Income Tax
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- What is Enrolled agent?
- Enrolled agent is a tax professional who demonstrated a
special competence in tax matters.
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- How do enrolled agents differ from CPAs and tax attorneys?
- Enrolled agents are the only taxpayers' representatives that
receive the right to practice before the Internal Revenue
Service from federal government. CPAs and attorneys are
licensed by the state.
Only enrolled agents are required to demonstrate their
competence in tax matters to the IRS.
- If I am audited, should not I hire an attorney?
- If your problem is of criminal nature, yes, you should.
Otherwise, your better choice is to use an EA, because they
have the exact same practice rights before the IRS as CPAs
and attorneys, same competence in tax matters, and, most of
the time, they are less expensive.