HR10461-118

Introduced

To set minimum standards for tax return preparers.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 17, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To set minimum standards for tax return preparers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Education, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H9D339E90F1AF43A5B254B5E071174734: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2024.
  • Section HDDB85563C52241A9AB272A5B28EF792E: 2. Regulation of tax return preparers Subsection (a) of section 330 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To set minimum standards for tax return preparers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Education, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To set minimum standards for tax return preparers., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Education Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 17, 2024

Mr. Panetta (for himself, Ms. Chu, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Suozzi, …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Tax Preparation Services
2 mentions across 1 clause
+1 positive -1 negative

Established tax preparation firms (H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt), Unregistered/unlicensed tax preparers

Positive-direction: Established tax preparation firms (H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt)

Negative-direction: Unregistered/unlicensed tax preparers

Professional Services
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

CPAs and Enrolled Agents

2/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Education Environment
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

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