I had the opportunity to attend two Internal Revenue Service panel discussions featuring this topic, the most recent being in September. Two states, namely California and Oregon, already have existing programs that track and register taxpreparers. Two other states have recently enacted legislation to begin registering taxpreparers in 2010: Maryland and New York. CALIFORNIA IMONCOMPLIANCE The California Tax Education Council is a nonprofit organization charged with the role of registering and regulating all California tax return preparers. Registration costs are a mere $2. However, CPAs, enrolled agents and attorneys are exempt from the registration laws. Additionally, California law requires all non-exempt tax preparers to complete a 60-hour course at one of 125 CTEC licensed schools.
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