NITPA was informed of current proposed legislation in Alabama which was intended to regulate and sanction Tax Preparers in Alabama through a Bill called SB201.  The proposed legislation went through the Senate without any Industry review and was slated to be passed into law in less than 16 days.  The National Independent Tax Preparers Association requested a Public Hearing on the behalf of public interest to request additional sanctions and amendments be engrossed. 

The proposed legislation SB201 as it was currently written did not fully protect the Tax Payers of Alabama.  If passed, SB201 would have fallen short of providing well needed standardized testing and additional oversights necessary to enhance the quality of services provided by over 4,000 Independent Tax Preparers in Alabama.  NITPA on the behalf of it's growing base of Independent Tax Preparers across the country has requested the opportunity to submit additional amendments and regulations to be engrossed in this new Alabama Legislative Bill. 

"SB201 is a 30 page Bill that would have affected the lives of over 4 million people in Alabama and could have been passed into law in less than 16 days with very little consideration regarding its content.  We feel as both Tax Payers and Tax Preparers we have the right to be represented just as any other citizen." - J.C. Snowden II President of NITPA (National Independent Tax Preparers Assciation) read more as noted by the Montgomery Advertiser.