TOP TEN
REASONS YOU NEED AN EA
10.
Unlike CPA’s and attorneys, who may or
may not choose to specialize in
taxes, ALL
Enrolled Agents specialize in
taxation.
9. Enrolled Agents are
subjected to a rigorous
background check conducted by the IRS.
8. Enrolled Agents are
bound by Circular 230,
which gives them limited client privilege
in
situations where the taxpayer is being
represented in cases involving audits and
collections matters.
7. Enrolled Agents are
required to complete 72
hours of continuing education to keep them
abreast of any and all tax law changes.
6. Enrolled Agents take
a difficult two-day
examination administered by the IRS, which
covers taxation of individuals,
corporations,
partnerships, estates and trusts,
procedures and ethics.
5. Only Enrolled Agents
are required to
demonstrate to the IRS their competence in
matters of taxation BEFORE they
represent a
taxpayer.
4. Enroll Agents are
authorized to appear in
place of the taxpayer at the Internal
Revenue Service.
3. Enrolled Agents are
the only tax
professionals who receive their right to
practice from the United States
Government.
2. Enrolled Agents are
license by the Federal
Government.
And the number one reason you
should choose an EA:
1. The Profession has
been regulated by
Congress since 1884!
