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Relating to tax return preparers providing a copy of a tax return to a taxpayer, and providing for penalties
Topics:State governmentTaxes
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 26, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 26, 2022
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who prepare taxes for others must give their clients a copy of the completed tax return. This must be done within a certain number of days after the filing deadline or extension date. If a preparer fails to do this, they can be fined $25 for each time they break the rule.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to tax return preparers providing a copy of a tax return to a taxpayer. The bill requires a tax return preparer to provide the taxpayer a copy of a tax return prepared on behalf of the taxpayer, within days after the due date of the return or extension of time to file such return, as applicable. If the tax return preparer violates the bill, the violation is punishable by a civil penalty in the amount of $25 per occurrence. The department of revenue may enforce the provisions of the bill. The bill defines “tax return preparer”.
House subcommittee
Named January 26, 2022. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part