Document Preparation Services
Additional Information
NRS Chapter 240A governs the registration and conduct of persons who provide document preparation services. A document preparation service is not an attorney and therefore cannot give legal advice and cannot represent a client in a legal matter. The law provides consumers protections and remedies for violations of conduct by a document preparation service.
A document preparation service is a person who, for compensation and under the direction of a client, provides assistance in certain legal matters and is required to be registered with the Nevada Secretary of State.
The definition includes, without limitation:
- Preparing or completing any pleading, application or other document for the client;
- Translating an answer to a question posed in such a document;
- Securing any supporting document, such as a birth certificate, required in connection with the legal matter;
- Submitting a completed document on behalf of the client to a court or administrative agency;
- Preparing or assisting in the preparation of all or substantially all of a federal or state tax return or claim for a tax refund, including a tax return preparer who holds a current Annual Filing Season Program Record of Completion issued by the Internal Revenue Service, except an enrolled agent authorized to practice before the Internal Revenue Service is not required to register, unless they also provide other document preparation services that require registration;