HB 1001-.020_ Filed 04/20/2011, 08:52 Kenley

SENATE MOTION


MADAM PRESIDENT:

    I move
that Engrossed House Bill 1001 be amended to read as follows:

SOURCE: Page 144, line 44; (11)MO1001553.144. -->     Page 144, between lines 44 and 45, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 6-3-4-1.5; (11)MO1001553.80. -->     "SECTION 80. IC 6-3-4-1.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.131-2008, SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 1.5. (a) If a professional preparer files more than:
         (1) one hundred (100) returns in a calendar year before 2012;
        (2) fifty (50) returns in calendar year 2012; and
        (3) ten (10) returns in a calendar year after 2012;

for persons described in section 1(1) or 1(2) of this chapter, in the immediately following calendar year the professional preparer shall file returns for persons described in section 1(1) or 1(2) of this chapter in an electronic format specified by the department.
    (b) A professional preparer described in subsection (a) is not required to file a return in an electronic format if the taxpayer requests in writing that the return not be filed in an electronic format. Returns filed by a professional preparer under this subsection shall not be used in determining the professional preparer's requirement to file returns in an electronic format.
    (c) After December 31, 2010, A professional preparer who does not comply with subsection (a) is subject to a penalty of fifty dollars ($50) for each return not filed in an electronic format, with a maximum
penalty of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per calendar year.".
    Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
    (Reference is to EHB 1001 as printed April 19, 2011.)

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Senator KENLEY


MO1001553/DI 73
2011