California Business and Professions Code 22257 – (a) If a tax preparer fails to perform a duty specifically …
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(a) If a tax preparer fails to perform a duty specifically imposed upon him or her pursuant to this chapter, any person may maintain an action for enforcement of those duties or to recover a civil penalty in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or for both enforcement and recovery.
(b) In an action to enforce these duties or to recover civil penalties, or for both enforcement and recovery, the prevailing plaintiff shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, in addition to the civil penalties provided under subdivision (a).
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 22257
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1137, Sec. 51. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 54 of Ch. 1137. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 22259.)