SUBCOMMITTEE ON PRIVATE RETIREMENT PLANS AND OVERSIGHT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

CONTENTS

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1991

OPENING STATEMENT

Pryor, Hon. David, a U.S. Senator from Arkansas, chairman of the sub-

committee

COMMITTEE PRESS RELEASE

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Pryor Calls Hearing on Taxpayers Bill of Rights 2, Tax Fairness Debate

Should Include IRS Fairness, Senator Says

CONGRESSIONAL WITNESS

Lovelady, John, Assistant Director, General Accounting Office, Tax Policy

and Administration Issue Area

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PUBLIC WITNESSES

Portillo, Ramon, accompanied by his counsel, David Leeper, and Ramon

Portillo, Jr.

Leeper, David, counsel for Ramon Portillo

Goldstein, Benson S., manager, Tax Policy Center, U.S. Chamber of Com-
merce, Washington, DC

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McCormally, Timothy J., tax counsel, Tax Executive Institute, Washington,
DC

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Podolin, Leonard, chairman, Tax Executive Committee, American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants, Washington, DC

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Zaleski, Robert T., vice chair, Federal Taxation Committee, National Society
of Public Accountants, Alexandria, VA

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Keating, David L., executive vice president, accompanied by Jack Wade,
board of advisors, National Taxpayers Union, Washington, DC

Desfosses, Paul J., president, National Coalition of IRS Whistleblowers,

Washington, DC

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1992

OPENING STATEMENTS

Pryor, Hon. David, a U.S. Senator from Arkansas, chairman of the sub-

committee

Grassley, Hon. Charles E., a U.S. Senator from Iowa

Breaux, Hon. John, a U.S. Senator from Louisiana

COMMITTEE PRESS RELEASE

"T2"-Taxpayer Rights Bill-To Be Subject of Hearing, Current, Past IRS

Commissioners to Testify

ADMINISTRATION WITNESSES

Peterson, Shirley, D., Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, Washington,

DC, accompanied by David Blattner, Chief Operations Officer; and Michael

Dolan, Deputy Commissioner

Goldberg, Fred T., Jr., Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, Department of

the Treasury, Washington, DC