Congressional Hearings

  1. Hearing Held on March 20, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building – Tax Identity Theft, Part 2: Status, Progress, and Potential Solutions
    Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility & Economic Growth.
    http://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=8c908260-5056-a032-525c-4f663b8d35f8

  2. Written Statement of Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate,
    Hearing on Identity Theft and Tax Fraud, Before The Subcommittees on Oversight
    And Social Security Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives,
    May 8, 2012
    http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/nta_testimony_idtheft_050812.pdf

  3. Written Statement of Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate,
    Hearing on Identity Theft and Income Tax Preparation Fraud,
    Before The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
    Committee on The Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, June 28, 2012
    http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/nta_testimony_idtheft_062812.pdf

  4. Written Statement of Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate,
    Hearing on The Spread of Tax Fraud By Identity Theft: A Threat To Taxpayers,
    Drain On The Public Treasury, Before The Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility
    And Economic Growth, Committee on Finance, United States Senate, May 25, 2012
    http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/testimony-written-sfc_subcomm-idt-5-25-2011.pdf

  5. Joint Hearing Before The Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittees on
    Oversight and Social Security, U.S. House of Representatives, Identity Theft and
    Tax Fraud, Testimony of The Honorable J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector
    General for Tax Administration, May 8, 2012
    http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/congress/congress_05082012.pdf

  6. Transcript of Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility
    And Economic Growth of the Committee on Finance – United States Senate,
    112the Congress, First Session, May 25, 2011
    The Spread of Tax Fraud By Identity Theft: A Threat To Taxpayers, A Drain on
    The Public Treasury
    http://www.finance.senate.gov/library/hearings/download/?id=d83ebcf8-7b75-4b7e-9ede-e9709cb8538c

  7. Nomination of Douglas H. Shulman, to be Commissioner of IRS, Hearing Before The Committee on Finance, United States Senate, 110th Congress, January 29, 2008.
    Commissioner Everson testified that identity theft cases under $40,000 would not be prosecuted due to lack of resources.
    http://www.finance.senate.gov/search/?q=identity+theft&as_sitesearch=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.finance.senate.gov…