AICPA Objects to New Bill to Regulate Income Tax Preparers

[Elrod]

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has come out strongly against the new bill in Congress that would give the IRS broad authority to regulate tax return preparers. On December 4, it sent a letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) opposing the measure.

http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/news/12147822/aicpa-objects-to-new-bill-to-regulate-income-tax-preparers

[jklcpa]

Why doesn't the IRS have its proficiency exam administered and regulated at the state level much like the CPAs and attorneys are?