Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
Filed: 3/12/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4381




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4381 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Public Accounting Act is amended  
5by adding Section 30.9 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 450/30.9 new)
7    Sec. 30.9. Tax return preparation task force. The 
8Department shall convene a task force consisting of 7 members, 
9one of whom shall be appointed by the Secretary and be a 
10representative of the Department; one of whom shall be 
11appointed by the Secretary and be a representative of a 
12statewide association representing CPAs; one of whom shall be 
13appointed by the Secretary and be an enrolled agent or 
14representative of the tax return preparation industry; one of 
15whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
16Representatives; one of whom shall be appointed by the 
 
 
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1President of the Senate; one of whom shall be appointed by the 
2Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and one of 
3whom shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. 
4The task force shall prepare a report that does the following: 
5determines the appropriate scope of a program for regulating 
6commercial tax return preparers; addresses the appropriate 
7qualifications, including, but not limited to, minimum 
8educational qualifications and continuing educational 
9requirements for commercial tax return preparers; and 
10considers any other matters the task force determines to be 
11necessary or appropriate. The task force shall meet no less 
12than 3 times before the end of the year in which this 
13amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly becomes effective. 
14The report required under this Section shall be submitted by no 
15later than December 1, 2014 to the Secretary, the Governor, and 
16the General Assembly. Members of the task force shall receive 
17no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses 
18necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.
19    This Section is repealed on December 1, 2015.
  
 

20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
21becoming law.".