2009-01-04T19:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/49876 tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-04:/commentary/3915290 2009-01-04T19:00:00Z Colorado Health Insurance Insider ... HB 1389 health insurance Hillary Clinton HMO hospitals HR 5719 HSA Humana John McCain Kaiser Permanente mandatory health insurance Maternity/Pregnancy Maternity/Pregnancy MEGA Life & Health pharmaceutical industry PHCS PPO pregnancy ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2009/01/05/heart-attacks-down-but-tobacco-tax-revenue-dwindling/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-29:/commentary/3918620 2008-12-29T19:00:00Z Colorado Health Insurance Insider ... HB 1389 health insurance Hillary Clinton HMO hospitals HR 5719 HSA Humana John McCain Kaiser Permanente mandatory health insurance Maternity/Pregnancy Maternity/Pregnancy MEGA Life & Health pharmaceutical industry PHCS PPO pregnancy ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2008/12/31/new-years-eve-cavalcade-of-risk/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-29:/commentary/3866275 2008-12-29T19:00:00Z Colorado Health Insurance Insider ... HB 1389 health insurance Hillary Clinton HMO hospitals HR 5719 HSA Humana John McCain Kaiser Permanente mandatory health insurance Maternity/Pregnancy Maternity/Pregnancy MEGA Life & Health pharmaceutical industry PHCS PPO pregnancy ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2008/12/30/medicare-buy-in-option-a-good-idea/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-22:/commentary/3803525 2008-12-22T19:00:00Z Colorado Health Insurance Insider ... HB 1389 health insurance Hillary Clinton HMO hospitals HR 5719 HSA Humana John McCain Kaiser Permanente mandatory health insurance Maternity/Pregnancy Maternity/Pregnancy MEGA Life & Health pharmaceutical industry PHCS PPO pregnancy ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2008/12/23/a-cost-saving-idea-for-health-insurance-companies/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-18:/commentary/3764414 2008-12-18T19:00:00Z Colorado Health Insurance Insider ... HB 1389 health insurance Hillary Clinton HMO hospitals HR 5719 HSA Humana John McCain Kaiser Permanente mandatory health insurance Maternity/Pregnancy Maternity/Pregnancy MEGA Life & Health pharmaceutical industry PHCS PPO pregnancy ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2008/12/19/your-health-insurance-company-prefers-generics/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-15:/commentary/3725934 2008-12-15T19:00:00Z Colorado Health Insurance Insider ... HB 1389 health insurance Hillary Clinton HMO hospitals HR 5719 HSA Humana John McCain Kaiser Permanente mandatory health insurance Maternity/Pregnancy Maternity/Pregnancy MEGA Life & Health pharmaceutical industry PHCS PPO pregnancy ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2008/12/16/lowering-our-health-insurance-premiums/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-11:/commentary/3684519 2008-12-11T19:00:00Z Colorado Health Insurance Insider ... deductible doctors Fort Collins HB1355 HB 1389 health insurance Hillary Clinton HMO hospitals HR 5719 HSA Humana John McCain Kaiser Permanente mandatory health insurance Maternity/Pregnancy MEGA Life & Health pharmaceutical industry ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2008/12/12/ecare-management-has-the-health-wonk-review/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-07:/commentary/3622263 2008-12-07T19:00:00Z Colorado Health Insurance Insider ... HB 1389 health insurance Hillary Clinton HMO hospitals HR 5719 HSA Humana John McCain Kaiser Permanente mandatory health insurance Maternity/Pregnancy pharmaceutical industry PHCS PPO pregnancy premium increase limits prescription ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2008/12/08/hospital-bling-a-bad-idea/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-04:/commentary/3583237 2008-12-04T19:00:00Z Colorado Health Insurance Insider ... HB 1389 health insurance Hillary Clinton HMO hospitals HR 5719 HSA Humana John McCain Kaiser Permanente mandatory health insurance Maternity/Pregnancy pharmaceutical industry PHCS PPO pregnancy premium increase limits prescription ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2008/12/05/united-healthcare-lets-you-buy-future-insurability/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-03:/commentary/3655461 2008-12-03T19:00:00Z Colorado Health Insurance Insider ... Cover Colorado CSU deductible doctors Fort Collins HB 1355 HB1355 HB 1389 health insurance Hillary Clinton HMO hospitals HR 5719 HSA Humana John McCain Kaiser Permanente mandatory health insurance Maternity/Pregnancy pharmaceutical ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2008/12/04/how-guaranteed-issue-health-insurance-could-work/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-26:/commentary/3484185 2008-11-26T19:00:00Z Colorado Health Insurance Insider ... HB1355 HB 1355 HB 1389 health insurance Hillary Clinton HMO hospitals HR 5719 HSA Humana John McCain Kaiser Permanente mandatory health insurance Maternity/Pregnancy pharmaceutical industry PHCS PPO pregnancy premium increase limits ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2008/11/27/cost-of-treating-the-uninsured-at-denver-health/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-20:/commentary/3389764 2008-11-20T19:00:00Z Colorado Health Insurance Insider ... HB1355 HB 1355 HB 1389 health insurance Hillary Clinton HMO hospitals HR 5719 HSA Humana John McCain Kaiser Permanente mandatory health insurance Maternity/Pregnancy pharmaceutical industry PHCS PPO pregnancy premium increase limits ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthinsurancecolorado.net/blog1/2008/11/21/mandatory-and-guaranteed-issue-health-insurance/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-18:/commentary/3451726 2008-11-18T19:00:00Z Connecticut Small-Business News From NFIB NFIB recognizes the burden the complex tax code places on small business, and we have been working toward a resolution for years. Earlier this year, NFIB made H.R. 5719, the "Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008," a key ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_39309.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-16:/commentary/3358044 2008-11-16T19:00:00Z WhealthWatchers If They're Banning It in Turkey... POTUS HSA · The Science of Sleep · Cinco de Mayo · â–º April (9). This Sucks · NYT Health · Health = Wealth · Holding My Breath · Stop HR 5719! Vroom Vroom, Beep Bee<br /><br /><a href="http://whealthwatchers.blogspot.com/2008/11/boohoob-tube.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-09:/commentary/3891092 2008-11-09T19:00:00Z xchange Blog - Kelly Teal Blog Look for bills like those that would remove cell phones from “listed propertyâ€* (H.R. 5719 and S. 2668) or curtail taxes on wireless services (H.R.5793 and S. 3249) to die in committee, unless Obama proves to be a wizard on Capitol Hill. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.xchangemag.com/blogs/telecomrb/blogdefault.aspx/a/obama-and-you.html/m/art">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-09:/commentary/3505421 2008-11-09T19:00:00Z xchange Blog - Kelly Teal Blog Look for bills like those that would remove cell phones from “listed propertyâ€* (H.R. 5719 and S. 2668) or curtail taxes on wireless services (H.R.5793 and S. 3249) to die in committee, unless Obama proves to be a wizard on Capitol Hill. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.xchangemag.com/blogs/telecomrb/?m=art&amp;a=obama-and-you.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-07:/commentary/3750961 2008-11-07T19:00:00Z Docstoc feed for: BUZZ 90 Congressmen Rahm Emanuel and Brad Ellsworth introduced a companion bill (H.R. 5602), and Representative Emanuel added similar language to the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 (H.R. 5719). ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.docstoc.com/docs/2466648/An-Overview-of-the-Tax-Gap">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-06:/commentary/3493782 2008-11-06T19:00:00Z POLITICALLY INCORRECT VIEW POINTS??? On April 15, the House of Representatives debated a motion to recommit H.R. 5719 (Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act) to committee with instructions to add language that would deny tax subsidies to states and localities that ...<br /><br /><a href="http://mypoliticallyincorrectviews.blogspot.com/2008/11/black-is-for-mourning-not-racism.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-06:/commentary/3358026 2008-11-06T19:00:00Z xchange Look for bills like those that would remove cell phones from “listed propertyâ€* (H.R. 5719 and S. 2668) or curtail taxes on wireless services (H.R.5793 and S. 3249) to die in committee, unless Obama proves to be a wizard on Capitol Hill. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.xchangemag.com/articles/525/obama-and-you.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-21:/commentary/3358040 2008-10-21T20:00:00Z Chaz Proulx Blog Weller voted in favor of a motion to H.R. 5719 (Roll Call 189), the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act. This motion would have recommitted H.R. 5719 with instructions to add language to deny tax exempt interest with respect to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nhinsider.com/chaz-proulx/2008/10/22/will-jeb-bradley-repudiate-those-gop-drug-dealer-sex-offende.