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26 CFR 301.7216-3: Disclosure or use permitted only with the taxpayer's consent.
(Also: Sections 7216, 6713)

Rev. Proc. 2013-14

# SECTION 1. PURPOSE

This revenue procedure provides guidance to tax return preparers regarding the
format and content of taxpayer consents to disclose and consents to use tax return
information with respect to taxpayers filing a return in the Form 1040 series (e.g., Form
1040, Form 1040NR, Form 1040A, or Form 1040EZ) under section 301.7216-3 of the
Regulations on Procedure and Administration (26 CFR Part 301). This revenue
procedure also provides specific requirements for electronic signatures when a taxpayer
executes an electronic consent to the disclosure or consent to the use of the taxpayer's
tax return information. This revenue procedure modifies and supersedes Revenue
Procedure 2008-35, 2008-29 I.R.B. 132, to provide guidance pursuant to section
301.7216-3.

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# SECTION 2. CHANGES

This revenue procedure modifies the mandatory language required on each
taxpayer consent to disclose or consent to use tax return information. This revenue
procedure also explains the difference between tax return preparation services (or
auxiliary services) and other financial or accounting services. Some taxpayers have
expressed confusion regarding whether they needed to complete consent forms to
engage a tax return preparer to perform tax return preparation services. The modified
mandatory language required in consent forms clarifies that a taxpayer does not need to
complete a consent form to engage a tax return preparer to perform only tax return
preparation services. To allow a tax return preparer to disclose or use tax return
information in providing services other than tax return preparation, however, a taxpayer
must complete a consent form as described in this revenue procedure. Sections
5.04(1)(a) and (c) provide the modified language that must be included on each consent
to disclose or consent to use tax return information. The examples in section 7 reflect
the modified language provided in section 5.04. In addition, a few nonsubstantive
changes have been made to the revenue procedure to promote clarity.

# SECTION 3. BACKGROUND

.01 In general, section 7216(a) of the Internal Revenue Code imposes criminal
penalties on tax return preparers who knowingly or recklessly make unauthorized
disclosures or uses of information furnished in connection with the preparation of an
income tax return. A violation of section 7216 is a misdemeanor, with a penalty of up to
one year imprisonment or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both, together with the

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costs of prosecution. Section 7216(b) establishes exceptions to the general rule in
section 7216(a) and also authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations prescribing
additional permitted disclosures or uses.

.02 Section 6713(a) prescribes a related civil penalty for unauthorized
disclosures or uses of information furnished in connection with the preparation of an
income tax return. The penalty for violating section 6713 is $250 for each disclosure or
use, not to exceed a total of $10,000 for a calendar year. Section 6713(b) provides that
the exceptions in section 7216(b) also apply to section 6713.

.03 Section 301.7216-3 provides that, unless section 7216 or §301.7216-2
specifically permits the disclosure or use of tax return information, a tax return preparer
may not disclose or use a taxpayer's tax return information without obtaining a consent
from the taxpayer. Section 301.7216-3(a) provides that consent must be knowing and
voluntary. Section 301.7216-3(a)(3)(i) prescribes the form and content requirements
that all consents to disclose or consents to use must include. Section 301.7216-3(b)
provides timing requirements and other limitations upon consents to disclose or
consents to use tax return information. Section 301.7216-3(b)(4) provides a limitation
upon consents to disclose a taxpayer's social security number to a tax return preparer
located outside of the United States.

.04 Section 301.7216-3(a)(3)(ii) provides that the Secretary may, by publication
in the Internal Revenue Bulletin, prescribe additional requirements for tax return
preparers regarding the format and content of consents to disclose and consents to use
tax return information with respect to taxpayers filing a return in the Form 1040 series,

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as well as the requirements for a valid signature on an electronic consent under section
7216.

Section 301.7216-3(b)(4)(ii) provides that the Secretary may require, by
publication in the Internal Revenue Bulletin, additional consent format and content
requirements for purposes of consents to disclose a taxpayer's social security number.
This revenue procedure defines an "adequate data protection safeguard" and describes
the requirements of an adequate data protection safeguard for purposes of removing
the limitation upon consents to disclose a taxpayer's social security number to a tax
return preparer located outside of the United States.

