Bill Text: VA HB2060 | 2021 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Online portal for tax practitioners; Department of Taxation shall analyze prospect of establishing.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N) [HB2060 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2021-HB2060-Comm_Sub.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2060 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Finance on January 20, 2021) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Coyner) A BILL to direct the Department of Taxation to analyze the prospect of establishing an online portal for tax practitioners.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That the Department of Taxation shall, with input from affected stakeholders, analyze the prospect of establishing an online portal for tax practitioners who possess a valid Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative form to access confidential client information. In its analysis, the Department shall evaluate (i) comparable services offered by the Internal Revenue Service or by other states that provide electronic access to confidential taxpayer information and (ii) cybersecurity concerns associated with providing such services. The Department shall identify the estimated costs associated with creation of such a portal and report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Finance, and Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations no later than December 1, 2021.