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What are Enrolled Agents and how can they help you?

Enrolled Agents are tax professionals licensed to represent taxpayers before the IRS.  The Enrolled Agent designation dates back to 1884, when many taxpayers were victimized by unscrupulous representatives when claiming losses in post-Civil War days. Congress recognized a need to regulate individuals representing citizens dealing with the Treasury Department and created the Enrolled Agent status. President Chester Arthur signed a Congressional enabling act creating the Enrolled Agent credential.

 

Today, Enrolled Agents advise and assist taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service, an instrumentality of the Treasury Department, in a number of ways:

 

Enrolled Agents prepare millions of tax returns annually. They also provide tax assistance for estates, trusts, partnerships, corporations and other entities that are required to report taxes. “Enrolled” refers to the fact that the federal government licenses these professionals. They are “Agents” in that they are authorized to appear in place of a taxpayer before the IRS. Enrolled Agents differ from other tax practitioners in a number of ways:

 

Attorneys and Certified Public Accountants have state, not federal, licenses which limit where they can practice in the U.S.  Unlike Enrolled Agents, they don’t always specialize in taxes.

–Peggy Beasterfield, EA, Peggy’s Tax and Accounting Service

 

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