Hi everyone -

We are moving ahead to promote the Tax Practitioners' Bill of Rights before Congress and the IRS.    (See http://www.nsacct.org/tax/bill-of-rights )  We have consulted with NSA's publicist, who recommended that we make a much bigger effort to have more people sign the petition to show there is a need for change.  Currently, including those who have signed the petition at the IRS forums (but whose signatures are not shown online), we have over 1,000 signatures.   But we need many more signatures!  

If you have not signed the petition yet, please do so as soon as possible and add comments in support of the Tax Practitioners' Bill of Rights.  Also, if you can have your ASOs endorse the Tax Practitioners Bill of Rights, please have them send an endorsement letter supporting the Tax Practitioners' Bill of Rights (on letterhead) to the NSA office, with a copy of the letter to me. 

The petition is shown at  http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nsa-bill  Please circulate the petition around and have as many tax practitioners, firm staff, and any taxpayers who agree with the petition - sign the petition. Every signature counts!  

Thank you for your help in supporting this effort!

Marilyn M. Niwao, J.D., CPA, ATA, CGMA

NSA President