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IRS to Allow Tax Preparers to Sell Your Info?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the personal-tax-software-sales-set-to-skyrocket dept.

merkel writes "The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the IRS has proposed rule changes allowing tax-return preparers, like H&R Block, to sell an individual's return information to marketers and data brokers. The proposed rule [PDF], which does contain some substantive protections for the processing of electronic returns, was published in the Federal Register on December 8, 2005. The official comment period has passed, but hearings will be held this month."

2 of 289 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Enough is ENOUGH. by jcr · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Moreover, I feel I must point out that naming your proposal the "FairTax" rather than the "National Sales Tax" is political demagoguery at its worst.

    Bite me.

    -jcr

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  2. Re:Enough is ENOUGH. by Nimey · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    At least you didn't bother denying it.

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