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10/2/2015 Update from t h e I R S Return P r e p a r e r O f f i c e Carol A. Campbell, Director Agenda E n r o l l e d A g e n t C r e d e n t i a l Annual Filing S e a s o n P r o g r a m Changes to Limited P r a c t i c e R i g h t s Directory of F e d e r a l T a x R e t u r n P r e p a r e r s with Credentials and Select Qualifications Questions lRS_Campbell_WTS 2015 1

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Page 1: Update from the IRS Return Preparer Office handout.pdf · IRS Return Preparer Categories • The IRS offers two voluntary programs: 1. Enrolled Agent Credential, din elite tax professional

10/2/2015

U p d a t e f r o m t h e I R S R e t u r n P r e p a r e r O f f i c e

Carol A. Campbell, Director

A g e n d a • E n r o l l e d A g e n t C r e d e n t i a l • A n n u a l F i l i n g S e a s o n P r o g r a m • C h a n g e s t o L i m i t e d P r a c t i c e R i g h t s • D i r e c t o r y o f F e d e r a l T a x R e t u r n P r e p a r e r s

w i t h C r e d e n t i a l s a n d S e l e c t Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s • Q u e s t i o n s

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Page 2: Update from the IRS Return Preparer Office handout.pdf · IRS Return Preparer Categories • The IRS offers two voluntary programs: 1. Enrolled Agent Credential, din elite tax professional

10/2/2015

H i s t o r y o f t h e I R S R e t u r n P r e p a r e r O f f i c e

I R S A n n o u n c e s L a u n c h o f R P O

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R T R P B e g i n s A p p e a l s C o u r t A n n u a l F i l i n g U p h o l d s S e a s o n P r o g r a m *

I n j u n c t i o n L a u n c h e s

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P T I N R e g i s t r a t i o n B e g i n s

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Loving V . IRS F i l e d

D i s t r i c t C o u r t E n j o i n s R T R P P r o g r a m

* T h e A n n u a l F i l i n g S e a s o n P r o g r a m ( A F S P ) i s i n t e n d e d a s a n i n t e r i m p r o g r a m . L e g i s l a t ^ n f o r a m a n d a t o r y c o m p e t e n c y s t a n d a r d c o n t i n u e s t o b e a p r i o r i t y .

I R S R e t u r n P r e p a r e r C a t e g o r i e s

• T h e I R S o f f e r s t w o v o l u n t a r y p r o g r a m s : 1. Enrolled Agent Credential, din e l i t e t a x

p r o f e s s i o n a l s t a t u s w i t h u n l i m i t e d p r a c t i c e r i g h t s .

2 . Annual Filing Season Program: p r o m o t e s f i l i n g s e a s o n r e a d i n e s s a n d f e d e r a l t a x l a w k n o w l e d g e t h r o u g h c o n t i n u i n g e d u c a t i o n .

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Page 3: Update from the IRS Return Preparer Office handout.pdf · IRS Return Preparer Categories • The IRS offers two voluntary programs: 1. Enrolled Agent Credential, din elite tax professional

10/2/2015

E n r o l l e d A g e n t C r e d e n t i a l • T h r e e p a r t S p e c i a l E n r o l l m e n t

E x a m i n a t i o n ( o r c e r t a i n I R S e x p e r i e n c e ) • 7 2 h o u r s o f c o n t i n u i n g e d u c a t i o n e v e r y

t h r e e y e a r s • U n l i m i t e d p r a c t i c e r i g h t s • I s s u e d a n e n r o l l e d a g e n t c e r t i f i c a t e a n d a

t h r e e y e a r e n r o l l m e n t c a r d ^

A n n u a l F i l i n g S e a s o n P r o g r a m • A v o l u n t a r y p r o g r a m f o r n o n - c r e d e n t i a l e d r e t u m

p r e p a r e r s t o : - E n c o u r a g e c o n t i n u i n g e d u c a t i o n a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l

s t a n d a r d s - P r o v i d e t a x p a y e r s w i t h a b i l i t y t o d i s t i n g u i s h n o n -

c r e d e n t i a l e d r e t u m p r e p a r e r s w h o h a v e c o m p l e t e d b a s i c c o n t i n u i n g e d u c a t i o n a n d e t h i c s t r a i n i n g

• I s s u e d a n A n n u a l F i l i n g S e a s o n P r o g r a m R e c o r d o f C o m p l e t i o n f o r a s p e c i f i c t a x y e a r 6

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Page 4: Update from the IRS Return Preparer Office handout.pdf · IRS Return Preparer Categories • The IRS offers two voluntary programs: 1. Enrolled Agent Credential, din elite tax professional

10/2/2015

B e n e f i t s • E n r o l l e d A g e n t :

- P r o v e n p r o f i c i e n c y i n t a x p l a n n i n g , i n d i v i d u a l a n d b u s i n e s s t a x r e t u m p r e p a r a t i o n , a n d r e p r e s e n t a t i o n

- U n l i m i t e d p r a c t i c e r i g h t s - I n c l u s i o n i n o n l i n e p r e p a r e r d i r e c t o r y

