3.0.0 1077 2023-01-11T13:35:11Z 2023-01-11T13:35:11Z House HR 2017-02-15 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 15, 2017)][Pages H1244-H1245]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COHEN:H.R. 1077.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H1245]]Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the United StatesConstitution and Amendment XVI of the United StatesConstitution]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-02-15T15:03:25Z 2017-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-02-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E201) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-02-15 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2017-02-15 True S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2017-02-15 True Taxation Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of the Treasury Licensing and registrations Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Taxation 00 2017-02-15 Introduced in House 2019-10-28T14:06:49Z 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.

]]> Tax Return Preparer Accountability Act of 2017 Display Title Tax Return Preparer Accountability Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 31, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate tax return preparers. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Tax Return Preparer Accountability Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1077ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1077ih.xml 2017-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.