Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) members
must be compliant with their tax obligations and must undergo and
pass a tax check in order to be selected as a TAP member. By
executing the Tax Check Waiver, the applicant provides information
to facilitate conduct of the tax check and authorizes the IRS
official conducting the check to release the results, which are
otherwise confidential, to the Director of TAP to help in
determining the suitability of the applicant for membership on
TAP.
US Code:
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USC 6103 Name of Law: Confidentiality and disclosure of returns
and return informaiton.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.