HR 1077
115th Congress
House
Taxation
Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Treasury
Licensing and registrations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax Return Preparer Accountability Act of 2017
Introduced: February 15, 2017
Introduced by:
Cohen, Steve
Democratic
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 15, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E201)
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Tax Return Preparer Accountability Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to regulate tax return preparers who are not otherwise subject to regulation. The bill authorizes Treasury 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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