A bill to regulate tax return preparers and refund anticipation payment arrangements.
Summary
This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to certify or decertify (for incompetence or willful misrepresentation) the practice of tax return preparers and impose fees on such preparers. It also authorizes Treasury to require tax return preparers to provide disclosures to person receiving tax return preparation services and regarding refund anticipation payment arrangements. Treasury may impose a penalty on tax return preparers who fail to make required disclosures.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 27, 2021
Last action Sep 27, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Committee
1
Sep 27, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Sep 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
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