity requirement, and these rules would take effect 12 months after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Steube
FL • R
Cosponsors
Panetta
CA • D
Sponsored 12/5/2025
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