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Enrolled Agents Explained
An enrolled agent (EA) is a federally licensed tax practicioner who has technical expertise in the field of taxation and is empowered by the U.S. Department of Treasury to represent taxpayers on audits, collections and appeals before all administrative levels of the Internal Revenue Service.
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What makes Enrolled Agents different from other tax preparers
Only enrolled agents demonstrate their competence in matters of taxation and report their hours of continuing professional education to the IRS. Enrolled agents are the only taxpayer representatives who receive their right to practice directly from the U.S. government (CPAs and attorneys are licensed by states and their licenses are state specific). Unlike attorneys and CPAs who may or may not choose to focus on taxes, all enrolled agents specialize in taxation.
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Enrolled Agents Can Help You
Enrolled agents advise, represent and prepare tax returns for individuals, partnerships, corporations, estates, trusts and any other entity with tax-reporting requirements. Enrolled agents prepare millions of tax returns each year. Enrolled agents' expretise in the continually changing field of taxation enables them to effectively represent taxpayers audited by the IRS.
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What does the term Enrolled Agent mean?
Enrolled means to be licensed to practice by the federal government and Agent means authorized to appear in place of the taxpayer before the IRS. Only enrolled agents, attorneys and CPAs may represent taxpayers before the IRS. The enrolled agent profession dates back to 1884 when, after questionable claims were presented for civil war losses, Congress acted to regulate persons who represented citizens in their dealing with the U.S. Department of Treasury.
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