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/commentary/3358038 2008-10-14T20:00:00Z WKTV - News - Local HR 5719 – They say Arcuri opposed tax enforcement to stop illegal aliens from getting tax breaks by voting on this bill. What they refer to: Section 18 of the bill, which allows certain foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies performing ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wktv.com/news/local/30924454.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/commentary/3750962 2008-10-02T20:00:00Z POLITICALLY INCORRECT VIEW POINTS??? On April 15, the House of Representatives debated a motion to recommit H.R. 5719 (Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act) to committee with instructions to add language that would deny tax subsidies to states and localities that ...<br /><br /><a href="http://mypoliticallyincorrectviews.blogspot.com/2008/10/islam-in-action-islam4uk-out-with-uk.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/3133258 2008-09-29T20:00:00Z Government Documents call no: ae 1.102:d 63/4, title: making archives accessible for people with disabilities / frank h. serene. author: serene, frank h. imprint: [washington, dc : national archives and records administration, 2008?] ...<br /><br /><a href="http://governmentdocuments.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/august-2008-new-materials/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/commentary/3133253 2008-09-11T20:00:00Z NRCC News Articles - RSS Feed HR 5719, 4/15/2008 - Opposed tax enforcement to stop illegal aliens from getting tax breaks HR 3648, 10/4/2007 - Foreclosure tax relief - he opposed tax cut to strike sections to change tax treatment of gains from the sale of a primary ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nrcc.org/news/view_article.asp?id=2411">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-06:/commentary/3358042 2008-09-06T20:00:00Z Insurance Agent Forum This language in HR 5719 is a very big threat to the viability of HSAs and is all happening very fast. The idea was just floated by the Democrats on Ways and Means last Friday afternoon, the Ways and Means Committee refused to eliminate ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.insurance-forums.net/forum/serious-threat-health-savings-accounts-thread4881.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/commentary/3493773 2008-07-31T20:00:00Z California CPA magazine articles A similar provision is contained in the House-approved 2008 Taxpayer Assistance Act (H.R. 5719). The fate of this legislation in the Senate is presently unknown. Nevertheless, selected highlights of these proposed regulations follow. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.calcpa.org/Content/25234.aspx">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-04:/commentary/2569577 2008-07-04T20:00:00Z A Physician on Health Care HR 5719 would have required every HSA transaction to be reviewed and verified as a legitimate medical expense. Currently, such expenditures are subject to an IRS tax audit, and many are made with a debit card that is only useful at a ...<br /><br /><a href="http://physicianonhealthcare.blogspot.com/2008/07/sabotaging-health-savings-accounts.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2409032 2008-06-23T20:00:00Z Accounts HR 5719 would have required every HSA transaction to be reviewed and verified as a . Accounts Commission Business Office Due to the July 4th holiday, the deadline for Accounts Payable will be 12:00 noon Monday, June 30. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://accounts3.blogspot.com/2008/06/accounts_24.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/commentary/2409030 2008-06-23T20:00:00Z Health Articles HR 5719 would have required every HSA transaction to be reviewed and verified as a . . there is a lot of information to suggest that there is a negative association between using tampons and this particular problem. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://health-articles2.blogspot.com/2008/06/health-articles_24.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-22:/commentary/2474729 2008-06-22T20:00:00Z Blogtica.com HR 5719 would have required every HSA transaction to be reviewed and verified as a legitimate medical expense. Currently, these expenditures are already subject to an IRS tax audit. Many are made with a debit card that is only useful at ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogtica.com/the-sabotage-of-health-savings-accounts/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-22:/commentary/2409031 2008-06-22T20:00:00Z Section 6694 Consulting - 888-712-7690... A similar provision is part of the House-approved Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2008 ( HR 5719). A hearing on the proposed regs is scheduled for August 18 at the IRS National Office in Washington, DC Reasonable belief ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.section6694penalty.com/blog/2008/06/comment-on-new-6694-regulations-129243.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-22:/commentary/2381874 2008-06-22T20:00:00Z Vital Votes - Natural Health Articles by... HR 5719 would have required every HSA transaction to be reviewed and verified as a legitimate medical expense. Currently, these expenditures are already subject to an IRS tax audit. Many are made with a debit card that is only useful at ...<br /><br /><a href="http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_blog/The-Sabotage-of-Health-Savings-Accounts-64571.aspx">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/commentary/2350797 2008-06-17T20:00:00Z Docstoc feed for: legal 2 0 5 0 3 April 14, 2008 (House Rules)STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY HR 5719 – Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 (Rep. Rangel (D) New York and 16 cosponsors) The Administration strongly opposes HR 5719.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.docstoc.com/docs/797774/HR-5719-%C2%AD-Taxpayer-Assistance-and-Simplification-Act-of-2008">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/commentary/2348130 2008-06-17T20:00:00Z AAPS News of the Day An attempt to load on costly administrative requirements passed the House of Representatives but not the Senate. President Bush had threatened to veto it. Expect it to come back. HR 5719 would have required every HSA transaction to [. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0031">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/commentary/2340952 2008-06-12T20:00:00Z alterative HR 5719 The Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act Military Medicine. ACT conducted a national student design contest focused on technologies to improve the . ACT Student Opinion Survey Executive Summary. June, 2006. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://cbmbersomu.blogspot.com/2008/06/act-student.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-07:/commentary/3803527 2008-06-07T20:00:00Z America's Health Care Crisis Solved According to Waxman and Stark, “GAO’s findings are bolstered by HSA advocates’ extreme opposition to legislation passed earlier this month in the House (H.R. 5719) that would require HSA enrollees to substantiate that HSA withdrawals ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthcarecrisissolved.com/blog/guest-post-by-roy-ramthun-hsa-consulting-services-llc-on-gaos-hsa-report.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/commentary/2672373 2008-06-03T20:00:00Z Floor Speeches from Rep. Betty Sutton (OH) Floor Speech in Support of H.Res1102 (Sutton) and HR 5719, the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008.<br /><br /><a href="http://sutton.house.gov/news/floorstatement.cfm?id=37">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-01:/commentary/3389765 2008-06-01T20:00:00Z US House of Representatives Votes 15-Apr-2008 6:33 PM. On Passage. Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act more... Passed 238-179. « Back to all House votes. Vote information from the Office of the Clerk. Geographical information from the US Census Bureau.<br /><br /><a href="http://owenpshaw.net/congress/house/110_2/roll190.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/commentary/3493777 2008-05-21T20:00:00Z Watson Wyatt Worldwide - Articles Under the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act (H.R.5719), health savings account (HSA) trustees — typically banks — would be required to substantiate that HSA distributions were for health care-related expenses. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.watsonwyatt.com/us/pubs/insider/showarticle.asp?ArticleID=19080">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/commentary/3160319 2008-05-20T20:00:00Z ombwatch Blogs ... employing american workers through foreign shell companies from avoiding paying payroll taxes. the measure had been approved by the house in april when it passed the taxpayer assistance and simplification act of 2008 (hr 5719) in april.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/5018">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/commentary/2223109 2008-05-20T20:00:00Z BenefitsLink.com Excerpt: &quot;Under the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act (HR5719), health savings account (HSA) trustees -- typically banks -- would be required to substantiate that HSA distributions were for health care-related expenses. