Indiana Code 6-3-4-1.5. Returns filed by professional preparers
(1) one hundred (100) returns in a calendar year before 2012;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-3-4-1.5
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(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.