• A n n u a l F i l i n g S e a s o n P r o g r a m : - R e c o g n i t i o n o f y o u r c o n t i n u i n g e d u c a t i o n e f f o r t s - L i m i t e d p r a c t i c e r i g h t s - I n c l u s i o n i n o n l i n e p r e p a r e r d i r e c t o r y 7

A n n u a l F i l i n g S e a s o n P r o g r a m • R e q u i r e m e n t s :

- A c t i v e P T I N - 1 8 ( o r 1 5 ) h o u r s o f s p e c i f i c t y p e s o f

C o n t i n u i n g E d u c a t i o n f r o m I R S - a p p r o v e d p r o v i d e r s

- C o n s e n t t o C i r c u l a r 2 3 0 s u b p a r t B a n d s e c t i o n 1 0 . 5 1

- T a x c o m p l i a n c e

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10/2/2015

A n n u a l F i l i n g S e a s o n P r o g r a m

E x e m p t i o n S t a t u s

A n n u a l F e d e r a l T a x R e f r e s h e r C o u r s e a n d T e s t

T a x L a w U p d a t e s

F e d e r a l T a x L a w

E t h i c s T o t a l C E C r e d i t s

E x e m p t 0 3 10 2 15 N o n - E x e m p t 6 0 10 2 18

A n n u a l F i l i n g S e a s o n P r o g r a m • E x e m p t s t a t u s :

- P a s s e d R e g i s t e r e d T a x R e t u m P r e p a r e r t e s t - A c t i v e C a l i f o m i a , M a r y l a n d , a n d O r e g o n s t a t e -

b a s e d p r o g r a m p a r t i c i p a n t s - P a s s e d S p e c i a l E n r o l l m e n t E x a m P a r t I - C e r t a i n V I T A v o l u n t e e r s - C e r t a i n A c c r e d i t a t i o n C o u n c i l f o r A c c o u n t a n c y

a n d T a x a t i o n ( A C A T ) c r e d e n t i a l - h o l d e r s

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10/2/2015

A n n u a l F e d e r a l T a x R e f r e s h e r C o u r s e

S i x h o u r c o u r s e c o v e r i n g n e w t a x l a w upda te s^ e t h i c s , a n d a g e n e r a l r e v i e w o f i n d i v i d u a l t a x l a w s I n c l u d e s a m a n d a t o r y , t h r e e h o u r , 1 0 0 q u e s t i o n , m u l t i p l e c h o i c e c o m p r e h e n s i o n t e s t M u s t answ^er a m i n i m u m o f 7 0 % c o r r e c t l y t o p a s s t h e c o u r s e a n d r e c e i v e C E c r e d i t

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L i m i t e d P r a c t i c e R i g h t s • A f t e r D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 2 0 1 5 :

- O n l y A n n u a l F i l i n g S e a s o n P r o g r a m p a r t i c i p a n t s w i l l h a v e l i m i t e d p r a c t i c e r i g h t s f o r r e t u m s f i l e d a f t e r t h i s da te

- O t h e r P T I N h o l d e r s w i l l o n l y h a v e a u t h o r i t y t o p r e p a r e t a x r e t u m s

- A t t o m e y s , C P A s , a n d e n r o l l e d agen t s w i l l c o n t i n u e t o h a v e f u l l p r a c t i c e r i g h t s

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10/2/2015

L i m i t e d P r a c t i c e R i g h t s • C a n r e p r e s e n t c l i e n t s :

- W h o s e r e t u m s t h e y p r e p a r e d a n d s i g n e d - B e f o r e r e v e n u e agen t s , c u s t o m e r s e r v i c e

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , a n d s i m i l a r e m p l o y e e s i n c l u d i n g t h e T a x p a y e r A d v o c a t e S e r v i c e

- I f t h e y p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e A n n u a l F i l i n g S e a s o n P r o g r a m i n b o t h t h e y e a r o f r e t u m p r e p a r a t i o n a n d t h e y e a r o f i n q u i r y / e x a m i n a t i o n

D i r e c t o r y o f F e d e r a l T a x R e t u m P r e p a r e r s w i t h C r e d e n t i a l s a n d

S e l e c t Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s A t t o r n e y s , C P A s , e n r o l l e d a g e n t s , e n r o l l e d r e t i r e m e n t p l a n a g e n t s , e n r o l l e d a c t u a r i e s , a n d A n n u a l F i l i n g S e a s o n P r o g r a m p a r t i c i p a n t s w i t h a c t i v e P T I N s N a m e , c i t y , s t a t e , z i p , c r e d e n t i a l a n d / o r A n n u a l F i l i n g S e a s o n P r o g r a m p a r t i c i p a t i o n

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10/2/2015

H e l p f u l L i n k s • I R S . g o v / t a x p r o s • I R S . g o v / p t i n

J o i n t h e C o n v e r s a t i o n • F a c e b o o k . c o m / I R S t a x p r o s • T w i t t e r . c o m / I R S t a x p r o s

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