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.benefitslink.com/links/20080521-062329.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/commentary/2198600 2008-05-12T20:00:00Z Sessions Watch The House passed HR 5719, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of D437withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://sessionswatch.blogspot.com/2008/05/pete-sessions-votes-no-to-taxpayer.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/3640328 2008-05-07T20:00:00Z Towers Perrin - Global HR Services The House has approved a bill (H.R. 5719) to impose new medical expense substantiation requirements on health savings accounts (HSAs), similar to those that apply to health flexible spending accounts. Under the bill, beginning with the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/showdctmdoc.jsp?url=Master_Brand_2/USA/News/Monitor/2008/200805/gnb_us.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2170735 2008-05-06T20:00:00Z TASC CEO Blog I recently received an e-mail from this organization expressing that they didn’t particularly like my remarks regarding HR 5719, better known as the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act, a bill making the rounds in Washington. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://tascblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/hr-5719-%E2%80%93-part-2/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/2219491 2008-05-05T20:00:00Z Identity theft enforcement and protection act HR 5719 “Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Actâ€* This would end taxpayer harassment by private collection services, strengthen taxpayer protections from identity theft and tax fr...<br /><br /><a href="http://cyberaser.com/blogs/identity-theft-enforcement-and-protection-act/46250/nevada-congressional-delegation-votes/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-04:/commentary/3133260 2008-05-04T20:00:00Z Desert Beacon HR 5719 “Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Actâ€* This would end taxpayer harassment by private collection services, strengthen taxpayer protections from identity theft and tax fraud, stop federal contractors from using foreign ...<br /><br /><a href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2008/05/nevada-congressional-delegation-votes.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-04:/commentary/2161840 2008-05-04T20:00:00Z Reed Tinsley, CPA GAO’s findings are bolstered by HSA advocates’ extreme opposition to legislation passed earlier this month in the House (HR 5719) that would require HSA enrollees to substantiate that HSA withdrawals were used for allowable medical ...<br /><br /><a href="http://rtacpa.blogs.com/reedtinsley/2008/05/gao-finds-healt.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/commentary/2135588 2008-04-30T20:54:15Z RAO Davao City On 15 APR the House of Representatives today approved the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 (<strong class="keyword">H.R.5719</strong>) by a vote of 238 to 179. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Charles B. Rangel<br /><br /><a href="http://www.raodavao.com/blog/2008/04/30/irs-collection-policy-update-1-may-2008/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/commentary/3493784 2008-04-30T20:00:00Z About.com Business Law / Taxes: US The proposed law is H.R. 5719, the "Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008," passed by the House on April 15. (Congress definitely has a sense of humor). The law contains a provision that would remove cell phones and other ...<br /><br /><a href="http://biztaxlaw.about.com/b/2008/05/01/proposed-tax-law-change-would-simplify-business-cell-phone-reporting.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/commentary/2348134 2008-04-30T20:00:00Z HFMA News A Government Accountability Office (GAO) brief released on April 30 reports that health savings accounts (HSAs) are used more often as a tax shelter by wealthy individuals rather than as a mechanism to help working families obtain ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hfma.org/hfmanews/PermaLink,guid,86200168-0fe8-47c9-931b-ce938dea450b.aspx">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/commentary/2219489 2008-04-30T20:00:00Z The Latest News, Analysis &amp; Commentary... According to Waxman and Stark, “GAO’s findings are bolstered by HSA advocates’ extreme opposition to legislation passed earlier this month in the House (HR 5719) that would require HSA enrollees to substantiate that HSA withdrawals were ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hsacoalition.org/2008/05/01/guest-post-on-43008-gao-report-by-roy-ramthun-hsa-consulting-services-llc/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/commentary/2142516 2008-04-29T20:00:00Z Health Insurance: Keep It Simple (conoutofconsu... Yesterday, Andy wrote: &quot;Your view of High Deductible Insurance plans is what is creating the meltdown in the insurance industry. What exactly is wrong with consumers taking responsibility for their own health care costs while ...<br /><br /><a href="http://conoutofconsumer.blogspot.com/2008/04/nahu-against-hr-5719-consumers-should_30.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/commentary/2130984 2008-04-29T20:00:00Z BenefitsLink.com Excerpt: &quot;The House on April 15, 2008, passed HR 5719, The Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Bill of 2008, this year&#39;s version of taxpayer rights legislation. Among the items included in the legislation are provisions affecting ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.benefitslink.com/links/20080430-061831.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-28:/commentary/3493781 2008-04-28T20:00:00Z Desert Beacon Porter also voted against considering H.R. 5719, to improve the Internal Revenue Code to enhance taxpayer protections, and to assist low income taxpayers. (A complete roster of Porter’s votes in 2008 can be found at GovTrack.) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2008/04/topsy-turvy-nevada-3rd-congressional.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-28:/commentary/2219492 2008-04-28T20:00:00Z Daniel N Erasmus - Tax Risk Management Specialist The Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 (HR 5719) would ban the federal government from entering into new contracts with the private collectors and the extension of the existing contracts with two companies. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://taxriskmanagement.blogspot.com/2008/04/house-of-representatives-passes-bill-to.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-28:/commentary/2219490 2008-04-28T20:00:00Z Phoness News The provision was included in the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act (HR 5719), which passed April 15 by a 238-179 vote. The White House issued a statement opposing the provision, contending it is &quot;unnecessary for efficient tax ...<br /><br /><a href="http://phsphones.bootcamps.com/2008/04/29/house-wants-documentation-on-use-of-hsa-withdrawals/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/commentary/2133345 2008-04-27T20:00:00Z AAQT: Access, Affordability, Quality Tactics... In the follow the money site, today I talked about this month&#39;s proposed HR 5719 that would require insurance companies to annually report on who holds their health savings accounts (in conjunction with high deductible policies) and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://conoutconsumer.blogspot.com/2008/04/nahu-vs-hr-5719.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/commentary/2128641 2008-04-27T20:00:00Z CDHCI::Consumer-Driven Health Care Institute... The House last week passed a tax bill (HR 5719) that included a provision under which individuals with tax-free health savings accounts would have to provide evidence that they used funds in the accounts for medical purposes, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cdhci.org/news.php?viewStory=1320">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/commentary/2121728 2008-04-27T20:00:00Z AP-Now Blog HR 5719, the “Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008,â€* was passed by the House on April 15. The cell phone provision of HR 5719 would remove cell phones and similar telecommunications equipment from the definition of “listed ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ap-now.com/blog/?p=32">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-27:/commentary/2118661 2008-04-27T20:00:00Z Health Insurance: Keep It Simple (conoutofconsu... HR 5719: You can read it here: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-5719 The law provides that the TRUSTEE of a health savings account (Yup, the insurance companies) is responsible for substantiating the holders of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://conoutofconsumer.blogspot.com/2008/04/nahu-against-hr-5719-consumers-should.