IRS Commissioner Shulman to Testify on Small Business Tax Issues

March 31, 2009 (202) 226-3636

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Hearing- "IRS Oversight: Are Tax Compliance Costs Slowing the Economic Recovery?"

IRS Commissioner Shulman to Testify on Small Business Tax Issues

WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled "IRS Oversight: Are Tax Compliance Costs Slowing the Economic Recovery?" on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. in room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

In his first appearance before a House Committee in the 111^th Congress, IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman will testify before the Committee regarding a range of small business tax issues.

The Committee will explore the IRS's policies, client services, and administration of the recently enacted small business tax relief provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. In particular, the hearing will examine how tax compliance costs and the IRS regulatory structure affects small firms, already struggling with a difficult economy.

WHAT: Hearing on "IRS Oversight: Are Tax Compliance Costs Slowing the Economic Recovery?"

WHEN: Wednesday, April 1, 2009

1:00 p.m.

WHERE: 2360 Rayburn House Office Building