Enrolled Agents And The New IRS Return Preparer Registration Rules Posted By : Sawyer Adams
Soon the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility will require all tax return paid tax return preparers who are not attorneys, certified public accountants or enrolled agents to take a competency test. Currently any person may prepare a federal tax return for any other person for a fee. There are no minimum competency standards. The IRS plans to require that paid tax return preparers who are not attorneys, certified public accountants, or enrolled agents pass an IRS competency test. It should be noted that certified public accountants, attorneys and enrolled agents already take competency tests.