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S 1209 118th Congress Senate Taxation

Tax Refund Protection Act

Introduced: April 19, 2023 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 19, 2023
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Tax Refund Protection Act

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.

What's happening now April 19, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2702 Identical bill Tax Refund Protection Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1209: Tax Refund Protection Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1209/
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"S. 1209: Tax Refund Protection Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1209/.
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S. 1209, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1209/.
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