Ron Wyden: “That is why I previously cosponsored something called Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked.”

This interpretation is wildly inconsistent with the longstanding treatment of other provisions that use identical or near-identical language.

Turning the 1040 into an immigration tracker actively sabotages voluntary tax compliance and undermines the IRS’s core tax collection responsibilities.

As Congress debates solutions to protect our privacy and civil liberties, the MITRE report could provide important information about how these cameras and other surveillance programs are already impacting Americans’ rights.

This throws doubt upon Treasury’s interpretation of many provisions of the Code, creates a great deal of uncertainty in the administration of our tax laws, and could balloon the deficit.