SECTION 4. SCOPE

This revenue procedure applies to all tax return preparers, as defined in
§301.7216-1(b)(2), who seek consent to disclose or consent to use tax return
information pursuant to §301.7216-3 with respect to taxpayers who file a return in the
Form 1040 series. Taxpayers who are not filers of returns in the Form 1040 series may
use language prescribed in this revenue procedure or consents whose formats and
content do not conform to this revenue procedure as long as the consents otherwise
meet the requirements of Treas. Reg. § 301.7216-3.

SECTION 5. FORM AND CONTENT OF A CONSENT TO DISCLOSE OR A CONSENT
TO USE FORM 1040 TAX RETURN INFORMATION

.01 Separate Written Document. Except as provided by §301.7216-3(c)(1)
(special rule for multiple disclosures or multiple uses within a single consent form), and
described in section 5.05, below, a taxpayer's consent to each separate disclosure or

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separate use of tax return information must be contained on a separate written
document, which can be furnished on paper or electronically. For example, the
separate written document may be provided as an attachment to an engagement letter
furnished to the taxpayer.

.02 A consent furnished to the taxpayer on paper must be provided on one or
more sheets of 81/2 inch by 11 inch or larger paper. All of the text on each sheet of
paper must pertain solely to the disclosure or use the consent authorizes, and the sheet
or sheets, together, must contain all the elements described in section 5.04 and, if
applicable, comply with section 5.06. All of the text on each sheet of paper must also
be in at least 12-point type (no more than 12 characters per inch).

.03 A consent furnished in electronic form must be provided on one or more
computer screens. All of the text placed by the preparer on each screen must pertain
solely to the disclosure or use of tax return information authorized by the consent,
except for computer navigation tools. The text of the consent must meet the following
specifications: the size of the text must be at least the same size as, or larger than, the
normal or standard body text used by the website or software package for direction,
communications, or instructions and there must be sufficient contrast between the text
and background colors. In addition, each screen or screens, together, must:

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(1) contain all the elements described in section 5.04 and, if applicable, comply
with section 5.06,

(2) be able to be signed as required by section 6 and dated by the taxpayer, and

(3) be able to be formatted in a readable and printer-friendly manner.

.04 Requirements for every consent. In addition to the requirements provided in
§301.7216-3, consents to disclose or use Form 1040 series tax return information must
satisfy the following requirements:

(1) Mandatory statements in the consent. The following statements must be
included in a consent under the circumstances described below, except that a tax return
preparer may substitute the preparer's name where "we" or "our" is used.

(a) Consent to disclose tax return information in a context other than tax return
preparation or auxiliary services. Unless a tax return preparer is obtaining a taxpayer's
consent to disclose the taxpayer's tax return information to another tax return preparer
to perform services that assist in, or to provide auxiliary services (as defined in
§301.7216-1(b)(2)(iii)) in connection with, the preparation of the taxpayer's tax return,
any consent to disclose tax return information must contain the following statements in
the following sequence:

Federal law requires this consent form be provided to you. Unless authorized
by law, we cannot disclose your tax return information to third parties for
purposes other than the preparation and filing of your tax return without your
consent. If you consent to the disclosure of your tax return information, Federal
law may not protect your tax return information from further use or distribution.

You are not required to complete this form to engage our tax return
preparation services. If we obtain your signature on this form by conditioning our

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tax return preparation services on your consent, your consent will not be valid. If
you agree to the disclosure of your tax return information, your consent is valid
for the amount of time that you specify. If you do not specify the duration of your
consent, your consent is valid for one year from the date of signature.

