What is an Enrolled Agent? An Enrolled Agent (EA) is a federally-authorized tax practitioner who has technical expertise in the field of taxation and who is empowered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the Internal Revenue Service for audits, collections, and appeals. Only Enrolled Agents, attorneys, and CPAs may represent taxpayers before the IRS. The Enrolled Agent profession dates back to 1884 when, after questionable claims had been presented for Civil War losses, Congress acted to regulate persons who represented citizens in their dealings with the U.S. Treasury Department. The license is earned in one of two ways, by passing a comprehensive examination which covers all aspects of the tax code, or having worked at the IRS for five years in a position which regularly interpreted and applied the tax code and its regulations. All candidates are subjected to a rigorous background check conducted by the IRS. In addition the IRS requires applicants to complete 72 hours of continuing professional education every three years.
What other services does Altitude Financial Planning provide? We provide Comprehensive Financial Planning services and QuickBooks Consultation services to small businesses. Tax preparation services may be offered separately or combined with our financial planning services and/or QuickBooks consultation services.
We also provide seminars and workshops on financial planning, income tax and QuickBooks topics. Check the Upcoming Events page.
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