The Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 (Pub. L. 104–168 (text) (PDF), 110 Stat. 1452, enacted July 30, 1996) is an Act of Congress. Among other things, it created the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate.
Long title | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for increased taxpayer protections. |
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Enacted by | the 104th United States Congress |
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Public law | Pub. L. 104–168 (text) (PDF) |
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The Office of the Taxpayer Advocate was run by the Taxpayer Advocate. The function of the advocate was to do the following:
The Taxpayer Advocate also had to do yearly reports no later than December 31 every year after 1995 which included identifying what the Advocate did to improve services.