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Further Thoughts on Preparer Regulation
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve written a long, rambling, stream-of-conscience blog post full of side notes and parenthetical references. But when I sat down to write this post, a whole lot of...
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Why Doesn’t the IRS Push the EA Designation?
On the tax blog-o-sphere, those of us who work in the field go round-and-round periodically, debating whether or not the regulation of tax preparers is a good idea. We know that the IRS thinks it’s a...
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Lo, The Plight of the Unknown EA
The local business directory for my town was just published. I’m an Enrolled Agent. Commonly abbreviated as “EA.” But apparently the publishers of the directory were confused: Apparently I’m actually...
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My Experiences at the NAEA Leadership Academy
My graduation picture. On the left is Mike Nelson, Executive Vice President of NAEA. On the right is is Terry Durkin, EA, President-Elect of NAEA. I had the privilege of attending the...
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5 Things About EAs: We’ve Been Around Since 1884
2014 marked the 130th anniversary of the Enrolled Agent designation, but the anniversary passed with little fanfare. On July 7, 1884, President Chester A. Arthur signed into law a bill called the...
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5 Things You Didn’t Know About EAs, #3: Two Ways to the EA
There are two ways to become an EA. One: The Special Enrollment Exam This is the most-common route for becoming an EA. Pass the 3-part Special Enrollment Examination (oftentimes called the “SEE”). The...
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5 Things You Didn’t Know About EAs, #5: EAs are the Only Pros Required to...
The tax-preparation field has a lot of “wild west” characteristics. Anyone can prepare a tax return, whether they hold a license or not. A person need not even have any prior experience before...
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It’s Pointless for EAs to Attack CPAs
I’ve been thinking about writing this post for a long time. Earlier this tax season, a post on LinkedIn irritated me enough to make me put this on my “to blog about” list. Time constraints of tax...
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Why Yes, I Am “Just” An Enrolled Agent
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com I recently got a fascinating email from a CPA who decided she needed to inform me that she was unsubscribing from my blog. Here is what she wrote: I apologize, I didn’t...
View ArticleIowa Proposing to Regulate Tax Preparers — And EAs Get Shorted As Usual
UPDATE: THE BILL FAILED TO MAKE IT OUT OF “FUNNEL WEEK” AND IS DEAD … FOR 2016 ANYWAY —– The Iowa legislature still hasn’t set the state’s tax laws for 2015 (as far as conforming with federal law). But...
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