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Article: Leveling the playing field. (between taxplayers and the Internal Revenue Service) (column)
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- The National Public Accountant
- Article date:
- July 1, 1990
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Leveling the Playing Field
Just after announcing that he would not seek re-election, Senator William Armstrong (R-CO) introduced a series of bills aimed at "leveling the playing field" between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service. Acknowledging his retirement, the introduction of this bill series has caught many national leaders by surprise. A strong proponent of Senator Pryor's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, passed in 1988, Senator Armstrong believes that more work must be done to prevent agency abuses. The Senator publicly introduced five bills as part of his taxpayer's "fair play" package; his staff indicates that more are coming.
The proposals ...