Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2782 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2782 To provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2025 Mr. Kustoff introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2025''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Modification of standards for awarding of costs and certain fees. Sec. 3. Civil damages allowed for reckless or intentional disregard of internal revenue laws. Sec. 4. Modifications relating to certain offenses by officers and employees in connection with revenue laws. Sec. 5. Modifications relating to civil damages for unauthorized inspection or disclosure of returns and return information. Sec. 6. Ban on ex parte discussions. Sec. 7. Right to independent conference. Sec. 8. Alternative dispute resolution procedures. Sec. 9. Increase in monetary penalties for certain unauthorized disclosures of information. Sec. 10. Ban on raising new issues on appeal. Sec. 11. Limitation on enforcement of liens against principal residences. Sec. 12. Additional provisions relating to mandatory termination for mis