23SS-0433: Surgent's General Ethics for Tax Practitioners (Self-Study)

Valid for one year from purchase date
Self-study - Downloadable PDF
2 CPE (2 technical)  |  2 Ethics

This two-hour course covers most of the specific ethical considerations that come into play as a practitioner in the eyes of the Internal Revenue Service.

Major subjects

• Who is a tax practitioner?
• What responsibilities does the Office of Professional Responsibility regulate?
• What limitations does the IRS place on fee arrangements?
• What duties does the practitioner have with respect to client records?
• What limitations apply with respect to a written tax opinion?
• What sanctions may be applied for violations of Service imposed standards of conduct?

Learning objective(s)

• Identify the Office of Professional Responsibility
• Distinguish between ethical responsibilities owed to the Service and the client
• State the limitations on contingent fee arrangements
• Discuss the areas of conflict of interest and solicitation that attend practice before the Service
• Appreciate the possible sources of, and sanctions for, unethical conduct with the IRS
• Recognize the public disclosure of unethical conduct by a tax practitioner before the IRS

Who should take this program?

CPAs who want to satisfy the general professional ethics requirement in all states except those that require a state-specific ethics course

Fees

Standard Member Fee	$49.00
Standard Nonmember Fee	$49.00