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Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2019

Introduced: April 11, 2019 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to regulate tax return preparers, including by sanctioning preparers for incompetence and disreputable behavior and by establishing minimum competency standards for preparers.

What's happening now April 11, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 3157 Related bill Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2019
  • S 1138 Related bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purp…
  • HR 8501 Related bill TEAMS Act
  • HR 3330 Identical bill Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Apr 11, 2019
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Apr 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1192: Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1192/
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"S. 1192: Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1192/.
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