(b) Consent to disclose tax return information in tax return preparation or auxiliary
services context. If a tax return preparer is otherwise required to obtain a taxpayer's
consent to disclose the taxpayer's tax return information to another tax return preparer
to perform services that assist in the preparation of, or to provide auxiliary services (as
defined in §301.7216-1(b)(2)(iii)) in connection with, the preparation of the taxpayer's
tax return, any consent to disclose tax return information must contain the following
statements in the following sequence:

Federal law requires this consent form be provided to you. Unless authorized
by law, we cannot disclose your tax return information to third parties for
purposes other than those related to the preparation and filing of your tax return
without your consent. If you consent to the disclosure of your tax return
information, Federal law may not protect your tax return information from further
use or distribution.

You are not required to complete this form. Because our ability to disclose
your tax return information to another tax return preparer affects the tax return
preparation service(s) that we provide to you and its (their) cost, we may decline
to provide you with tax return preparation services or change the terms (including
the cost) of the tax return preparation services that we provide to you if you do
not sign this form. If you agree to the disclosure of your tax return information,
your consent is valid for the amount of time that you specify. If you do not
specify the duration of your consent, your consent is valid for one year from the
date of signature.

(c) Consent to use. All consents to use tax return information must contain the
following statements in the following sequence:

Federal law requires this consent form be provided to you. Unless authorized
by law, we cannot use your tax return information for purposes other than the
preparation and filing of your tax return without your consent.

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You are not required to complete this form to engage our tax return
preparation services. If we obtain your signature on this form by conditioning our
tax return preparation services on your consent, your consent will not be valid.
Your consent is valid for the amount of time that you specify. If you do not
specify the duration of your consent, your consent is valid for one year from the
date of signature.

(d) All consents must contain the following statement:

If you believe your tax return information has been disclosed or used
improperly in a manner unauthorized by law or without your permission, you may
contact the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) by
telephone at 1-800-366-4484, or by email at complaints@tigta.treas.gov.

(e) Mandatory statement in any consent to disclose tax return information to a tax
return preparer located outside of the United States. If a tax return preparer to whom
the tax return information is to be disclosed is located outside of the United States, the
taxpayer's consent under §301.7216-3 is required prior to any disclosure. See

§§ 301.7216-3(a)(3)(i)(D), 301.7216-2(c) and (d).

(i) If the tax return information to be disclosed does not include the
taxpayer's social security number or if the social security number is fully masked or
otherwise redacted, consents for disclosure of tax return information to a tax return
preparer outside of the United States must contain the following statement:

This consent to disclose may result in your tax return information being
disclosed to a tax return preparer located outside the United States.

(ii) If the tax return information to be disclosed includes the taxpayer's
social security number or if the social security number is not fully masked or otherwise
redacted, pursuant to the limitations of §301.7216-3(b)(4) and section 5.07, consents for
disclosure of the taxpayer's tax return information that includes a social security number

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to a tax return preparer outside of the United States must contain the following

statement:

This consent to disclose may result in your tax return information being
disclosed to a tax return preparer located outside the United States, including
your personally identifiable information such as your Social Security Number
("SSN"). Both the tax return preparer in the United States that will disclose your
SSN and the tax return preparer located outside the United States that will
receive your SSN maintain an adequate data protection safeguard (as required
by the regulations under 26 U.S.C. section 7216) to protect privacy and prevent
unauthorized access of tax return information. If you consent to the disclosure of
your tax return information, federal agencies may not be able to enforce United
States laws that protect the privacy of your tax return information against a tax
return preparer located outside of the United States to whom the information is
disclosed.

(2) Affirmative consent. All consents must require the taxpayer's affirmative
consent to a tax return preparer's disclosure or use of tax return information. A consent
that requires the taxpayer to remove or deselect disclosures or uses that the taxpayer
does not wish to be made (i.e., an "opt-out" consent) is not permitted.

(3) Signature. All consents to disclose or use tax return information must be
signed by the taxpayer.

(a) For consents on paper, the taxpayer's consent to a disclosure or use must
contain the taxpayer's handwritten signature.

(b) For electronic consents, a taxpayer must sign the consent by any method
prescribed in section 6, below.

