City of Albuquerque - File #: O-22-53

• File #: O-22-53
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: In Council - Final Action
• File created: 11/7/2022
• In control: City Council
• Title: Repealing The "Albuquerque Tax Preparer And Consumer Rights Ordinance" In Its Entirety, And Creating The "Albuquerque Tax Preparer Ordinance" (Davis)
• Sponsors: Pat Davis

Date	Action By	Action	Result
11/21/2022	City Council	Accepted with a Recommendation Do Pass
11/14/2022	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass	Pass
11/7/2022	City Council	Introduced and Referred
11/7/2022	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. O-22-53 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Pat Davis


ORDINANCE
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Repealing The "Albuquerque Tax Preparer And Consumer Rights Ordinance" In Its Entirety, And Creating The "Albuquerque Tax Preparer Ordinance" (Davis)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. REPEAL. The Albuquerque Tax Preparers and Consumer Rights Ordinance, ROA 1994, ?? 13-20-1-1 through 13-20-1-13, is repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 2. A new Article 20 is hereby added to Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of Albuquerque as follows:
"[? 13-20-1-1. FINDINGS AND INTENT.
A. The City Council finds that, to better protect the public health, safety, and welfare of Albuquerque residents, it is in the public interest to regulate the conduct and provision of personal income tax preparation services by tax preparers in the City.
B. The purpose of this is to ensure that paid tax preparers in the City provide certain information to taxpayers as part of the provision of tax preparation services, and to protect taxpayers as consumers when purchasing tax preparation services.
C. The Albuquerque Tax Preparer Ordinance is enacted pursuant to the general welfare and police powers of the City of Albuquerque.
? 13-20-1-2. SHORT TITLE.
This Article shall be referred to as the "Albuquerque Tax Preparer Ordinance" and will sometimes be referred to herein as "this Article."
? 13-20-1-3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of the Albuquerque Tax Preparer Ordinance, the following terms shall have the stated meaning, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:
CONSUMER. A natural person who, singly or jointly with another consumer, obtains tax preparation services in the City and files a federal or state personal income tax return.
PERSON. A natural person, corporation, trust, partnership, association, ...