If you have concerns about an abusive tax preparer, you can report him or her to the IRS on using a federal form 14157, Complaint: Tax Return Preparer (downloads as a pdf).
Get everything scanned so you can give your tax preparer a CD or USB of PDFs and a spreadsheet summary.
The IRS has announced that professional tax return preparers can now renew their Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTINs) for the 2012 filing season.
If you really want to play it safe, you (or your preparer) can call the IRS to double check that your payment is lined up.
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Today is finally the day that you can rush down to your tax preparer or fire up the computer to do it yourself.
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If you seek out a pro, beware: In some states almost anyone can set up shop as a tax preparer.
It allows them to continue preparing tax returns this tax season without having to get permission from the IRS. This is the best of both worlds preparers who value the certification can still obtain it, but no tax preparer is forced to get a government permission slip to earn a living.
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For more on what TIGTA found in its audit on tax preparer compliance with the new regs, you can read the December 2011 TIGTA report here (downloads as a pdf).
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To go on extension you can mail in a Form 4868, ask your return preparer to do it, do it with TurboTax or other commercial software, or do it electronically yourself.
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This coordination of benefits provision is exactly why it helps to have a tax preparer that understands education funding so that you can make the most of the benefits that you qualify for.
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You can find some more info about what to look for when searching for a tax preparer at this prior post.
Being a waver can be an introduction to the industry and some wavers go on to learn how to be a tax preparer.
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