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-26:/commentary/3750960 2008-04-26T20:00:00Z FinancialWeek.com Breaking News Headlines H.R. 5719 was approved last week by the House Ways and Means Committee and is scheduled for a vote by the full House today. The requirement for HSA trustees, generally banks, is “unnecessary for efficient tax administration, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.financialweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080416/REG/442403175/1010/rss02">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-25:/commentary/3493779 2008-04-25T20:00:00Z Congressman John Lewis Latest The provisions included in H.R. 5719 would:. Repeal the IRS’s authority to use private debt collection companies to collect Federal taxes. Protect low-income taxpayers by prohibiting IRS debt indicators for predatory refund anticipation ...<br /><br /><a href="http://johnlewis.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=347">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2112055 2008-04-24T20:00:00Z leftword: The Best Liberal Blog Posts These firms have taken in far less than they have cost the government, although backers say their performance will improve. Now before the Senate, the bill (HR 5719) also requires that ---- link LeftWord: The Best Liberal Blog Posts.<br /><br /><a href="http://leftword.blogdig.net/archives/articles/April2008/25/Where_The_Rubber_Meets_The_Road__4_25_08_.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2112054 2008-04-24T20:00:00Z The Liberal Doomsayer Now before the Senate, the bill (HR 5719) also requires that withdrawals from Health Savings Accounts be accompanied by documentation that the money will be spent on health care. A yes vote was to pass the bill. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2008/04/where-rubber-meets-road-42508.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2109988 2008-04-24T20:00:00Z www.finishingcontractors.org FCA Updates House Approves 3% Withholding Tax Delay HR 5719: Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 (Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]) was passed in the House on April 16 and forwar.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.finishingcontractors.org/i4a/pages/headlinedetails.cfm?id=86">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/commentary/2219493 2008-04-23T20:00:00Z No Time No Money By a vote of 238 to 179, the House approved the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Bill of 2008 (HR 5719). Good job, guys. Now we just have to wait for the Senate to follow suit so the bill can go to the White House for the promised ...<br /><br /><a href="http://no-time-no-money.blogspot.com/2008/04/taxpayer-bill-of-rights-approved-again.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/3095187 2008-04-22T20:00:00Z America&#39;s Health Care Crisis Solved 2) the bill will be on the floor of the us house next week, and all coalition members should immediately begin contacting their members of congress and asking them to vote no on hr 5719, the “taxpayer assistance and simplification act ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ahccs.rapprich.com/blog/2008/04/outcome-of-house-ways-and-means-committee-mark-up.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2348131 2008-04-22T20:00:00Z America&#39;s Health Care Crisis Solved 1) The attached Statement of Administration Policy clearly threatens a veto of HR 5719 because of the HSA Substantiation provision. It reads:. “The Administration strongly opposes HR 5719, the so-called “Taxpayer Assistance and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthcarecrisissolved.com/blog/president-bush-threatens-veto-over-hsa-provision-in-hr-5719-see-statement-of-administration-policy-sap.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2219494 2008-04-22T20:00:00Z Blog down the Bucks That code growth was mentioned on Tuesday (and blogged about here) by the supporters of the HR 5719, the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Bill of 2008. I&#39;m not sure where the 10000 figure cited by the House Democratic leadership ...<br /><br /><a href="http://bloggin-bucks.blogspot.com/2008/04/out-of-control-tax-code.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2216196 2008-04-22T20:00:00Z America&#39;s Health Care Crisis Solved 5) It important to remember that the President has threatened to veto this bill over the HSA provision in HR 5719. This means that the bill, if vetoed, will not become law, since any effort to override the President’s veto will fail in ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ahccs.rapprich.com/blog/2008/04/tie-vote-on-hr-5719-on-the-us-house-floor.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/2150647 2008-04-22T20:00:00Z America&#39;s Health Care Crisis Solved “The Administration strongly opposes HR 5719, the so-called “Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008.â€* The bill includes provisions that would impose new administrative burdens on the trustees of Health Savings Accounts ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.healthcarecrisissolved.com/?p=87">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/2219496 2008-04-21T20:00:00Z Medical News Letters The House last week passed a tax bill (HR 5719) that included a 22 Apr 2008. Health Insurers Experience Effects Of Recent Economic Downturn Despite History Of Resisting Recession The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined &quot;what is ...<br /><br /><a href="http://medical-emails.blogspot.com/2008/04/medical-news-today-news-alert_22.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/2219495 2008-04-21T20:00:00Z Insurance The House last week passed a tax bill (HR 5719) that included a Read full entry.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.insuranceonlinenews.net/2008/04/22/democrats-launch-stealthy-assault-on-health-savings-accounts-with-provision-in-tax-bill-editorial-states/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/2121730 2008-04-21T20:00:00Z Health News The House last week passed a tax bill (HR 5719) that included a. CBO Director Increasingly Focusing On Health Care Issues. The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined how Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag “increasingly is ...<br /><br /><a href="http://news.healhinfoblog.com/?p=625">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/2121729 2008-04-21T20:00:00Z Medical News &amp; More The House last week passed a tax bill (HR 5719) that included a Original post by Women’s Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today. smart pet insurance map social privacy feet free diet gossip boys admin links nuclear medicine ...<br /><br /><a href="http://medicalusers.com/democrats-launch-stealthy-assault-on-health-savings-accounts-with-provision-in-tax-bill-editorial-states/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/2102833 2008-04-21T20:00:00Z xenomed The House last week passed a tax bill (HR 5719) that included a provision under which individuals with tax-free health savings accounts would have to provide evidence that they used funds in the accounts for medical purposes, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.xenomed.com/forums/medical-news-today/126993-democrats-launch-stealthy-assault-health-savings-accounts-provision-tax.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/2090135 2008-04-21T20:00:00Z NY13 Blog; Retaking NY-13 from Rep. Vito Fossella Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act, HR 5719 Vote Passed (238-179, 14 Not Voting) The House passed this bill intended to simplify the federal tax system. Rep. Vito Fossella voted NO.<br /><br /><a href="http://ny13.blogspot.com/2008/04/vito-fossellas-recent-legislative-votes_22.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/2088002 2008-04-21T20:00:00Z Physician blog The House last week passed a tax bill (HR 5719) that included a provision under which individuals with tax-free health savings accounts would have to provide evidence that they used funds in the accounts for medical purposes, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ciptc.org/med12029.htm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/2085999 2008-04-21T14:26:00Z Minnesota Central During the course of his unsuccessful re-election campaign against Tim Walz, ... <strong class="keyword">H.R.5719</strong> which is also known as The Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act with Minnesota<br /><br /><a href="http://minnesotacentral.blogspot.com/2008/04/h-r-5719-gutknechts-haunting-words.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-20:/commentary/2085998 2008-04-20T20:00:00Z Home Equity Loan During the course of his unsuccessful re-election campaign against Tim Walz, Republican First District Congressman Gil Gutknecht remarked to the Albert Lea Chamber of Commerce that the US Senate was “the graveyard of all good ideasâ€*. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.homeequityblog.info/4383-h-r-5719-gutknecht%E2%80%99s-haunting-words-still-echo">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-20:/commentary/2085211 2008-04-20T20:00:00Z HSA Insider News Mentioned: The House last week passed a tax bill (HR 5719) that included a provision under which individuals with tax-free health savings accounts would have to provide evidence that they used funds in the accounts for medical purposes.