Taxpayer Bill of Rights Passed
December 1988
After five years of consideration, Congress has finally passed the Taxpayer Bill of Rights -- the most significant piece of legislation protecting taxpayers from IRS abuses since the inception of the income tax system. Thanks go to Senator David Pryor (D-AR), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of the IRS, who led the fight for passage of the bill, even though he encountered strong resistance from the IRS, which campaigned hard to defeat the bill and water it down.