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Working together.The Wisconsin Society Of Enrolled Agents is pleased to announce Tax Updates For Tax Professionals (2012 Fall Tax Updates Seminar) 

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Wisconsin Department of Revenue (WDOR) will not be offering their “Working Together” fall tax updates this year. In response to this, WSEA has designed this seminar to provide you with an opportunity to earn quality, qualifying continuing education credits at a low cost.

All registration fees are for the benefit of the Wisconsin Society of Enrolled Agents. No share of the proceeds benefit the Internal Revenue Service or the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

This event is not a direct or implied endorsement by either the Internal Revenue Service or the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

 

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Potential Problems with CPE Credits

2010 and 2011 were years the professional tax industry saw implementation of major changes in the registration of paid tax return preparers. Both of these years were years of challenge in compliance as all levels of the industry experienced growing pains. We anticipate that 2012 will pose new confusion and challenges in the area of earning and registering qualified continuing education credits as that system is implemented.

We know that Providers were to have registered and received authority beginning January 1, 2012. We know that all courses needed to be approved before they were advertised. We also know that that didn’t happen.

The time for receiving current approval as a Provider was extended to June 30, 2012 and an extension on the previous Provider approval was extended to June 30, 2012. This poses questions on the validity of continuing education credit hours on those courses provided by extended Providers and on courses that were given prior to course approval. This definitely poses questions on those courses taken between January 31 2012 and June 30, 2012. Continue reading