IRS Considers New Rules to Guard Tax-Payer Information

by Wendy Kaufman, NPR

Tax preparers receive a lot of sensitive financial information about their clients, and some of them share it with third parties. Federal guidelines require preparers to first obtain permission before sharing their clients' information. But clients often don't understand what they are consenting to. Wendy Kaufman reports.

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• Morning Edition, April 4, 2006