Tax News

CCH (cch.taxgroup.com) reports:

  The IRS has announced that a series of public forums will be held during the summer to gather comments from consumer groups and tax professionals on tax return preparer performance. Comments offered at the forums will assist the IRS in developing return preparer performance standards to help ensure that preparers are qualified and ethical, and provide a high level of service to the public. The IRS plans to assemble a comprehensive set of recommendations by the end of 2009.

  Two public forums will be held on July 30 in Washington, D.C. The first is for consumer groups to provide their recommendations. Organizations such as the AARP, Consumer Federation of America, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, National Community Tax Coalition and Low Income Tax Clinics have been tapped for this meeting. A second forum is intended for tax professional groups, including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the National Association of Enrolled Agents, the National Association of Tax Professionals, and the National Society of Accountants. Both forums will be held at 9 a.m. in the Ronald Reagan Building's amphitheater; individuals interested in attending are advised to confirm attendance by sending an e-mail to CL.NPL.Communications@irs.gov.

  Other meetings with the IRS will be held later in the summer and fall where comments will be sought from federal and state organizations; IRS advisory groups; unaffiliated and individual return preparers and groups; and private firms that support return preparers. Small groups of preparers will also have a chance to meet with IRS representatives and provide recommendations at the four IRS Nationwide Tax Forums to be held in Orlando, New York, Dallas, and Atlanta in August and September.

IR-2009-66,
2009FED ¶46,426

Other References:

 
Code Sec. 7701

  CCH Reference - 2009FED ¶43,114.20

  Tax Research Consultant

  CCH Reference - TRC IRS: 6,050