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Senate Bill S4612

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to information required to be provided by tax preparers to consumers

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2013-S4612 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง372, Gen Bus L

2013-S4612 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that tax preparers provide consumers who use online services with information regarding the New York Free Tax Assistance Program.

2013-S4612 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4612 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4612

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 15, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  notifications
  required by tax preparers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivisions (b) and (d) of  section  372  of  the  general
business  law,  subdivision  (b)  as  amended by section 35 of part A of
chapter 62 of the laws of 2011 and subdivision (d) as amended by section
6 of part VV of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, are amended to  read  as
follows:
  (b)  The  department shall, in accordance with regulations promulgated
by the commissioner of taxation and finance, produce and make  available
to  taxpayers and tax preparers an informational flier regarding consum-
ers' rights and laws concerning tax preparers to be called  a  "consumer
bill  of  rights  regarding tax preparers". The department shall consult
with the department of state,  to  enhance  distribution  of  fliers  to
consumers.  The flier shall also be made available on the department and
the  department of state's internet site AND ON THE INTERNET SITE OF ANY
TAX PREPARER WHO  OFFERS  ONLINE  INCOME  TAX  PREPARATIONS  AND  FILING
SERVICES  FOR  NEW  YORK  STATE TAXPAYERS, and shall contain information
including, but not limited to, the following:
  (1) postings required by state and federal laws, such as price posting
and posting of qualifications;
  (2) explanations of some of the commonly offered services and industry
jargon, such as preparation of short and  long  federal  forms,  refund,
electronic  filing,  express  mail,  direct deposit, refund anticipation
check, refund anticipation loan, quick, instant, rapid, fast,  fee,  and
interest;
  (3) basic information on what a tax preparer is and is not required to
do  for  a  consumer,  such  as  the preparer's responsibility to sign a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10188-01-3

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