The IRS oversees continuing education requirements for three categories of tax professionals:
- Enrolled Agents: 72 hours every three years
(a minimum of 16 hours and 2 hours of ethics per year)
- Enrolled Retirement Plan Agents: 72 hours every three years
(
a minimum of 16 hours and 2 hours of ethics per year)
- Registered Tax Return Preparers: 15 hours per year
- 2 hours of ethics
- 3 hours of federal tax law updates
- 10 hours of other federal tax law
All courses
must be obtained from IRS approved CE Providers. The list will be posted
here on the IRS Web site soon.
Is your group sponsoring an educational opportunity? We'd love to help
you get the word out, no matter what organization you belong to! Just tell
the webmaster about it, and send us a file copy of
your registration form so we can post it for you.
How Do I Find What I'm Looking For?
Events on this page are ordered by state.If you wish
to survey class availability by date rather than by location, just
CLICK HERE to go the the event calendars.
Tax Talk Today (2 hours CPE)
Tax Talk Today brings relevant, current, and reliable programming to you, the Tax Professional. As of 2012, programs will include:
- 2 Hours on Ethics
- 3 Hours on Federal Tax Law Updates
- 10 Hours on Federal Tax Law
Tax Talk Today is a live Internet program featuring industry tax
experts and professionals, like yourselves, and top representatives from the
IRS. Each program features lively discussions, real-time interaction and the
opportunity for viewers to participate in the discussion by e-mailing questions
directly to their studio. Late-breaking news from the IRS may augment or pre-empt
original programming, making Tax Talk Today a primary ‘you heard it
here first’
source of news about IRS initiatives, rules and decisions. Upcoming programs:
CPE credit is available at a cost of $25 per hour.
To register and for instructions on how to view programs live on your computer,
go to www.taxtalktoday.tv.
If this broadcast does not fit into your schedule, remember that in
addition to the Live webcast, the FREE monthly programs are available for up
to 12 months as reruns through their archives, or on audio CD and VHS videotape
(perfect for conducting group viewings or for staff training). Click HERE to
see the list of archived 2011 broadcasts.
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IRS-Sponsored Practitioner Education Phone Forums (1 hour CPE)
The IRS Stakeholder Liaison group (formerly Taxpayer Education
and Communication - TEC) regularly schedules Phone Forums
for which qualifying participants receive CPE credit. What is nice about a
Phone Forum is that it is FREE, and
you don't even have to leave your office! Topics are timely, and you can easily
include others in your office by using your conference phone.
For information on upcoming Phone Forums, CLICK HERE to go to the Practitioner Local Liaison
Meetings and Seminars page
on the IRS Web site. Select your state from the list, and follow the instructions
for the Phone Forum of your choice. You may want to bookmark this page for
easy access to information about up-coming events!
Did You Miss One of the IRS-Sponsored Webinars/Phone Forums?
Are you in luck! Visit their archive Tax
Practitioner Video and Audio Presentations to recreate the event at your leisure. Transcripts are also available
for download.
You may need
to download and install a free copy of the Adobe
Flash Player in order to view video content.
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IRS Webinars
IRS Small Business/Self Employed, Communications, Liaison and Disclosure,
Stakeholder Liaison Field Operations invite
Enrolled Agents, CPAs and tax professionals to attend these FREE Webinars.
CLICK
HERE to check for upcoming events. If there are none currently scheduled,
you may find one you need archived HERE.
Upcoming Webinars
Continuing Education Credit
Enrolled agents receive one CPE credit for participating for a minimum of
50 minutes from the start of the webinar.
Other tax professionals may receive credit if the webinar meets your organizations
or states CPE requirements. Register for the webinar using your e-mail address,
and use the same e-mail address to log in to attend. This will confirm your
attendance and generate your Certificate of Completion*.
* Only participants in the live events will receive certificates.
If you do not need a certificate to obtain CPE credit, you may choose
to view the archived version of the webinar after the event..
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Oregon Department of Revenue
Tax Practitioner Liaison (TPL) Meeting (2 hours CPE)
The
Tax Practitioner Liaison (TPL) meeting is usually on the fourth
Friday each month, from April through October, and the first Friday in
December.
The meeting is held from 9:00 am - 11:00 am at the Oregon Department
of Revenue Building at 955 Center NE, Salem, Oregon, in the "Fish
Bowl" room on the first floor
near the cafeteria. (Need
a map?). For general information about these monthly meetings, contact
Sheri Suppes, Policy and Systems, at Sheri.L.Suppes@state.or.us and
for specific details, contact the Coordinator Dee Brinlee at dee.brinlee@state.or.us.
This is your opportunity to receive the latest DOR news, exchange information,
elevate issues, provide feedback, meet with DOR representatives, and get the
latest word on DOR policy, practice, and procedures. To get a feel for the
invaluable content of these meetings, you may want to browse their Web
site,
where agendas and minutes are posted
for easy reference.
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