Individual Tax Preparers - Code of Ethics, Notification of Actions, Enforcement, and Penalties (Stop Scam Tax Preparers Act)
What this bill does
Requiring the State Board of Individual Tax Preparers to publish on the Board's website a certain code of ethics and rules of professional conduct by January 1, 2026; requiring the Board to notify the Comptroller and the Field Enforcement Bureau of a violation within 5 business days after the Board determines that the violation has occurred; granting certain employees of the Bureau certain powers, duties, and responsibilities for enforcing laws pertaining to income tax preparation; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (14)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Little, Kobi | Baltimore Chapter of the NAACP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moore, Tonaeyalobbyist | CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lierman, Brooke | Comptroller of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lanza, Luz | Comptroller’s Hagerstown call center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Halpern, MB | Maryland Association of CPAs (MACPA) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kelly, Victoria | Maryland Board of Individual Tax Preparers | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schumitz, Kalilobbyist | Maryland Center on Economic Policy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dove, John | Maryland Department of Labor | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Avila, Jason | Maryland Latino Legislative Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist | Maryland Rise | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hardt, John | Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Straughn, Karen | Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Speaker, Speaker | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Lierman, Brooke | Comptroller of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |