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Helping You and Your Clients Steer Clear of Fraud and Scams

Target Audience: CPAs, EAs, Annual Filing Season Program Participants
Field of Study: Taxes (NASBA); Federal Tax Law (IRS)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT: THE IRS ACCEPTS THIS SEMINAR FOR ONE (1) CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR ENROLLED AGENTS (EA) AND ANNUAL FILING SEASON PROGRAM (AFSP) PARTICIPANTS. Others, PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR RESPECTIVE STATE LICENSING AGENCY REGARDING ACCEPTABILITY OF THIS CREDIT.

Note: the credit received from this seminar qualifies as continuing education that is required to obtain the voluntary AFSP – record of completion. However, this website does not offer the AFSP annual federal tax refresher (AFTR) course.

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DISCLAIMER: This Seminar was recorded on August 2nd, 2022, and was a Virtual Online Event Due to COVID 19

Seminar/Program Level: Basic
Recommended Continuing Education Credit: 1

In this course, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) will explore the critical role that tax expert’s play in ensuring that taxpayers receive help from tax professionals with the highest level of ethics and integrity in the federal tax administration.

At the conclusion of this webinar, you will be able to:

  • define TIGTA’s role in protecting the integrity of tax administration
  • discuss TIGTA’s organizational components
  • list preparer ethics and misconduct issues
  • identify scams and cyber-fraud activity targeting tax professionals
  • recognize the kinds of cases TIGTA is prosecuting

No prerequisites or advanced preparation are required for this seminar.

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