09/06/2025
Enrolled Agents provide a product that almost everyone needs, namely, tax preparation and audit representation. A dishonest client is risky because they may put you in a situation where you (unknowingly) file a false return and bring the wrath of the IRS's Office of Professional Responsibility upon your head. Most taxpayers believe that the IRS decides tax law, but actually it is Congress that writes and passes tax law. Studies show that average Americans are terrified of the IRS, sometimes with good reason. Unenrolled preparers cannot accept IRS representation cases. Only Enrolled Agents, CPAs, and attorneys have the privilege to represent taxpayers before the IRS.
An unenrolled preparer may not represent taxpayers before the IRS (except in extremely limited circumstances). And if an unenrolled preparer FALSELY CLAIMS to be an Enrolled Agent, he or she is committing a felony. The maximum penalty for each false statement is 5 years in prison, a fine and a 3-year supervised release. To search for someone's credentials go to https://irs.treasury.gov/rpo/rpo.jsf to search for a person's name.
If you need help with bookkeeping or if you need someone to look at your records to see if someone is taking advantage of your small business, give me a call at 270-339-2634. I am an Enrolled Agent, but I don't plan on representing at this time period. The plan is to start in the Summer of 2026. I am mobile and I will travel within a 200-mile radius of Crab Orchard, KY. I will travel to Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, Owensboro, Covington, Georgetown and Richmond and all the little towns in between those locations. I don't work out of the state of Kentucky. I do charge mileage. My service is not volunteer. I will be working in another field this fall, so my appointments are limited. Don't wait until someone bankrupts your business or the IRS gets involved. The IRS has extraordinary collection powers. There is no other agency of government that has the power to collect debt, or to sell property prior to a judicial proceeding. I get anxiety over taxes as well, but I am not afraid to stand up to the IRS for you.