…tips offered by the IRS to help protect yourself and your business: Be vigilant; be skeptical. Never open a link or attachment from an unknown or suspicious source. Even if the email is from a known source, approach with caution. Cybercrooks are adept at mimicking trusted businesses, friends and family. Thieves may have compromised a friend’s email address or they may be spoofing the address with a slight change in text, such as name@example.com vs narne@example.com. In the latter, merely…

…46,000 enrolled agents (EAs), America’s tax experts. We are committed to increasing the professionalism of our industry, increasing the integrity of the nation’s tax administration system, and protecting the representation rights of taxpayers. The proposed amendments streamline certain Circular 230 provisions with respect to standards governing written advice and otherwise update other provisions. For the most part, we believe the amendments are reasonable and necessary. Proposed changes that clarify the scope of the Office of Professional Responsibility, update prohibitions on…

…City at Reagan National Airport during Leadership Summit. Space is limited for this opportunity, so please register to participate by Friday, March 27, 2020 for consideration and await registration confirmation before making travel arrangements. Event Registration Cancellation On March 27, 2020, NAEA announced the cancellation of all Leadership Summit events, including APEX in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Please read NAEA Executive Vice President’s statement here. Archived Conference Materials APEX Archive offers all types of materials such as presentations and…

On March 26, House Ways and Means Oversight Chairman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) and Ranking Member John Lewis (D-GA) released a discussion draft of proposed legislation to reform the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and our tax administration system. According to the Oversight Subcommittee’s discussion draft summary, the “Taxpayer First Act” is the culmination of more than eleven Oversight Subcommittee hearings and roundtable discussions held during the last three years on different topics and with varying viewpoints on how to improve and…

November 27, 2007 The Honorable Max Baucus Chairman, Senate Finance Committee 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Charles Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Finance Committee 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Baucus and Ranking Member Grassley, As president of the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA), I write on behalf of approximately 40,000 enrolled agents (EAs) nationwide. The purpose of this letter is to share with you our concern about the absence of…

May 19, 2005 Chairman William Thomas Ranking Member Charles Rangel House Ways and Means Committee 1102 Longworth House Office Building Washington, District of Columbia 20515 Dear Congressmen Thomas and Rangel, As president of the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA), I am writing to share with you our serious concern regarding a tax revenue offset proposal in the Senate’s Substitute Amendment 605 to the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005 (SAFETEA) and to ask you to remove…