Tax Preparers in Alabama are finally recovering from an all out legislative battle against a special interest group who lobbied to gain control and access over the states entire E-File tax industry.  NITPA successfully defended the industry from an all out sabotaging propaganda crusade whereby one special interest group, Impact Alabama attempted to re-write the laws in Alabama and enforce their own control over the states 4,227 E-File small business owners.  Their propaganda campaign of half truths and out right lies cost many small business owners in Alabama a great deal of business and we intend to prevent this from happening again.  People shouldn't be allowed to lie and make the allegations they made nor should they be able to get tax payer money in the form of Grants and use those proceeds to attack the very industry that made their work possible.  This group has violated the publics trust and set out to mislead public officials for their own personal and political gain.  Their lies and fraudulent claims cost a lot of business owners to loose customers during tax season and for that they will be held accountable.  Our organization intends to help those who were violated by these attacks and prevent these type occurrences from happening again in Alabama. Tax Preparers from across the state are meeting in Birmingham on June 25th to discuss industry issues and interest.  For more information please visit online www.nitpa.com