Senate panel advances broad tax administration reform package Published July 31, 2026

On July 30, the Senate Finance Committee overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan Taxpayer Assistance and Service (TAS) Act, S. 3931, with a 26-1 vote, setting the package up for consideration by the full Senate. The TAS Act includes over 60 bipartisan proposals – several of which have already advanced in the House.

Finance Chair Mike Crapo (R-ID) released modifications to the bill prior to the hearing. Included were revisions to the electronic filing identification number (EFIN) provisions and a clarification regarding tax-exempt entities’ appeal rights. In addition, Crapo called for boosted penalties for unauthorized release of taxpayer information.

The modified bill also incorporated the Preventing Tax Fraud and Identity Theft Act, which would require information returns for certain income categories to be filed with the IRS by January 31 of the year following the calendar year to which the return relates. That provision would have a $385 million positive revenue impact, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation’s analysis. It would bring the total cost for the TAS Act down to just $49 million.

Dave Bohrman, vice president of strategic intelligence at Cogency Global, stressed the level of detail in the TAS Act, which he said was an indicator that “Congress is receiving a lot of pressure to make the IRS a better, more effective administrative system as a whole for the taxpayers.”

Overall, Bohrman sees the TAS Act as “a legislative partnership with the modernization efforts that are inside of the four walls of the IRS as it stands today.”

Widespread support for the TAS Act
Bohrman told Checkpoint he’s heard of “no major opposition” to the bill. He added that if the TAS Act is signed into law, it would be the first congressional effort to reform tax administration since the 2019 Taxpayer First Act.

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