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<dc:title>119 HR 9499 EH: Protecting Taxpayers from Ghost Preparers Act</dc:title>
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<congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session>
<legis-num display="yes">H. R. 9499</legis-num>
<current-chamber display="no">IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber>
<legis-type>AN ACT</legis-type>
<official-title display="yes">To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply tax return preparation penalties to improperly altered returns, and for other purposes.</official-title>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF36FD93BE9924DC486962A10D457F040" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Protecting Taxpayers from Ghost Preparers Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="HD4D39437719D458BB35C29BF93BED16D" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Limitation period not extended for victims of preparer fraud</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B78E734C417436FB7B4C2BC89389EA7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6501">Section 6501(c)(1)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting <quote>by the taxpayer</quote> after <quote>intent</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA9674CBC45094AFFB046CFF410BD9FA4" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to assessments made or proceedings begun after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HB1CB96C728474DE8899E7D0CD6970825"><enum>3.</enum><header>Technical amendment related to the Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC86F1C9BE5C94A3F97F0D07D9DF4A84A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Subsection (f) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/7508A">section 7508A</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by the Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act) is redesignated as subsection (g).</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF47F2F4D84C84DD7BA8AED39E6DE6477"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 2(a) of the Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act.</text></subsection></section> </legis-body><attestation><attestation-group><attestation-date date="20260915" chamber="House">Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2026.</attestation-date><attestor display="no">Kevin F. McCumber,</attestor><role>Clerk.</role></attestation-group></attestation> <endorsement display="yes"></endorsement> </bill> 

