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IRS Representation Series - Conflicts Of Interest

How to handle real or possible conflicts of interest.

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IntermediateUpdated Mar 27, 2021
IRS Representation Series - Conflicts Of Interest

What You'll Learn

check_circleIdentify current or potential conflicts of interest
check_circleRecognize the nature and extent of the conflict and to either extricate yourself from the situation
check_circleDifferentiate when to protect yourself and all parties involved
check_circleIdentify what Circular 230 says about Conflicts of Interest
check_circleIdentify how the practitioner may represent a client if all conditions hold true, notwithstanding the existence of a conflict of interest
check_circleRecognize what is not a potential conflict of interests that must concern a tax professional
check_circleDescribe how issues will affect the wife's potential income tax or penalty liability, in the case about the psychiatrist
check_circleDescribe what "jointly and severally liable" means
check_circleIdentify what kinds of situation you wouldn't need to get a Section 7216 disclosure signed
check_circleDifferentiate when a conflict of interest exists in various cases
check_circleRecognize when the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP) can be assessed against all of these parties
check_circleIdentify when potential conflicts of interests do not require consent forms and disclosures
check_circleLearn how long conflict records must be maintained
check_circleDescribe what section of Circular 230 defines conflicts of interest
check_circleRecognize what informed consent is

About This Course

It's essential that Circular 230 practitioners recognize and avoid conflicts of interest, as well as when to step away from clients who experience them. Course participants learn more about conflict of interest rules, Karen Hawkins conflicts, disclosures, and other important issues, as well as helpful resources for future use.

This course will cover the following topics:

-Circ 230 - Conflicts -Couples Conflicts -Partners - Business Assoc Conflicts -Preparer Client Conflicts -Bring an Attorney in? Kovel -Conflict Forms -Disclosures

Field of Study: Regulatory Ethics: Technical IRS Field of Study: Ethics

Your Instructors

Lambers Inc.
Lambers Inc.
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Lambers, Inc. is a leader in review courses for the EA, AFSP, and CPA exams. Lambers also offers IRS Continuing Education for Tax Preparers and CPE for CPAs. Accounting and finance professionals around the world incorporate Lambers products into their training programs.

Eva Rosenberg
Eva Rosenberg

EA, CTC, CTRS (the Internet’s TaxMama®)

Eva Rosenberg, EA, CTC, CTRS (the Internet’s TaxMama®) has a BA in Accounting and an MBA in International Business. Eva developed the EA Review course for UCLA over 20 years ago and has been teaching her own comprehensive EA course online for 15 years. Eva is a member of the IRS’ Los Angeles Stakeholder Practitioner Liaison team, and is the award-winning author of two best-selling books, Small Business Taxes Made Easy, published by McGraw-Hill and Deduct Everything! from Humanix Publishing. Eva was also a columnist for Dow Jones’ www.MartketWatch.com for nearly 15 years.

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