Bill limits IRS power to collect taxes from tax filer fraud victims
H.R. 9499 — Protecting Taxpayers from Ghost Preparers Act · Filed by Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) · Introduced Jun 29, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill changes tax law. The IRS cannot extend its time limit to collect back taxes. This applies when a tax filer altered a return without the filer's say-so. It also fixes section numbers in an old disaster relief tax law.
Who it affects
Tax filers who are victims of tax filer fraud lose help. The IRS now has a shorter window to collect unpaid taxes.
One thing to notice
The bill narrows the IRS's power to pursue back taxes. This happens when a filer commits fraud without the filer's knowledge.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jun 29, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 29, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means”
- Jul 1, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jul 1, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- tax filer — A person or company that fills out tax forms for other people.
- altered — Changed something without permission.
- fraud — Deliberately trying to cheat or trick someone.
- back taxes — Taxes that were owed but not paid in past years.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (930 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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