How to Become an Enrolled Agent
What is an Enrolled Agent?
What does the term “Enrolled Agent” mean?
How can an Enrolled Agent help me?
What are the privileges of an Enrolled Agent?
What are the differences between EA’s and other tax professionals?
How do I become an Enrolled Agent?
There are two tracks to become an IRS Enrolled Agent, which are outlined in Treasury Department Circular 230, Regulations Governing the Practice of Attorneys, Certified Public Accountants, Enrolled Agents, Enrolled Actuaries, and Appraisers, before the Internal Revenue Service. All candidates are also subjected to a rigorous background check conducted by the IRS. The IRS website also provides information on the enrollment process. Prometric administers the exam process for IRS.
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Apply to take the Special Enrollment Examination (SEE); see below -
Achieve passing scores on all parts of the SEE; -
Apply for enrollment on Form 23; and -
Pass a background check to ensure that you have not engaged in any conduct that would justify the suspension or disbarment of an attorney, CPA, or enrolled agent from practice before the IRS.
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Possess the years of past service and technical experience specified in Circular 230; -
Apply for enrollment Form 23; and -
Pass a background check to ensure that you have not engaged in any conduct that would justify the suspension or disbarment of an attorney, CPA, or enrolled agent from practice before the IRS
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Exams will be offered May 1 through February 28 of each year. There is no testing in March or April. -
Candidates may schedule each part of the exam at their convenience, in any order. It is not required to take all parts in one sitting. -
Exam fees are $184.97 per part. -
Prometric maintains approximately 300 test sites throughout the US and internationally. To enter the testing facility, you must present a valid, government-issued identification card containing both your signature and picture. -
Each part of the new exam will have about 100 questions, along with a small number of experimental questions that will not be scored (you will not know which questions will count towards your score and which are included to gather statistical information on questions prior to being added to the exam).
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Exam results are scaled, by calculating the number of questions answered correctly from the total number of questions asked and converting to a scale that ranges from 40 to 130. -
Test results are available immediately following the exam. Candidates who pass are not told their score, simply that they passed. Candidates who fail will be told their score, as well as diagnostic information to help prepare for re-examination. -
Candidates who do not pass a part of the exam after four attempts during the May 1 through February 28 test window must wait until the next testing period before attempting the part again. -
Candidates have a two year window from the time they pass the first part to pass the other two parts of the exam.
How can I prepare for the Exam?
With our EA Exam Review Course, you will study and review the tax knowledge required to successfully pass the IRS Enrolled Agent Exam (also known as the Special Enrollment Examination or the SEE). The course will highlight to you those subjects that you may need to gain additional knowledge in, and covers all of the key areas of taxation that is covered by the exam including individual returns, business entity returns, practice before the IRS and tax practitioner ethics. Enrolled Agent Exam Review Course
How do I keep my license?
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