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) 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.
As added by P.L.211-2007, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.131-2008, SEC.14; P.L.229-2011, SEC.86.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 4. Returns and Remittances
6-3-4-1. Who Must Make Returns
6-3-4-1.5. Returns Filed by Professional Preparers
6-3-4-2. Returns; Fiduciaries; Husband and Wife
6-3-4-4.1. Estimated Payments; Declaration of Estimated Tax; Electronic Funds Transfer
6-3-4-6. Furnishing Federal Return to Department; Notice of Modification; Amended Returns
6-3-4-8. Income Withholding; Wages; Reports; Penalties
6-3-4-8.2. Income Withholding; Gambling Winnings
6-3-4-8.5. Liability of Transferee of Property
6-3-4-9. Reports of Payment to Recipients
6-3-4-11. Partnerships Not Subject to Tax
6-3-4-12. Nonresident Partners; Withholding Rate; Returns; Credits for Tax Withheld
6-3-4-13. Corporations; Withholding From Dividends to Nonresident Shareholders
6-3-4-14. Affiliated Group of Corporations; Consolidated Returns
6-3-4-15.1. Prescribe Procedures
6-3-4-16. Procedures to Implement Crosschecks Between Certain Forms
6-3-4-16.3. Corporations; Electronic Return; Exceptions
6-3-4-16.5. Electronic Filing; Withholding