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Alabama Society of Enrolled Agents President Larry Teall, EA, ATA announces 2009-2011 Officers!

Our Spring Seminar was a great success! Many thanks to Past President Reggie Wright, EA for all the hard work and his many contributions to the Society over the last 30+ years.

The Board met on Sunday May 17th prior to our two-day Spring Seminar, May 18th and 19th at the Birmingham Marriott. Our Annual Business Meeting and installation of Officers and Board of Directors was held Monday evening after the seminar and before the big Social Gala. I would like to thank all of those who have served in the past as well as the incoming Board of Directors, for their commitment to the Alabama Society of Enrolled Agents. The 2009-2011 ALSEA Officers are:

PRESIDENT	LARRY TEALL, EA	Arab	larry@bara.net	256-586-4111

VICE PRESIDENT	TOM OWENS, EA	Birmingham	t_m_owens@bellsouth.net	205-995-9754

SECRETARY	CAROL WEST, EA	Cullman	carolwest329626@bellsouth.net	256-747-6182

TREASURER	FAYE M COBBS, EA	Cullman	fmcobbs@bellsouth.net	256-739-5290

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT	REGGIE WRIGHT, EA	Birmingham	janbamaheel@aol.com	205-871-9415

IRS Launches Tax Return Preparer Review...

IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman announced that by the end of 2009, he will propose a comprehensive set of recommendations to help the Internal Revenue Service better leverage the tax return preparer community with the twin goals of increasing taxpayer compliance and ensuring uniform and high ethical standards of conduct for tax preparers.

Some of the potential recommendations could focus on a new model for the regulation of tax return preparers; service and outreach for return preparers; education and training of return preparers; and enforcement related to return preparer misconduct. The Commissioner will submit recommendations to the Treasury Secretary and the President by the end of the year.

“Tax return preparers help Americans with one of their biggest financial transactions each year. We must ensure that all preparers are ethical, provide good service and are qualified,” Shulman said. “At the end the day, tax preparers and the associated industry must be part of our overall game plan to strengthen the integrity of the tax system.”

The first part of this groundbreaking effort will involve fact finding and receiving input from a large and diverse constituent community that includes those that are licensed by state and federal authorities — such as enrolled agents, lawyers and accountants — as well as unlicensed tax preparers and software vendors. The effort will also seek input and dialog with consumer groups and taxpayers.

“We plan to have a transparent and open dialogue about the issues,” Shulman said. “At this early and critical stage of the process, we need to hear from the broadest possible range of stakeholders.”

Later this year, the IRS plans to hold a number of open meetings in Washington and around the country with constituent groups.

PAST SEMINARS:

Pictures from the 2009 Spring Event, 2007 Spring Event and 2006 Event (thank you Jean Watson for the pictures!).