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hsainsider.com/news_view.aspx?id=336129">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-19:/commentary/2128642 2008-04-19T20:00:00Z newexperthealth I am a constituent and I live in (name of your town) and I am opposed to Congress doubling the costs of my HSA in HR 5719, the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008. I am a responsible taxpayer and forcing me to pay more ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.liveinternet.ru/users/newexperthealth/post72954798/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-19:/commentary/2081872 2008-04-19T20:00:00Z CDHCI::Consumer-Driven Health Care Institute... HR 5719, approved on a 23-17 vote, includes a provision that would effectively require HSA administrators—which often are banks—to put new systems in place to substantiate that HSA distributions are used to pay for health care-related ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cdhci.org/news.php?viewStory=1305">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-18:/commentary/2268911 2008-04-18T20:00:00Z VIVIAN J. PAIGE Almost two years ago, I wrote a post about the IRS turning over certain debt collection efforts to private firms. Today, I caught a blurb in the Virginian Pilot about HR5719, which will, among other things, repeal the law which allowed ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2008/04/19/hr5719-nixing-irs-outsourcing/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-18:/commentary/2079546 2008-04-18T20:00:00Z IRS Tax Attorney - www.irstaxattorney.com... HR 5719 (House Bill) Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 April 18, 2008 110th Congress 110th CONGRESS 2d Session HR 5719 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform return preparer penalty standards, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.irstaxattorney.com/blog/2008/04/h.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-18:/commentary/2076595 2008-04-18T20:00:00Z No Country For Sane Men HR 5719, the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 238 to 179. &quot;For too long, the tax code has given big businesses every advantage and left middle class families to fend for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://jeffinputnam1.livejournal.com/8186.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/commentary/3133257 2008-04-17T20:00:00Z Ohio Members - US House of Representatives News Betty Sutton (D-Copley Twp) introduced and managed the resolution leading to the passage of HR 5719, the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008, which passed the House with a vote of 238-179. “Today is tax day, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://darohcongnews.blogspot.com/2008/04/whats-going-on-in-ohios-us-house-races.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/commentary/2076139 2008-04-17T20:00:00Z taxmamas taxquips TaxQuips.com :: The number ONE free tax podcast online; IRS News :: Tax News and Links to Forms, Publications, Tax Code and more; www.irs.gov :: The REAL IRS Website; HR 5716 :: Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2008; HR 5719 :: Taxpayer ...<br /><br /><a href="http://taxquips.com/index.php?id=819">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/commentary/2075477 2008-04-17T20:00:00Z The Voter&#39;s Speakeasy Also on Tax Day, The House passed HR 5719, a bill concerning IRS practices and tax provisions. The two parts of the bill that drew the most debate were a provision that ends a program the IRS uses to hire private contractors to collect ...<br /><br /><a href="http://votesmart.org/blog/?p=236">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/3133255 2008-04-16T20:00:00Z Ohio Daily Blog - A Community Blog On Ohio... betty sutton (d-copley twp) introduced and managed the resolution leading to the passage of hr 5719, the taxpayer assistance and simplification act of 2008, which passed the house with a vote of 238-179. “today is tax day, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ohiodailyblog.com/content/news-and-notes-ohio-congressional-races-27">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2150648 2008-04-16T20:00:00Z Consumer Driven Healthcare Although the White House has vowed to veto it, the House of Representatives passed HR 5719 on Tuesday April 15 requiring HSA custodians to substantiate HSA expenditures and provide reporting on those substantiations to accountholders. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://lighthouse1.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/04/update-hr-5719.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2072466 2008-04-16T20:00:00Z Internet Banking For the Real World By a vote of 238 to 179, the House approved the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Bill of 2008 (HR 5719). Good job, guys. Now we just have to wait for the Senate to follow suit so the bill can go to the White House for the promised ...<br /><br /><a href="http://real-internet-banking.blogspot.com/2008/04/taxpayer-bill-of-rights-approved-again.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2072465 2008-04-16T20:00:00Z Cost-Cutting.com : Cost savings news Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee approved the legislation (HR 5719), which some say could have a chilling effect on HSAs. … See all stories on this topic. Can equal treatment be temporary? HRZone.co.uk - Bristol,UK ...<br /><br /><a href="http://cost-cutting.com/2008/04/17/cut-hr-costs-12/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2072464 2008-04-16T20:00:00Z Consumers Frugal Living wants to alert you to a new tax bill, HR 5719, that is going to be voted on in the US House of Representatives TODAY! This law will likely double your monthly HSA administrative fees. #### is opposed to increasing your fees, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://misc-consumers-frugal-living-gw.blogspot.com/2008/04/hsa-shocker-need-to-act-immediately.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2072463 2008-04-16T20:00:00Z Don&#39;t Mess With Taxes That code growth was mentioned on Tuesday (and blogged about here) by the supporters of the HR 5719, the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Bill of 2008. I&#39;m not sure where the 10000 figure cited by the House Democratic leadership ...<br /><br /><a href="http://dontmesswithtaxes.typepad.com/dont_mess_with_taxes/2008/04/the-out-of-cont.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2072308 2008-04-16T20:00:00Z temblors&#39;s Bulletins Herger to recommit HR 5719 (Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act) to committee with instructions to add language that would deny tax subsidies to states and localities that declare themselves sanctuary cities for illegal aliens. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sitespaces.net/mail.php?readbulletin&amp;144302">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2071178 2008-04-16T20:00:00Z numbersusa Action Alerts for Glenn Davidson On April 15, the House of Representatives debated a motion to recommit HR 5719 (Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act) with instructions to add language to deny tax exempt interest with respect to bonds of sanctuary states and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/faxes?ID=9962">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2069293 2008-04-16T20:00:00Z Ohio Daily Blog - A Community Blog On Ohio... Betty Sutton (D-Copley Twp) introduced and managed the resolution leading to the passage of HR 5719, the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008, which passed the House with a vote of 238-179. “Today is tax day, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ohiodailyblog.com/content/news-and-notes-ohio-congressional-races-27">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2069292 2008-04-16T20:00:00Z TASC CEO Blog I heard from Julie Goon, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, who stated that the President would veto HR 5719 if it made it to his desk. The President struggles with this bill in a couple of areas, but of course, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://tascblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/hr-5719/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/3803524 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z CBO's Latest 10 Documents H.R. 5719. Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008. As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 9, 2008. SUMMARY. H.R. 5719 would make several changes to tax law. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/91xx/doc9129/hr5719.pdf">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/3640329 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z News from Congresswoman Betty Sutton Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Betty Sutton introduced and managed the resolution leading to the passage of H.R. 5719, the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008. The bill passed the House with a vote of 238-179. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://sutton.house.gov/news/story.cfm?id=139">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/3095186 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z BenefitsLink.com Excerpt: "Section 17 of HR 5719 would provide that distributions from an HSA for qualified medical expenses would be excludable from income only if they are substantiated in a manner similar to the requirements that apply to flexible ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.benefitslink.com/links/20080416-061454.