House passes bill increasing penalties for illegal tax disclosures
H.R. 8292, the “Taxpayer Data Protection Act”
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed H.R. 8292, the “Taxpayer Data Protection Act,” by a voice vote.
The legislation would:
- Increase the maximum fine and imprisonment period for an unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information within the meaning of section 6103 from “$5,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years” to “$250,000, or imprisonment of not more than 10 years”
- Clarify that any violation that affects more than one taxpayer shall be treated as a separate, distinct violation
Read text of the bill—H.R. 8292
Read the press release of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO)