Public Law 105-206

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Public Law 105-206 is a major 1998 U.S. federal statute that overhauled the Internal Revenue Service, strengthened taxpayer rights, and implemented significant tax administration reforms.

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instanceOf Internal Revenue Service reform law
United States federal statute
tax administration reform law
affectsAgency Internal Revenue Service
United States Department of the Treasury
codifiedIn Internal Revenue Code
congressNumber 105th United States Congress
containsProvision changes to IRS audit procedures
changes to IRS collection procedures
creation of an IRS Oversight Board
customer service standards for the IRS
expansion of confidentiality protections for taxpayer communications with certain tax practitioners
expansion of taxpayer rights and protections
penalties for IRS employee misconduct
provisions on electronic filing of tax returns
provisions on innocent spouse relief
provisions on installment agreements and offers in compromise
restrictions on IRS use of liens and levies
restructuring of the Internal Revenue Service organizational structure
rules for termination of IRS employees for certain misconduct
rules on burden of proof in certain tax court proceedings
strengthening of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate
country United States of America
dateSigned 1998-07-22
hasComponent Title III—Taxpayer Protection and Rights
Title II—Electronic Filing
Title IV—Conforms Amendments
Title I—Reorganization of Structure and Management of the Internal Revenue Service
Title V Revenue Offsets
surface form: Title V—Revenue Offsets
hasOfficialName Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legalArea administrative law
tax law
taxpayer rights law
legislativeBody United States Congress
officeOfSigner President of the United States
primarySubject Internal Revenue Service
tax administration
taxpayer rights
publicLawNumber 105-206
purpose to overhaul the Internal Revenue Service
to reform federal tax administration
to strengthen taxpayer rights
shortName Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
surface form: IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
signedBy Bill Clinton
temporalContext post-1986 Internal Revenue Code reform era
title An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes
yearEnacted 1998

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