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Submitted: April 18, 2007 - 9:38am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 6:45am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 6:45am
HOUSE VOTE TARGETS FALSE IRS WEB SITES, E-MAILS
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Anne Broache]
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to punish commercial Web sites and e-mail senders that falsely portray themselves as having ties with the Internal Revenue Service. The regulation is part of the so-called Taxpayer Protection Act, which passed by a 407-7 vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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