…Practice & Procedure, co-author of CCH Expert Treatise Tax Practice & Procedure, and a frequent presenter for both audio and in-person CPE seminars nationwide. Claudia coordinates a “dream team of tax controversy advisors” for the IRS Watch blog on Forbes.com. Claudia was named as a Top Ten Nominee by Tax Analysts as 2011 Person of the Year. She is a National Tax Practice Institute™ (NTPI®) instructor, NTPI Fellow®, and former Dean of the National Tax Practice Institute. She is owner…

…return preparation profession. Additionally, the proposal would help protect low income, non-English speaking and elderly taxpayers from the unscrupulous and the incompetent. Not only will licensing tax return preparers help close the tax gap, it will help protect sensitive taxpayer information from unscrupulous or careless unlicensed preparers (https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/customers-react-to-tax-documents-with-personalinformation-was-found-in-dumpster). Being able to rescind PTINs, subject to review and appeal, is an effective way of policing bad behavior, since the IRS rarely enforces penalties or brings criminal actions against perennial bad actors…