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IRS Oversight Board
Board overview
StatusSuspended
HeadquartersTreasury Building
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C., U.S
Websitewww.treasury.gov/irsob/Pages/default.aspx (archive url)

The IRS Oversight Board is a nine-member board established by the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 to oversee the Internal Revenue Service.[1] It usually meets four times a year.[2]

The board has made recommendations such as delaying the IRS target for taxpayers who file electronically, giving electronic filers more time,[3] and opposing the idea of contracting debt collection to private companies.[4] The board released an Annual Report to Congress as well as an annual Taxpayer Attitude Survey.[5] The survey covered topics such as how Americans felt about cheating on taxes.[6] Some have criticized the group as functioning more as an advisory board, rather than providing meaningful independent oversight.[7]

Operations of the board has been suspended since 2015, due to the lack of a quorum.[8] There are various legislative proposals to revamp the board (S. 3278), or to eliminate it completely (H.R. 5370). Senators Rob Portman and Bob Kerrey, who were involved in writing the 1998 bill, both supported revamping the board, but were strongly opposed by the Clinton administration.[9][10][11] The president of the National Taxpayers Union also supports restoring the board.[12]

Membership[edit]

Board members consist of the United States Secretary of the Treasury, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and seven other members appointed by the President of the United States. Members are appointed to five year terms, with the exception of the very first appointments, so that terms are staggered.

President Bill Clinton began nominations in June 1999, after some delay.[13] The seven nominations were approved by the United States Senate Committee on Finance in August 2000.[14][15] These seven individuals were confirmed by the senate in September 2000:[16]

  • George L. Farr (4 year term)
  • Chares L. Kolbe (3 year term)
  • Nancy Killefer (5 year term)
  • Larry R. Levitan (5 year term)
  • Steve Nickels (4 year term)
  • Robert Tobias (5 year term)
  • Karen Hastie Williams (3 year term)

Following a returned nomination in 2002,[17][18] in April 2003, Raymond T. Wagner was confirmed to the board for the remainder of George L. Farr's four year term.[19] Wagner's appointment for an additional five year term was confirmed in March 2005.[20]

In July 2004, following the expiration of his first term, Charles L. Kolbe was confirmed to take over the remaining time in the 4 year term of Steve H. Nickles, who had resigned.[21]

In November 2004, Paul Jones was confirmed to a five year term in Charles L. Kolbe's initial seat.[22]

In December 2006, Paul Cherecwich Jr. was confirmed to take up Charles L. Kolbe's second former seat on the board.[23][24] Deborah L. Wince-Smith was also confirmed to take up Larry L. Levitan's former seat on the board.[25]

On the recommendation of senator Max Baucus, George W. Bush appointed Edwin Eck to take up Karen Hastie Williams' former seat on the board.[26] Eck's appointment was approved by the senate in July 2008.[27][28] Eck's reappointment for a five year term was confirmed in October 2008.[29][30]

Leadership[edit]

The board elects a chairman for two year terms.

IRS Oversight Board Chairman/Chairwoman
Name Term
Larry R. Levitan 2000–2002
Nancy Killefer 2002–2004
Raymond T. Wagner, Jr.[31] 2004–2006
Paul Jones, Jr. ?
Paul Cherecwich, Jr.[32] 2007–

References[edit]

  1. ^ 26 U.S.C. § 7802
  2. ^ Mara Lee (2015-12-15). "Ex-General Counsel For The Hartford Nominated To IRS Oversight Board". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  3. ^ "Oversight board encourages lawmakers to extend electronic filing deadline". VailDaily.com. Associated Press. 2006-01-30. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. ^ "U.S. lawmakers warned against using private debt collectors for IRS". Reuters. 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  5. ^ "IRS Oversight Board Releases Latest Taxpayer Attitude Survey Results". Journal of Accountancy. 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  6. ^ "One in eight say that it is OK to cheat on taxes". NBC News. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  7. ^ Lustig, Eric A. (2004). "IRS, Inc. - The IRS Oversight Board - Effective Reform or Just Politics? Some Early Thoughts from a Corporate Law Perspective". Duquesne University Law Review. 42 (4): 2004.
  8. ^ Heckman, Jory (2018-07-26). "Senators look to restore long-neglected IRS 'board of directors'". Federal News Network. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  9. ^ Bade, Rachael (2013-05-17). "5 fixes for the IRS". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  10. ^ Bernie Becker (2018-05-08). "Portman against abolishing IRS Oversight Board". subscriber.politicopro.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  11. ^ Stein, Jeff (2021-07-08). "Conservative groups mount opposition to increase in IRS budget, threatening White House infrastructure plan". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  12. ^ "Opinion - I'm the President of the National Taxpayers Union. Be Careful With I.R.S. Reform". The New York Times. 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  13. ^ Friel, Brian (1999-06-04). "Clinton nominates members of IRS oversight board". Government Executive. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  14. ^ "Senate Approves Nominees to the IRS Oversight Board". The United States Senate Committee on Finance. 2000-08-08. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  15. ^ "IRS oversight board named". CNN. 2000-09-12. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  16. ^ "IRS Citizen Board Confirmed". AP NEWS. 2000-09-08. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  17. ^ "Raymond T. Wagner, Jr. Nominee for IRS Oversight Board". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2004-09-14. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  18. ^ Member, Any House (2004-09-14). "PN2299 - Nomination of Raymond T. Wagner Jr. for Department of the Treasury, 107th Congress (2001-2002)". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  19. ^ Member, Any House (2004-09-14). "PN115 - Nomination of Raymond T. Wagner Jr. for Department of the Treasury, 108th Congress (2003-2004)". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  20. ^ Member, Any House (2009-09-14). "PN86 - Nomination of Raymond Thomas Wagner Jr. for Department of the Treasury, 109th Congress (2005-2006)". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  21. ^ Member, Any House (2004-09-14). "PN1190 - Nomination of Charles L. Kolbe for Department of the Treasury, 108th Congress (2003-2004)". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  22. ^ Member, Any House (2008-09-14). "PN1189 - Nomination of Paul Jones for Department of the Treasury, 108th Congress (2003-2004)". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  23. ^ "Presidential Nomination: Paul Cherecwich". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  24. ^ Member, Any House (2009-09-14). "PN1518 - Nomination of Paul Cherecwich Jr. for Department of the Treasury, 109th Congress (2005-2006)". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  25. ^ Member, Any House (2010-09-14). "PN1521 - Nomination of Deborah L. Wince-Smith for Department of the Treasury, 109th Congress (2005-2006)". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  26. ^ "Montana's Ed Eck Asked To Serve On IRS Oversight Board". The United States Senate Committee on Finance. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  27. ^ "Senate Confirms Montana's Ed Eck To IRS Oversight Board". The United States Senate Committee on Finance. 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  28. ^ Member, Any House (2008-09-14). "PN1360 - Nomination of Edwin Eck for Department of the Treasury, 110th Congress (2007-2008)". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  29. ^ Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States. Vol. 150. 2008. p. 452.
  30. ^ Member, Any House (2013-09-14). "PN2017 - Nomination of Edwin Eck for Department of the Treasury, 110th Congress (2007-2008)". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  31. ^ "BOARD NAMES NEW CHAIRMAN; WELCOMES NEW MEMBER" (PDF). treasury.gov. 2021-03-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  32. ^ "IRS Oversight Board Names New Chairman - IRS Oversight Board". treasury.gov. 2021-06-22. Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2022-04-23.

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