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.
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News & Press Related to the Tax Preparer Bill in Alabama
Impact Alabama wants to utilize portions of the licensing feesIn 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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The National Independent
Tax Preparers Association
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