Merkley Announces Key Oregon Wins for Oregon Small Businesses and to Address Tax ID Fraud

Statement

Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley announced that the Senate Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill includes key provisions to help Oregon small businesses compete in the global economy. The bill also includes language to address the growing problem of tax identity theft.

"We should be doing everything we can to promote our small businesses and to protect our citizens from tax refund theft," said Merkley. "Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and this bill will help get them the resources and services they need to be successful in our global economy. And too many Oregonians are being cheated out of their tax refunds by criminals who steal their identities and their refund checks. The IRS has been woefully slow in responding to this threat, even as thousands of Oregonians have been hit by this growing problem. This bill sends a strong message to the IRS to take action on protecting Americans' tax refunds from theft."

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