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HR 4470 113th Congress House

Tax Return Preparer Accountability Act of 2014

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate tax return preparers.

Introduced: April 10, 2014 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Taxation Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the TreasuryLicensing and registrationsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action April 10, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Return Preparer Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate tax return preparers who are not otherwise subject to regulation. Authorizes the Secretary to impose a $1,000 penalty for each federal tax return or other document prepared by a tax return preparer during a period in which such preparer: (1) is not in compliance with applicable Treasury regulations, or (2) is suspended or disbarred from acting as a tax return preparer under such regulations.

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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 10, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4470: Tax Return Preparer Accountability Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4470/
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"H.R. 4470: Tax Return Preparer Accountability Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4470/.
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