Income Tax
NSA Starts Petition for Tax Practitioners Bill of Rights
In response to the ongoing frustration of dealing with slow service from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Tax Practitioner Bill of Rights calls for the right to have tax laws and rules passed in a timely manner, the right to quality service ...
Jun. 22, 2015
The National Society of Accountants (NSA) created an online petition that tax practitioners can sign to demonstrate their support for the “Tax Practitioners Bill of Rights,” which it issued on June 16.
In response to the ongoing frustration of dealing with slow service from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Tax Practitioner Bill of Rights calls for the right to have tax laws and rules passed in a timely manner, the right to quality service from the IRS, and the right to practice without undue IRS demands during tax filing season.
NSA President Marilyn Niwao, a CPA and attorney, said the online petition is a way to demonstrate widespread support from tax practitioners for the Tax Practitioners Bill of Rights.
“Thousands of us have the same problem – inadequate service from the IRS, which we depend on to effectively serve our clients” she said. “This inadequate service is coupled with tax legislation that is often enacted in December with provisions that have to be reflected on tax returns prepared the following month – too late for taxpayers to take into account for tax planning purposes, too late for practitioners to take any education courses, and too late for the IRS to issue tax forms.”
NSA Executive Vice President John Ams said, “This initiative is a natural outgrowth of our position as the champion for the rights of tax practitioners as they serve the needs of American taxpayers, 60 percent of whom hire tax practitioners to submit their tax returns. We encourage tax practitioners everywhere to sign this petition. Their broad-based support for the Tax Practitioners Bill of Rights will help us work with policymakers and the IRS to solve the problems we face.”