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Legislation almost forced Tax Offices to pay
Special Interest groups led by Impact Alabama sought to pass a new licensing act that would have directly allowed them to use portions of the licensing fees to grow they're own Federally Funded VITA Tax Preparation Offices.
Special interest sought to gain fees from tax industry

One special interest group in Alabama attempted to write their own legislation.  If not for NITPA the special interest would have controlled the entire industry and been able to use proceeds from the licensing fees paid by private tax businesses to help them grown their own federally funded tax operations.  NITPA successfully defeated the Senate Bill in the house ending one of the most fraudulent industry attacks in modern day history.

News & Press Related to the Tax Preparer Bill in Alabama

Business Week Article about Alabama Tax Preparer Bill 201
National News about the SB201 Passing in the Senate.
 
NITPA works to Modify SB201
NITPA calls for Public Hearing uniting people from all over the southeast.
Tampa Press shows CPA's
Press release shows how easy it is for CPA's and others to make modest mistakes or errors.
NITPA & Tax Preparer Bill
Press discusses the committee hearing.
Impact Alabama attacks with false and misleading
Black's inappropriate attack on specific Tax Preparers prove wrong.
Impact Alabama wants to utilize portions of the licensing fees

In this press release Impact Alabama clearly outlined their intentions to pass legislation that would allow them the ability to benefit financially from the "Alabama Tax Payer Protection and Assistance Act" or Senate Bill 201 / SB201.  On the 4th item down they denote specifically:

? Utilizes portion of licensing fees to provide grant support to IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax

Assistance (VITA) nonprofit sites throughout state; It should be noted that they currently already control the operations for 13 Alabama Tax Operations and were specifically looking to pass legislation that would have had private business owners funding an already heavily Government funded program.  Impacted needed to pass the proposed legislation to get access to millions in the newly enhanced VITA Matching Grant Initiatives. 

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Stephen Black and Impact Alabama claimed they were not wanting to use the new fees paid by Tax Preparers to help them get additional Grant Matching Funds?  Read his own brochure - see item #4 under Summary by clicking the file below.

The National Independent
Tax Preparers Association

National Independent Tax Preparers Association NITPA

National Independent Tax Preparer Association
P.O. Box 5022 Montgomery, AL 36103
Phone: (866) 910-5899 Fax 866-353-8732

 

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