By: Would a New Name Help Enrolled Agents? | The Dinesen Tax Times by Jason...
[...] I have also written that enrolled agents are the “Lichstenstein of the tax world.” [...]
View ArticleBy: No, I Don’t Plan to Take the RTRP Exam | The Dinesen Tax Times by Jason...
[...] Some enrolled agents are taking the RTRP exam so they can add the RTRP designation to their name. The logic being, “registered tax return preparer” is more palatable to the public than “enrolled...
View ArticleBy: Diane Herman, E.A.
I have been an EA since 1989 and people still do not know what it is…I have had to educate clients. I did go ahead to take the RTRP test last month just to add more initials and I know clients will...
View ArticleBy: Jason Dinesen
Diane, Your comments about the RTRP exam confirmed what I figured regarding how difficult (or not difficult) it is. I’ve thought about taking the RTRP exam but am refusing to just on the whole...
View ArticleBy: A New Organization for Tax Preparers? | The Dinesen Tax Times by Jason T....
[...] The EA designation was/is superior to the RTRP designation in every way, yet there was and still is a very real possibility that EAs would get steamrolled and pushed even further to the fringes...
View ArticleBy: Dinesen Tax Greatest Hits — Further Thoughts on Preparer Regulation | The...
[...] The EA designation was/is superior to the RTRP designation in every way, yet there was and still is a very real possibility that EAs would get steamrolled and pushed even further to the fringes...
View ArticleBy: If EAs are Liechtenstein and CPAs are the U.S., What are the Unenrolled?...
[…] time I wrote that Enrolled Agents are like Liechtenstein and CPAs are like the United States, in terms of name recognition and clout. But my article on that subject neglected to mention the […]
View ArticleBy: CPAs: Don’t Fear the RTRP | Home of Jason T. Dinesen, E.A. and The...
[...] CPAs be afraid of registered tax return preparers overthrowing them as the “United States of the tax world”? I don’t think so, but two of my colleagues [...]
View ArticleBy: Say Hello to Dinesen Tax, Inc. | The Dinesen Tax Times by Jason T....
[...] such is the fate of holding a designation that is the equivalent of Liechtenstein. I had to form a regular old [...]
View ArticleBy: Glossary of Tax Terms: Enrolled Agent | The Dinesen Tax Times by Jason T....
[…] What is an Enrolled Agent? The EA designation has existed since 1884 but sadly, EAs toil in obscurity (I once opined that EAs are like Liechtenstein while CPAs are like the United States). […]
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