S. 753 · 108th Congress
Tax Court Modernization Act
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What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate without amendment · May 5, 2003
Tax Court Modernization Act - Title I: Tax Court Procedure - (Sec. 101) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit jurisdiction over collection due process case appeals to the Tax Court. (Currently, if the Tax Court does not have jurisdiction of the underlying tax liability appeal is to a U.S. district court.)
(Sec. 102) Permits the Tax Court to assign proceedings to decide small (under $50,000) employment tax dispute cases to special trial judges.
(Sec. 103) Confirms that the Tax Court may apply the doctrine of equitable recoupment to the same extent that it is available in civil tax cases before the U.S. district courts and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
(Sec. 104) Expands the authority of the Tax Court to charge up to a $60 filing fee to include all cases commenced by the filing of a petition.
(Sec. 105) Permits the Tax Court to establish its own personnel management system and establishes system requirements, including merit system and nondiscrimination requirements.
(Sec. 106) Permits Tax Court practitioner fees to be used to provide services to pro se taxpayers.
Title II: Tax Court Pension and Compensation - (Sec. 201) Revises provisions concerning annuities for survivors of Tax Court judges, including permitting the annuity payments for the survivors of assassinated judges with less than five years of service and Tax Court survivor annuity cost-of-living benefit increases based on Civil Service Retirement System increases.
(Sec. 203) Provides for FEGLI participation for Tax Court judges.
(Sec. 204) Authorizes payment of FEGLI premium increases for judges over age 65.
(Sec. 205) Entitles a judge employed by the Executive Branch before appointment to the Tax Court to a lump-sum payment for the balance of accrued annual leave on appointment to the Tax Court.
(Sec. 206) Permits Tax Court judges to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan, but prohibits agency contributions.
(Sec. 207) Exempts, from outside earned income limitations, compensation to retired judges for qualified teaching activities.
(Sec. 208) Revises provisions concerning special trial judges to permit the chief judge to appoint and reappoint magistrate judges (currently, special judges) of the Tax Court for eight year terms. Sets forth provisions concerning removal, salary, and leave.
(Sec. 209) Permits magistrate judges to elect to participate in the Tax Court survivor annuity plan.
(Sec. 210) Establishes a retirement and annuity program for magistrate judges.
(Sec. 211) Makes special retirement annuity provisions for incumbent magistrate judges.
(Sec. 212) Establishes rules for the recall of retired magistrate judges.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Tax Court Modernization Act
Latest action (May 5, 2003): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 84.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 1, 2003
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.