(4) Incomplete consents. A tax return preparer shall not alter a consent form
after the taxpayer has signed the document. Accordingly, a tax return preparer shall not
present a taxpayer with a consent form containing blank spaces for the purpose of
completing the spaces after the taxpayer has signed the document.

.05 Special rule for multiple disclosures within a single consent form or multiple

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uses within a single consent form. Section 301.7216-3(c)(1) provides that a taxpayer
may consent to multiple uses within the same written document or multiple disclosures
within the same written document. Disclosure consents and use consents must be
provided in separate documents. Multiple disclosure consents and multiple use
consents must provide the taxpayer with the opportunity, within the separate written
document, to affirmatively select each separate disclosure or use. Further, the taxpayer
must be provided the information in section 5.04 for each separate disclosure or use.
The mandatory statements required in section 5.04(1) relating to disclosure or use need
only be stated once in a multiple disclosure or multiple use consent.

.06 Disclosure of entire return. If, under §301.7216-3(c)(2), a consent authorizes
the disclosure of a copy of the taxpayer's entire tax return or all information contained
within a return, the consent must provide that the taxpayer has the ability to request a
more limited disclosure of tax return information as the taxpayer may direct.

.07 Adequate data protection safeguard. Pursuant to §301.7216-3(b)(4), a tax
return preparer located within the United States, including any territory or possession of
the United States, may disclose a taxpayer's SSN to a tax return preparer located
outside of the United States or any territory or possession of the United States with the
taxpayer's consent only when both the tax return preparer located within the United
States and the tax return preparer located outside of the United States maintain an
adequate data protection safeguard at the time the taxpayer's consent is obtained and
when making the disclosure. An adequate data protection safeguard is a management-
approved and implemented security program, policy, and practice that includes

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administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect tax return information from
misuse, unauthorized access, or disclosure and that meets or conforms to one of the
following privacy or data security frameworks:

(1) The United States Department of Commerce "safe harbor" framework for data
protection (or a successor program);

(2) A foreign law data protection safeguard that includes a security component
(e.g., the European Commission's Directive on Data Protection);

(3) A framework that complies with the requirements of a financial or similar
industry-specific standard that is generally accepted as best practices for technology
and security related to that industry (e.g., the BITS, Financial Services Roundtable,
Financial Institution Shared Assessment Program);

(4) The requirements of the AICPA/CICA Privacy Framework;

(5) The requirements of the most recent version of IRS Publication 1075, Tax
Information Security Guidelines for Federal, State and Local Agencies and Entities; or

(6) Any other data security framework that provides the same level of privacy
protection as contemplated by one or more of the frameworks described in (1) through
(5).

# SECTION 6. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES

.01 If a taxpayer furnishes consent to disclose or consent to use tax return
information electronically, the taxpayer must furnish the tax return preparer with an
electronic signature that will verify that the taxpayer consented to the disclosure or use.
The regulations under §301.7216-3(a) require that the consent be knowing and

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voluntary. Therefore, for an electronic consent to be valid, it must be furnished in a
manner that ensures affirmative, knowing consent of the taxpayer to each disclosure or
use.

.02 A tax return preparer seeking to obtain a taxpayer's consent to the disclosure
or consent to the use of tax return information electronically must obtain the taxpayer's
signature on the consent in one of the following manners:

(a) Assign a personal identification number (PIN) that is at least 5 characters long
to the taxpayer. To consent to the disclosure or consent to the use of the taxpayer's tax
return information, the taxpayer may type in the pre-assigned PIN as the taxpayer's
signature authorizing the disclosure or use. A PIN may not be automatically furnished
by the software so that the taxpayer only has to click a button for consent to be
furnished. The taxpayer must affirmatively enter the PIN for the electronic signature to
be valid;

(b) Have the taxpayer type in the taxpayer's name and then hit "enter" to
authorize the consent. The software must not automatically furnish the taxpayer's name
so that the taxpayer only has to click a button to consent. The taxpayer must
affirmatively type the taxpayer's name for the electronic consent to be valid; or

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(c) Any other manner in which the taxpayer affirmatively enters 5 or more
characters unique to the taxpayer that the tax return preparer uses to verify the
taxpayer's identity. For example, entry of a response to a question regarding a shared
secret could be the type of information by which the taxpayer authorizes disclosure or
use of tax return information.