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/3095185 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z Szczerbiak, Wally hr 5719, tax assistance and stability act of 2008...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.xem24g.com/blogs/Szczerbiak--Wally/74129/w-m-member-wally/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2672372 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z Student Doctor Network Forums Forum: Med Business [ MD/MBA, DO/MBA, DDS/MBA ] Posted By: alpha62 Post Time: 04-16-2008 at 05:47 AM.<br /><br /><a href="http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=514703&amp;goto=newpost">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2216197 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z WhealthWatcher$ Though HR 5719 will likely pass the Senate. I like to consider myself an independent/libertarian, but I get so pissed off at Democrats that I am clearly a Republican. To add insult to injury, my congresswoman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R], ...<br /><br /><a href="http://whealthwatchers.blogspot.com/2008/04/holding-my-breath.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2079885 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z Rubin on Tax A recent tax bill, HR 5719, the “Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008,â€* seeks to reduce the preparer standard to match the substantial authority standard for taxpayers in most situations. This bill is presently being ...<br /><br /><a href="http://rubinontax.blogspot.com/2008/04/relief-for-return-preparers-penalties.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2072462 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z Student Doctor Network Forums If you all are aspiring to one day go on to and get into this kind of blood sucking sleezy business side. You&#39;ll love this one... In short, they want to charge me and your patients a 3rd Party fee to review the withdrawal of our own ...<br /><br /><a href="http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=514703">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2071179 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z ataxingmatter The House on Tuesday (4/15/08) passed HR 5719, the &quot;Taxpayer Assistance and Simplifcation Act of 2008&quot;. Text of the bill as passed is available at this link (along with other information). The vote was 238 to 179: 99% of Democrats ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2008/04/house-passes-ta.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2067049 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z Don&#39;t Mess With Taxes By a vote of 238 to 179, the House approved the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Bill of 2008 (HR 5719). Good job, guys. Now we just have to wait for the Senate to follow suit so the bill can go to the White House for the promised ...<br /><br /><a href="http://dontmesswithtaxes.typepad.com/dont_mess_with_taxes/2008/04/taxpayer-bill-o.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2067047 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z tomlovetexas Today, House Republicans will force a vote to stop the Democrat-authored largest tax increase in American history during consideration of the rule for HR 5719, a tax bill scheduled for consideration on the House floor. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://tomlovetexas.blogspot.com/2008/04/conversation-with-congressman-kenny.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2066627 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z Republican Club of SW Volusia, FL. Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 - HR5719 The House is also scheduled to vote on this tax simplification bill. The Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 - HR5715 The House will likely work on this bill ...<br /><br /><a href="http://gorepublicans.blogspot.com/2008/04/april-14-megavote-for-floridas-7th.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2065768 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z taxprof Blog The House of Representatives yesterday voted 238-179 to approve HR 5719, The Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008. Among other provisions, the bill repeals the IRS Private Debt Collector program. House Press Release House ...<br /><br /><a href="http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2008/04/house-passes-ta.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2065767 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z IRS Tax Attorney - www.irstaxattorney.com... HR 5719 &quot;Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008&quot;. April 10, 2008 110th Congress Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to HR 5719 Offered by Mr. Rangel of New York Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.irstaxattorney.com/blog/2008/04/hr-5719-taxpayer-assistance-and.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2065766 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z elauderhill News On April 9, the House Ways and Means Committee passed legislation (HR 5719) that included a provision to delay implementation of this requirement by one year from 2011 to 2012. Cell Phone Recordkeeping Rule on the Way Out ...<br /><br /><a href="http://elauderhill.blogspot.com/2008/04/federal-update_16.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2065753 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z HSA Insider News Mentioned: In a statement released Monday, April 14, administration senior advisors said they would recommend that President Bush veto the measure if it is passed by Congress. HR 5719 was approved last week by the House Ways and Means ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hsainsider.com/news_view.aspx?id=336127">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2065752 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z Right Minded whose bill, the &quot;Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act&quot; (HR 5719), is scheduled for a vote this week. Ironically, the only assistance his legislation offers is to put a greater tax burden on the seven million Americans who have ...<br /><br /><a href="http://gotigers.blogspot.com/2008/04/democrats-arent-for-health-care-theyre.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2065744 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z Peterson&#39;s Blog While the bill was approved, the war is by no means over This evening, by a vote of 238 to 179, the House approved a provision addressing Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) as part of HR 5719, the “Taxpayer Assistance [...]<br /><br /><a href="http://www.petersonfaimly.com/?p=241">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2065739 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z BenefitsLink.com Excerpt: &quot;The Administration strongly opposes HR 5719, the so-called &#39;Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008.&#39; The bill includes provisions that would impose new administrative burdens on the trustees of Health Savings ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.benefitslink.com/links/20080416-061453.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2064165 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z Business - MySpace News The House of Representatives yesterday voted 238-179 to approve HR 5719, The Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008. Among other provisions, the bill repeals the IRS Private Debt Collector program.<br /><br /><a href="http://news.myspace.com/business/taxes/item/16504277">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/2064163 2008-04-15T20:00:00Z Student Doctor Network Forums Forum: Military Medicine Posted By: alpha62 Post Time: 04-16-2008 at 05:34 AM.<br /><br /><a href="http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=514700&amp;goto=newpost">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/3640331 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z HSA Insider News H.R. 5719, approved on a 23-17 vote, includes a provision that would effectively require HSA administrators—which often are banks—to put new systems in place to substantiate that HSA distributions are used to pay for health care-related ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.workforce.com/section/00/article/25/47/78.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/3493785 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z The Sherwood Gazette - News BTW, Earl Blumenauer voted AGAINST HR 5719 TWO DAYS AGO. Had the motion passed, states and cities that practice "sanctuary" policies to protect illegal aliens would have faced pressure to start enforcing the law. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sherwoodgazette.com/news/story.php?story_id=120829518013831000">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/3493778 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z Blogrunner The White House on Monday threatened to veto a tax bill (HR 5719) because of a provision under which individuals with tax-free health savings accounts would have to provide evidence that they used funds in the accounts for medical ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogrunner.com/snapshot/D/1/5/big_tax_breaks_for_businesses_in_housing_bill/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2348133 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z US House of Representatives Votes On Agreeing to the Resolution - Providing for consideration of the bill HR 5719 (H RES 1102, Roll Call 187)<br /><br /><a href="http://owenpshaw.net/congress/house/110_2/roll187.