A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the notice and review procedure with respect to multi-year bans on claiming credits.
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (28 Jul 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
What this bill does
This bill would change how the IRS notifies taxpayers about, and how courts review, multi-year bans on claiming certain tax credits—the Child Tax Credit, American Opportunity Tax Credit, and Earned Income Tax Credit. Currently, the IRS can bar a taxpayer from claiming these credits for several years after finding an improper claim. The bill would require IRS deficiency notices to identify which credit was denied, explain the grounds, warn taxpayers that a ban may prevent future claims unless eligibility is proven, and disclose the grounds and length of any such ban. It would also give the U.S. Tax Court explicit authority to review whether a ban was properly imposed, place the burden of production on the IRS in these cases, and allow credits to be restored for years if the Tax Court finds a ban was improperly imposed. A related provision would pause certain refund-claim deadlines while a ban is being litigated.
The changes would primarily affect individual taxpayers who claim these credits and are subject to IRS denials or multi-year bans, as well as IRS procedures for issuing notices and defending such bans in court. Most provisions would take effect 36 months after enactment, though Tax Court jurisdiction over new petitions and certain other provisions would apply sooner, and transition rules address previously imposed bans.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on July 28, 2026, by Senator Michael Bennet and referred to the Committee on Finance. No further action has been recorded, and it would need committee consideration and floor votes in both chambers before becoming law.
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Timeline
28 Jul 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Common questions
- What does S. 5141 do?
- This bill would change how the IRS notifies taxpayers about, and how courts review, multi-year bans on claiming certain tax credits—the Child Tax Credit, American Opportunity Tax Credit, and Earned Income Tax Credit. Currently, the IRS can bar a taxpayer from claiming these credits for several years after finding an improper claim. The bill would require IRS deficiency notices to identify which credit was denied, explain the grounds, warn taxpayers that a ban may prevent future claims unless eligibility is proven, and disclose the grounds and length of any such ban. It would also give the U.S. Tax Court explicit authority to review whether a ban was properly imposed, place the burden of production on the IRS in these cases, and allow credits to be restored for years if the Tax Court finds a ban was improperly imposed. A related provision would pause certain refund-claim deadlines while a ban is being litigated. The changes would primarily affect individual taxpayers who claim these credits and are subject to IRS denials or multi-year bans, as well as IRS procedures for issuing notices and defending such bans in court. Most provisions would take effect 36 months after enactment, though Tax Court jurisdiction over new petitions and certain other provisions would apply sooner, and transition rules address previously imposed bans. The bill was introduced in the Senate on July 28, 2026, by Senator Michael Bennet and referred to the Committee on Finance. No further action has been recorded, and it would need committee consideration and floor votes in both chambers before becoming law.
- Has S. 5141 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 5141. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 5141?
- S. 5141 was sponsored by Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 5141?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (28 Jul 2026).
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