SECTION 7. EXAMPLES

.01 The application of this revenue procedure is illustrated by the following
examples:

(1) Example 1. Preparer P offers tax preparation services over the Internet. P
wishes to use information the taxpayer provides during tax preparation of the taxpayer's
Form 1040 to generate targeted banner advertisements (i.e., electronic advertisements
appearing on the computer screen based on the taxpayer's tax return information). In
the course of advertising services and products, P also wishes to disclose to other third
parties the information that the taxpayer provides.

(a) P posts, in pertinent part, the following consent on the computer screen for
taxpayers to indicate approval. If a taxpayer does not indicate approval, the tax return
preparation software does not permit the taxpayer to use the software.

## PRIVACY STATEMENT

Your privacy is very important to us at P. We are providing this
statement to inform you about the types of information we collect from
you, and how we may disclose or use that information in connection with
the services we provide. This Privacy Statement describes the privacy
practices of our company as required by applicable laws. ... During the
course of providing our services to you, we may offer you various other
services that may be of interest to you based on our determination of your

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needs through analysis of your data. Your use of the services we offer
constitutes a consent to our disclosure of tax information to the service
providers. If at any time you wish to limit your receipt of promotional offers
based upon information you provide, you may call us at the following. . . .

(b) Beneath this Privacy Statement, the following acknowledgment line appears
next to two button images stating "yes" and "no:"

"I have read the Privacy Statement and agree to it by clicking here."

(c) If the taxpayer clicks "no," a message appears on the screen informing the
taxpayer that tax return preparation will not proceed without the taxpayer agreeing to
the company's Privacy Statement.

(d) P has failed to comply with the requirements of §301.7216-3 and this revenue
procedure. P has attempted to obtain consent from the taxpayer by making the use of
the program (i.e., the provision of tax return preparation services) contingent on the
taxpayer's consent to P's disclosure and use of the taxpayer's tax return information for
purposes other than tax preparation (e.g., for use in displaying targeted banner
advertisement). Thus, the consent is not voluntary, as required by §301.7216-3(a). P
has also failed to identify the tax return information that it will disclose or use, as
required by §301.7216-3(a)(3)(C); to identify the purposes of the disclosures or uses, as
required by section §301.7216-3(a)(3)(B); and, to the extent that P intends to disclose
the entire return based on the consent, P's consent form has not provided that the
taxpayer has the ability to request a more limited disclosure of tax return information as
the taxpayer may direct as required by section 5.06. The single document attempts to
have the taxpayer consent to both disclosures and uses, in violation of section 5.05. P

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has not used the mandatory statements required by section 5.04(1). The consent is not
signed by the taxpayer because P has not provided a means for the taxpayer to
electronically sign the consent in a form authorized by section 6. Finally, the consent is
not dated as required by section 5.03(2).

(2) Example 2. Preparer Q offers tax preparation services over the Internet and
wishes to use targeted banner advertisements during tax return preparation. Q
contracts with Bank A regarding the advertisement of Individual Retirement Accounts
(IRAs). Preparer Q displays advertisements to the taxpayer only if the taxpayer's tax
return information indicates that the services are relevant to the taxpayer (e.g., targeted
banner advertisements). A taxpayer using Q's software must enter a password to begin
the process of preparing a return.

(a) Before the taxpayer starts providing tax return information, the following
screen appears on Q's tax preparation program.

## CONSENT TO USE OF TAX RETURN INFORMATION

Federal law requires this consent form be provided to you. Unless
authorized by law, we cannot use your tax return information for purposes
other than the preparation and filing of your tax return without your
consent.

