The Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act: Title II: American Citizens Abroad
This article is the second in a series analyzing the proposed Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (the “TAS Act”), bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Crapo and Wyden to improve service and administration at the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). Our introduction to the series is here, and our discussion of…
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Title 1: Tax Administration and Customer Service
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