HR 8
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Date of Hearing: February 2, 2023
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
James Ramos, Chair
HR 8 (Petrie-Norris) – As Amended January 26, 2023
SUBJECT: Enrolled Agents’ Day.
SUMMARY: Recognizes February 15, 2023, as Enrolled Agents’ Day to commemorate the
contributions of professional enrolled agents for over 50 years to California taxpayers.
Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) The enrolled agent profession was created in 1884 after the Civil War to represent citizens
before the United States Department of the Treasury. Since that time, it has evolved with the
creation of the federal income tax system into what we all are accustomed to today.
2) In 1972, a group of enrolled agents formed the founding chapter of an organization dedicated
to enrolled agents in the City of Los Angeles. Within one year, it was the largest
organization of enrolled agents in the country and was the basis for what would later become
the National Association of Enrolled Agents. Five years later, the California Society of
Enrolled Agents was formed.
3) Enrolled agents have been at the forefront of effective tax administration by working together
with both federal and California tax agencies to help taxpayers comply with the tax codes.
Enrolled agents assist taxpayers and any type of business entity with the annual compliance
filing of their tax return to more complex issues of audit, liens, levy, appeals, and collections.
4) Enrolled agents have been an important asset to both the California taxpayers and to
California’s tax agencies. Their knowledge, professionalism, and integrity make the enrolled
agent “America’s Tax Expert.”
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800