(a)In this section, “income tax return preparer” means a…#
(a) In this section, “income tax return preparer” means a person who:
(1) prepares or helps to prepare federal or State income tax returns for compensation; or
(2) advertises or publicizes that the person prepares or helps to prepare federal or State income tax returns.
(b)An income tax return preparer may not disclose any…#
(b) An income tax return preparer may not disclose any information that the preparer obtains while preparing or helping to prepare a return, unless the disclosure is:
(1) based on the written consent of the taxpayer;
(2) authorized expressly by a law of this State or the federal government;
(3) needed to prepare the return; or
(4) required by a court order.