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AICPA Has Standing Per DC Court of Appeals; IRS’s Annual Filing Season Program In Jeopardy

The American Institute for Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) filed a lawsuit in July 2014 challenging the IRS’s Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP). Almost exactly one year ago, a District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the AICPA did … Continue reading

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The NAEA Won’t Like This Post

I’m a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents. Generally, I’m supportive of their policies. However, I am not a fan of mandatory preparer regulation. Other than giving the IRS more money and getting rid of the lowest hanging … Continue reading

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IRS Launches Directory of Tax Professionals

This morning I received an email noting that the IRS has released an online directory of tax professionals. The system lists EAs, CPAs, attorneys, and participants in the IRS’s Annual Filing Season Program. The first time I tried to use … Continue reading

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AICPA Lawsuit Against IRS Dismissed Over Standing

Earlier this year the IRS announced its new “Annual Filing Season Program,” a voluntary program for tax preparers to register with the IRS. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) filed a lawsuit asking for the program to be … Continue reading

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AICPA Sues to Stop IRS’s “Annual Filing Season Program”

Well, that didn’t take long. As I predicted back on June 26th, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has filed a lawsuit asking the court to stop the IRS’s new “Annual Filing Season Program.” From the AICPA’s press release: The … Continue reading

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IRS Ignores AICPA & NAEA; Court Likely Destination for IRS’s New “Annual Filing Season Program”

The National Association of Enrolled Agents sent the IRS a letter stating that they didn’t like the idea of a voluntary tax preparer regulation program. (Full disclosure: I’m a member of the NAEA.) The NAEA pointed out that there’s already … Continue reading

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Another Example of a Regulated Preparer Committing Tax Crimes

Yet another example of a regulated preparer committing tax crimes emerged this past week out of Ohio. Larry Couchot is a CPA in Ohio. He’s president and an owner of an accounting firm. Mr. Couchot also may be heading to … Continue reading

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Regulating Tax Preparers Always Prevents Tax Preparer Fraud (Not True, of Course)

I’m generally a supporter of the National Association of Enrolled Agents and its policies. However, I disagree with the idea that both the NAEA and the IRS have that regulating tax preparers will magically make preparer fraud go away. It’s … Continue reading

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DC Court of Appeals Rules Against IRS: Loving Decision Upheld

This morning the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unanimously upheld the district court’s decision in Loving v. IRS. This means that the IRS’s goal of mandating licensing for all tax professionals is dead. At some future … Continue reading

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The IRS Has Better Things To Do than the RTRP Designation

Recently, there has been some discussion in the tax blogosphere regarding the Registered Tax Return Preparer (RTRP) designation. The IRS wanted to make this a mandatory designation for unenrolled tax professionals (those who are not Enrolled Agents, CPAs, or attorneys). … Continue reading

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