…is that the follow-up notices are being sent without respect to information provided in response to the initial correspondence audit itself. In some cases IRS has lost or claims to have never received the response, while in at least one case IRS campus staff has informed an enrolled agent that the 90-day letter may indeed be issued before IRS is able to process the taxpayer’s documentation submission. This EA was advised to file a Tax Court petition! Other enrolled agents…
…aside our concerns with the process the agency used to reach this conclusion and to share this information, we were stunned by the decision and its timing. Our collective members serve millions of taxpayers, many of whom need our representation skills, and rely on disclosure authorization to provide efficient service to those taxpayers and timely responses to IRS inquiries. For the better part of 20 years, IRS—at the direction and support of Congress and Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC)—has…
…for all involved. The Congressional Fly-In is one way NAEA members communicate that knowledge and experience directly to the leaders making tax policy decisions. The 2020 NAEA Congressional Fly-In Day advocates will discuss pressing issues impacting the enrolled agent community. Below are the three issues NAEA members discussed during their 2019 meetings on Capitol Hill. Funding the IRS and reforming its budget process has become mission critical. Because of steeply declining funding levels over the past decade, the ability of…
…currently chair of the National Association of Enrolled Agents Education Committee. Alan is a nationally recognized presenter at National Tax Practice Institute™ (NTPI®) events, the moderator of Tax Talk Today, California Society of Enrolled Agents Super Seminar, and Spidell Publishing as well as a variety of other presentations for tax groups and small business associations. Having represented thousands of tax returns in examination, Alan has obtained tremendous insight of the exam process as well as knowledge on a wide variety…