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2090175 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z ARRA News Service Y.) whose bill, the &quot;Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act&quot; (HR 5719), is scheduled for a vote this week. Ironically, the only assistance his legislation offers is to put a greater tax burden on the seven million Americans who have ...<br /><br /><a href="http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2008/04/rangle-tax-penalties-on-health-savings.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2082345 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z HSA Insider News Mentioned: HR 5719, approved on a 23-17 vote, includes a provision that would effectively require HSA administrators—which often are banks—to put new systems in place to substantiate that HSA distributions are used to pay for health ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hsainsider.com/news_view.aspx?id=336126">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2082344 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z Capitol Hill &quot;Daily Brief&quot; whose bill, the &quot;Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act&quot; (HR 5719), is scheduled for a vote this week. Ironically, the only assistance his legislation offers is to put a greater tax burden on the seven million Americans who have ...<br /><br /><a href="http://chpponline.blogspot.com/2008/04/daily-brief-tuesday-april-15-2008.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2076470 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z Burlymike.com 3.2 I am a constituent and I live in ______ (name of your town) and I am opposed to Congress doubling the costs of my HSA in HR 5719, the “Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008.â€* I am a responsible taxpayer and forcing me to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://fierceyed.com/blog/?p=316">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2064167 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z whealthwatcher$ If you have any interest in keeping Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) around, you should call your congressperson and urge him or her to vote against HR 5719, which passed the House Ways and Means Committee last week and is going to a full ...<br /><br /><a href="http://whealthwatchers.blogspot.com/2008/04/stop-hr-5719.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2063810 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z BenefitsLink.com Excerpt: &quot;The White House on Monday threatened to veto a tax bill (HR 5719) because of a provision under which individuals with tax-free health savings accounts would have to provide evidence that they used funds in the accounts for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.benefitslink.com/links/20080415-061436.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2063809 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z The Calling whose bill, the &quot;Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act&quot; (HR 5719), is scheduled for a vote this week. Ironically, the only assistance his legislation offers is to put a greater tax burden on the seven million Americans who have ...<br /><br /><a href="http://jpcalvarykendall.blogspot.com/2008/04/taxman-cometh.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2062825 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z The Latest News, Analysis &amp; Commentary... 5) It important to remember that the President has threatened to veto this bill over the HSA provision in HR 5719. This means that the bill, if vetoed, will not become law, since any effort to override the President’s veto will fail in ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hsacoalition.org/2008/04/15/tie-vote-on-hr-5719-on-the-us-house-floor/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2062824 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z BargainBanter Got the following message today: #### wants to alert you to a new tax bill, HR 5719, that is going to be voted on in the US House of Representatives TODAY! This law will likely double your monthly HSA administrative fees. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bargainbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?t=88418">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2062823 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Statement of Administration Policy for House Consideration of the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008, HR 5719 (PDF 46.7 KB) SAP Prepared by Office of Management and Budget. © Copyright GalleryWatch.com, Inc. (1999 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloglines.com/blog/PLL?id=8808">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2062822 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z Congressman John Lewis Latest It’s called the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 (HR 5719). The bill is the result of a hearing Lewis held as Chair of the House Ways &amp; Means Oversight Subcommittee that revealed thousands of low-income taxpayers were ...<br /><br /><a href="http://johnlewis.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=346&amp;Itemid=99999999">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2061013 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z The Health Shopper HR 5719, which passed by a vote of 23-17 through a House of Representatives committee, would require that banks and other HSA administrators have tools in place to verify that individual spending from the accounts goes toward qualified ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.vimo.com/blogs/consumer/?p=188">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2061012 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z Technology, investing, politics and random musings I am a constituent and I live in ______ (name of your town) and I am opposed to Congress doubling the costs of my HSA in HR 5719, the &quot;Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008.&quot; I am a responsible taxpayer and forcing me to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.livememories.com/2008/04/do-nothing-congre-continues-its-assault.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2060484 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z Red Line Strategies HR 5719 - Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 (Rep. Rangel - Ways and Means) (Subject to a Rule) Postponed Suspension Vote (2 Bills) 1) HR 5517 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at ...<br /><br /><a href="http://red-line-washington.blogspot.com/2008/04/4152007.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2060483 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z Benefits Biz Blog The House of Representatives today has scheduled a vote on the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 (HR 5719). At least two of the provisions of the bill may be of interest to readers of this blog. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.benefitsbizblog.com/2008/04/house-set-to-pass-taxpayer-ass.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2060482 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z Government Bytes National Taxpayers Union Vote Alert NTU urges all Members to vote “NOâ€* on HR 5719, the so-called Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act. Since the early 1980s, NTU has taken a leading role in tax administration reform, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.ntu.org/main/post.php?post_id=3327">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2058553 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z The Latest News, Analysis &amp; Commentary... “The Administration strongly opposes HR 5719, the so-called “Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008.â€* The bill includes provisions that would impose new administrative burdens on the trustees of Health Savings Accounts ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hsacoalition.org/2008/04/15/president-bush-threatens-veto-over-hsa-provision/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-13:/commentary/3803526 2008-04-13T20:00:00Z Majority Leader Steny Hoyer - Press Release... H.R. 5719 - Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 (Rep. Rangel - Ways and Means) (Subject to a Rule). Postponed Suspension Vote (2 Bills). 1) H.R. 5517 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located ...<br /><br /><a href="http://majorityleader.house.gov/links_and_resources/whip_resources/dailyleader.cfm?pressreleaseID=2296">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-13:/commentary/2061772 2008-04-13T20:00:00Z News Items from the House Committee on Rules Notice of Action: HR 5719 – Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 HR 2634 - Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2007.