but irs taxpayer advocate nina olson says making sure all tax it preparers meet a minimum level of competencya more efficient approach than going after fraudulent individual preparers. and the absence of federal oversight, olson does agree with john gambino that the exam and tax education should be voluntary. >> on tuesday, the senate finance committee will hold a hearing that will look into ways to protect taxpayers from what it describes as incompetent and unethical return preparers. taxpayer advocate nina olson, who you just met, will be among those testifying. >>> learn about the free tax preparation service for low-income americans partially funded by the irs itself. visit newshour.pbs.org. >>> if you have ever visited new york city, you know you can find just about anything, almost anywhere. maybe that explains why one new yorker went looking for poets in the subway. "news hour" has the story that we offer during this national poetry month. >> reporter: madeline schwartzman spends a good portion of her morning, like many new yorkers do. getting to work on the subway. yet unlike many str

nina olson, thank you very much for your time. appreciate it. up next, we will talk about the league of young voters after a news update from c-span radio. as -- vicepresident joe it president joe biden has a blunt message for russia about its activities in ukraine, saying it is time for russia to stop talking and start acting to reduce tensions. the vice president also announced that the united states would provide an additional 50 million dollars to provide the government with political and economic reform. the vice president is in kiev meeting with officials and leaders. back in the united states some student loan borrowers using relatives as cosigners are alarmed to learn that they must immediately pay a loan in full if that cosigner dies. complaints related to this issue are growing more common because the practice is catching so many consumers by surprise. in lenders have clauses their contract that explained that this could happen as many consumers don't realize it. it affects private student loans, not federal student loans. the consumer

coming up in 45 minutes, a look at how deficits affect the budget. 8:30 eastern, nina olson discusses the need for more oversight of tax preparers. 9:15, robert baker on the political process and the 2014 elections. is next.on journal" you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. host: good morning, everyone. president obama travels to washington state to view the devastation from the recent mudslides and be with families and first responders. following his visit, he would take off for japan, his first stop on a tour of asian countries. for coverage of the president in washington state today on c-span.org. on the domestic side, we will begin with the u.s.

. >> nina olson is the national tax preparer advocate, an independent office created by congress to represent the voice of the taxpayer inside the i.r.s. >> if you get your haircut, if you go to a locksmith, there's all sorts of professional certifications, but not for return preparation. >> so there's no exam to pass? no exam. requirement you have to be educated on tax law? >> nope, you can just hang up your shingle or not, just do it on your kitchen table. we are at our peril, we are harming taxpayers by not insisting these people have a basing level of competency. >> woodruff: and we'll be back, right here, on monday with an afghan election update, plus what's devastating moose herds in the northeastern u.s.? that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corpora

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followed by irs national taxpayer advocate nina olson with a look under annual report to congress. league of young voters executive director robert baker looks at the role of younger voters in the political process in 2014 elections. your calls, tweets, and facebook comments. live every morning beginning at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> tuesday, a discussion on challenges faced by national security whistleblowers. speakers including daniel ellsberg. here is part of what he said. snowden look at these examples, look to chelsea manning, looked at julian assange and realize he had to be out of the country if he was going to put up this amount of information to be able to tell why he had done and to comment as he has been doing. i was personally, 40 years ago, i was out on bond and throughout my trial i was able to speak at demonstrations. there isn't a chance in the world that snowden would've been allowed to do that and he knew looking at chelsea manning. day, 3.5,ist to this almost four years now, no journalist has spoken to tell cementing. note -- chelsea manning. not in four years.

the second is nina olson. thank you both for coming. you're prepared statements are going to automatically be made part of the record. went up to start, commissioner. >> thank you. for the opportunity to discuss irs regulation of paid return preparers. the community is a key ally in our efforts to for fill our mission of taxpayer service and compliance. each year, paid preparers are called on to complete 80 million returns. about 56% of total individual income tax returns filed. a make the irs posture easier by helping clients report their taxes. at the same time, the level of oversight has traditionally been on even at rest. meet attorneys must mandated competency requirements, they only make up 40% of the universe of prepared return people. that leaves the other 60% without any oversight. like oregon have regulated unlicensed preparers, but most of the community favors federal oversight to avoid a patchwork of state requirements. will the majority preparers are competent, there are those who engage in fraud. others do not have enough