You are not required to complete this form to engage our tax return
preparation services. If we obtain your signature on this form by
conditioning our tax return preparation services on your consent, your
consent will not be valid. Your consent is valid for the amount of time that
you specify. If you do not specify the duration of your consent, your
consent is valid for one year from the date of signature.

For your convenience, Q has entered into arrangements with certain
banks regarding the provision of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).

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To determine whether this service may be of interest to you, Q will need to
use your tax return information.

If you would like Q to use your tax return information to determine
whether this service is relevant to you while we are preparing your return,
please check the corresponding box, provide the information requested
below, and sign and date this consent to the use of your tax return
information.

☐
I, [INSERT NAME] authorize Q to use the information I provide to Q
during the preparation of my tax return for 2006 to determine whether to
offer me an opportunity to invest in an IRA.

Signature: [INSERT SIGNATURE AS PRESCRIBED UNDER
SECTION 6]

Date:
[INSERT DATE]

If you believe your tax return information has been disclosed or
used improperly in a manner unauthorized by law or without your
permission, you may contact the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration (TIGTA) by telephone at 1-800-366-4484, or by email at
complaints@tigta.treas.gov.

(b) If the taxpayer selects the consent above, the taxpayer is directed to

print the screen. Later, after the taxpayer has entered data to prepare his or her
2006 tax return, the following screen is displayed:

CONSENT TO DISCLOSURE OF TAX RETURN INFORMATION

Federal law requires this consent form be provided to you. Unless
authorized by law, we cannot disclose your tax return information to third
parties for purposes other than the preparation and filing of your tax return
without your consent. If you consent to the disclosure of your tax return
information, Federal law may not protect your tax return information from
further use or distribution.

You are not required to complete this form to engage our tax return
preparation services. If we obtain your signature on this form by
conditioning our tax return preparation services on your consent, your
consent will not be valid. If you agree to the disclosure of your tax return

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information, your consent is valid for the amount of time that you specify.
If you do not specify the duration of your consent, your consent is valid for
one year from the date of signature.

You have indicated that you are interested in obtaining information on
IRAs. To provide you with this information, Q must disclose your tax
return information, as indicated below, to the bank that provides this
service.

If you would like Q to disclose your tax return information to the bank
providing this service, please check the corresponding box for the service
in which you are interested, provide the information requested below, and
sign and date your consent to the disclosure of your tax return information.

☐
I, [INSERT NAME], authorize Q to disclose to Bank A that portion of
my tax return information for 2006 that is necessary for Bank A to contact
me and provide information on obtaining an IRA or altering my contribution
to an IRA for 2006.

Signature:
[INSERT SIGNATURE AS PRESCRIBED
UNDER SECTION 6]

Date:

[INSERT DATE]

If you believe your tax return information has been disclosed or used
improperly in a manner unauthorized by law or without your permission,
you may contact the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
(TIGTA) by telephone at 1-800-366-4484, or by email at
complaints@tigta.treas.gov.

If the taxpayer consents to the disclosure of the tax return information using the screen
above, the taxpayer is directed to print the screen. Q will then transmit only that portion
of the taxpayer's tax return information for 2006 that is necessary for the bank
authorized in the consent, Bank A, to provide the service.

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(c) These two consent forms, above, satisfy the requirements of §301.7216-3(c)
and this revenue procedure for the disclosure or use of the information provided by the
taxpayer for the specific purposes stated in the consent forms.

(3) Example 3. Large corporation C employs 200 expatriated employees who
work in Belgium. Preparer R, located in the United States, prepares individual income
tax returns for C's expatriated workers pursuant to a corporate plan for executive tax
return preparation. Preparer R is affiliated with Preparer F, located in Belgium.
Pursuant to the corporate plan for executive tax return preparation, Preparer R plans to
provide the expatriated employees' tax return information, including the expatriated
employees' SSNs, located on Preparer R's US based data servers to Preparer F who
then plans to meet with the expatriated employees to prepare those employees' 2008
individual income tax returns. Preparer R obtains information electronically from various
sources in anticipation of providing the information to Preparer F. Preparer R
developed, adopted, and incorporated into its operations a data privacy program that
meets the requirements of the AICPA/CICA Privacy Framework. Preparer F also
developed, adopted, and incorporated into its operations a data privacy program, which
is subject to the European Commission's Directive on Data Protection. The data
privacy programs adopted by Preparer R and Preparer F are in operation at the time all
consents to disclose are obtained by Preparer R and disclosures are made by Preparer
R to Preparer F.

