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March 26, 2026 “The American Coalition for Taxpayer Rights (ACTR) strongly supports legislation that will enhance transparency, fairness and quality service for the nation’s taxpayers. We believe the bipartisan legislation, H.R. 7971, introduced by Reps. Schweikert and Beyer, is a very important step in the IRS modernization effort, and represents what taxpayers expect in 2026…
The American Coalition for Taxpayer Rights (ACTR) supports the BARCODE Efficiency Act and IRS modernization efforts, and wrote to key Members of Congress regarding that legislation and recommending important modifications to ensure new technologies are considered. Read the full letter here: ACTR Barcode Letter
American Taxpayers Deserve and Will Benefit from Enhanced Transparency What is the Debt Indicator? The Debt Indicator (or “DI”) is a transparency tool provided by the Internal Revenue Service to tax preparers, tax software providers and financial institutions that lets taxpayers know their federal income tax refund (or a portion of that refund) is subject…
The IRS Debt Indicator (DI) was a tool that informed taxpayers and tax preparers whether a taxpayer’s federal income tax refund would be offset due to outstanding federal debts such as unpaid taxes, child support, or student loans. Though discontinued in 2011, recent economic trends and policy shifts indicate the DI should be restored. Myth:…
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Coalition for Taxpayer Rights (ACTR), the trade association for the nation’s leading tax preparation and tax software companies and financial institutions that offer tax-time financial products, released the following statement today regarding the Treasury Department’s new report on tax preparation options, Direct File, and IRS operations more broadly: “The decision…
The American Coalition for Taxpayer Rights (ACTR) was formed in 2011 by the nation’s leading retail tax preparation and tax software companies and financial institutions, which collectively prepare and file more than 110 million of the 160 million federal tax returns annually. ACTR advocates for taxpayer rights and strengthens America’s voluntary tax compliance system.