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/news_details.aspx?NewsID=3280">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-13:/commentary/2058556 2008-04-13T20:00:00Z Singles In Amagon Ar We must stop a legislative effort afoot in Congress aimed at radically changing the way Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) operate. The Democrats on the US House Ways &amp; Means committee yesterday included a provision in HR 5719, the Taxpayer ...<br /><br /><a href="http://singlesinamagon-ar.blogspot.com/2008/04/health-savings-accounts.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-13:/commentary/2054344 2008-04-13T20:00:00Z Special Rules Reported from the House Committee... H. Res. 1102: Rule for HR 5719 – Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/SpecialRules_details.aspx?NewsID=3279">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-13:/commentary/2053610 2008-04-13T20:00:00Z Press Release Depot With Tax Day falling on Tuesday this week, Congress is taking uptax-related legislation. One of the bills it will consider is HR 5719, the Taxpayer Assistanceand Simplification Act of 2008....<br /><br /><a href="http://press-release-depot.com/pr/up-for-debate-this-week-tax-assistance-and-tax-delinquency-cost-information-on-global-warming-legislation.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-11:/commentary/2054345 2008-04-11T20:00:00Z CDHCI::Consumer-Driven Health Care Institute... HR 5719, approved on a 23-17 vote, includes a provision that would effectively require HSA administrators—which often are banks—to put new systems in place to substantiate that HSA distributions are used to pay for health care-related ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cdhci.org/news.php?viewStory=1294">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/commentary/3493783 2008-04-10T20:00:00Z Benefit Blog Contact your Congressional Representative and Senators: http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml. [?] Share This. « HR 5719 Substantiation of HSA Claims (similar to FSA) · Is Abuse of HSAs Going to Doom the Popular Benefit? » ...<br /><br /><a href="http://benefitblog.com/?p=69">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/commentary/2350798 2008-04-10T20:00:00Z Pro Insurance There is some disturbing legislation negatively affecting Health Savings Accounts that is being rammed through the US House of Representatives. HSA Clearing Corp has set up a new website to help educate health agents, local banks, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://proinsurance.blogspot.com/2008/04/stop-hr-5719-substantiating-hsa.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/commentary/2210703 2008-04-10T20:00:00Z NC Health Insurance From Business Insurance: Tax bill could boost HSA administration costs. By Jerry Geisel April 10, 2008. WASHINGTON—Tax legislation approved Wednesday by the House Ways and Means Committee could significantly increase the costs of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://nchealthinsurance.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/proposed-changes-to-hsa-administration/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/commentary/2071177 2008-04-10T20:00:00Z washingtonwatch.com - Welcome to washingtonwatc... HR 5719 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5719.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/commentary/2051329 2008-04-10T20:00:00Z Insurance Agent Forum The Democrats on the US House Ways &amp; Means committee yesterday included a provision in HR 5719, the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act that would require every single HSA disbursement be substantiated, similar to the way FSA ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.insurance-forums.net/forum/serious-threat-hsas-thread4881.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/commentary/2045888 2008-04-10T20:00:00Z Weight Loss Combo Supplements HR 5719, is the &quot;Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008&quot; and contains the restrictions on HSAs. A private company, which has a process patent for substantiating HSA disbursements, has paid a lobbyist to get a provision added ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.weightlosscombo.com/news/361/stop-hr-5719-substantiating-hsa-disbursements.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/commentary/3133254 2008-04-09T20:00:00Z Tax News In a separate action, the committee also voted 23 to 17 to approve Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Bill of 2008 (HR 5719). The bill is scheduled for consideration on the House floor during the week of April 15. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.centerfortaxstudies.com/blog/taxnews/2008/04/10/ways_and_means_panel_passes_housing_tax_">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/commentary/2040486 2008-04-09T20:00:00Z HSA Insider News Mentioned: HR 5719, approved Wednesday on a 23-17 vote, includes a provision that would effectively require HSA administrators—which often are banks—to put new systems in place to substantiate that HSA distributions are used to pay for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hsainsider.com/news_view.aspx?id=336118">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/commentary/2040484 2008-04-09T20:00:00Z Amendment Process Announcements released... HR 5719 – Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008. Meeting Time: 1:30pm Tuesday 4/15; Text of the Bill as Ordered Reported.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rules.house.gov/announcement_details.aspx?NewsID=3276">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/commentary/2032641 2008-04-09T20:00:00Z The Latest News, Analysis &amp; Commentary... 2) The bill will be on the floor of the US House next week, and all Coalition members should immediately begin contacting their Members of Congress and asking them to vote NO on HR 5719, the “Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hsacoalition.org/2008/04/10/outcome-of-the-us-house-ways-and-means-committee-mark-up-on-hsa-substantiation/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/commentary/2032640 2008-04-09T20:00:00Z Peo Blog The Democrats on the US House Ways &amp; Means committee yesterday included a provision in HR 5719, the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act that would require every single HSA disbursement be substantiated, similar to the way FSA ...<br /><br /><a href="http://4peobenefit.com/?p=10">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/commentary/2032639 2008-04-09T20:00:00Z Benefit Blog del.icio.us Tags: HSA,News,Health Savings Accounts,Broker,Banks,Legislation LiveJournal Tags: News,benefits,Health savings Accounts,hsA Folks, I am posting this for your alert but I actually agree that HSA should be substantiated. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://benefitblog.com/?p=68">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/commentary/2032637 2008-04-09T20:00:00Z benefitslink.com Excerpt: &quot;Section 17 of HR 5719 would provide that distributions from an HSA for qualified medical expenses would be excludable from income only if they are substantiated in a manner similar to the substantiation requirements that apply ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.benefitslink.com/links/20080410-061264.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/commentary/3640332 2008-04-08T20:00:00Z CUNA News Now Headlines The bill (H.R. 5719) passed the committee 24 to 17. CUNA launched a significant lobbying effort against the HSA substantiation provisions prior to the committee's vote and won a two-year delay in the implementation of the provision. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cuna.org/newsnow/08/wash041008-3.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/commentary/3493776 2008-04-08T20:00:00Z Fiduciary duties of trustees, directors,... Excerpt: Section 17 of HR 5719 would provide that distributions from an HSA for qualified medical expenses would be excludable from income only if they are substantiated in a manner similar to the substantiation requirements that apply ...<br /><br /><a href="http://benefitslink.com/links/20080410-061264.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/commentary/3493775 2008-04-08T20:00:00Z John Goodman's Health Policy Blog The bill will be on the floor of the U.S. House next week, and all individuals should immediately begin contacting their Members of Congress and asking them to vote NO on H.R. 5719, the “Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/more-mischief-from-the-dark-side/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/commentary/2040485 2008-04-08T20:00:00Z Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, assist low-income taxpayers, and for other ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5719/show">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/commentary/2032638 2008-04-08T20:00:00Z BISYS Retirement Services - Latest News April 9, 2008 – The Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 (HR 5719) has been introduced by Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY). While chiefly addressing issues that are no...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bisysretirement.com/news/news.aspx?ID=675">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-06:/commentary/2024474 2008-04-06T20:00:00Z Active Legislation -- Tracked by govtrack.us Charles Rangel [D-NY] introduced HR 5719: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-5719">Go to article</a>