(a) Before transmitting or sending any expatriated employee's SSN to Preparer
F, Preparer R provides the expatriated employee (taxpayer) with the following

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document.

# CONSENT TO DISCLOSURE OF TAX RETURN INFORMATION

Federal law requires this consent form be provided to you. Unless
authorized by law, we cannot disclose your tax return information to third
parties for purposes other than the preparation and filing of your tax return
and, in certain limited circumstances, for purposes involving tax return
preparation without your consent. If you consent to the disclosure of your tax
return information, Federal law may not protect your tax return information
from further use or distribution.

You are not required to complete this form. Because our ability to disclose
your tax return information to another tax return preparer affects the tax return
preparation service(s) that we provide to you and its (their) cost, we may
decline to provide you with tax return preparation services or change the
terms (including the cost) of the tax return preparation services that we
provide to you if you do not sign this form. If you agree to the disclosure of
your tax return information, your consent is valid for the amount of time that
you specify. If you do not specify the duration of your consent, your consent
is valid for one year from the date of signature.

This consent to disclose may result in your tax return information being
disclosed to a tax return preparer located outside the United States, including
your personally identifiable information such as your Social Security Number
("SSN"). Both the tax return preparer in the United States that will disclose
your SSN and the tax return preparer located outside the United States that
will receive your SSN maintain an adequate data protection safeguard (as
required by the regulations under 26 U.S.C. Section 7216) to protect privacy
and prevent unauthorized access of tax return information. If you consent to
the disclosure of your tax return information, Federal agencies may not be
able to enforce US laws that protect the privacy of your tax return information
against a tax return preparer located outside of the US to which the
information is disclosed.

If you agree to allow Preparer R to disclose your tax return information,
including your SSN, to Preparer F for purposes of providing assistance in the
preparation of your 2008 individual income tax return, please check the box
below, provide the information requested below, and sign and date your
consent to the disclosure of your tax return information.

☐
I, [INSERT NAME], authorize Preparer R to disclose to Preparer
F my tax return information, including my SSN, to allow Preparer F to

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assist in the preparation of my 2008 individual income tax return.

Signature:

Date:

[INSERT DATE]

If you believe your tax return information has been disclosed or used
improperly in a manner unauthorized by law or without your permission,
you may contact the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
(TIGTA) by telephone at 1-800-366-4484, or by email at
complaints@tigta.treas.gov.

The taxpayer provides consent by checking the box and signing and dating the
consent form. Preparer R then provides a copy of the signed and dated consent
form to the taxpayer, and then transmits the taxpayer's tax return information to
Preparer F for processing of taxpayer's 2008 individual income tax return.

(b) The consent above satisfies the requirements of section 301.7216-3 and this
revenue procedure for the disclosure of the information provided by the taxpayer for the
specific purpose stated in the consent form.

SECTION 8. EFFECT ON OTHER DOCUMENTS

Rev. Proc. 2008-35, 2008-29 I.R.B. 132, is modified and superseded.

SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE

This revenue procedure is effective on January 14, 2013. Prior to that date, tax
return preparers may use the mandatory language provided in section 5.04 of this
revenue procedure or the language provided in section 4.04 of Rev. Proc. 2008-35.
Any consent obtained on or after January 14, 2013 must contain the mandatory
language provided in section 5.04 of this revenue procedure.

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# SECTION 10. DRAFTING INFORMATION

The principal authors of this revenue procedure are Skyler Bradbury and Emily
M. Lesniak of the Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration).
For further information regarding this revenue procedure contact Emily M. Lesniak at
(202) 622-4910 (not a toll free call).