sinister wrote:

- quote -

Completely and absolutely FALSE. Several newspapers are in
the process of retractions, or so I'm told.

IRS in a release in December announced that EXISTING rules
were to be clarified relating to practioners' conduct
relating to their client's allowing release of certain (and
not ALL information).

Wouldn't you know it? Newspapers such as the Noo Yawk Times
misinterpreted the December announcement which they just now
"uncovered", sensing I suppose a government cover up.

Having just read the URL above, I see nothing new.

ChEAr$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA

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There's news out that the IRS might allow tax preparers to
sell information. See
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ne...s+privacy+sell

(1) What tax year would the proposed rule go into effect?
(2) Would it be opt-in or opt-out?
(3) Have the major tax prep software firms taken a stance on
what they will do if the IRS allows this? (I'll return to
filing by paper if they take up the IRS's offer.)

TIA,

S

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