Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, and Authority in Tax Practice
As tax professionals, we sit at the crossroads of expertise, trust, and ever-changing rules and regulations. Our clients count on us to interpret complex tax laws, optimize their financial outcomes,... George Dandridge Jr., EA
Do Not Allow Conflicts to Sneak Up on You
Conflict of interest is an ongoing area of concern to the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), and it comes up more often than one might expect. Suppose a practitioner is not proactively alert for signs that a conflict mi... Jennifer MacMillan, EA
Avoiding the Perils and Pitfalls of Fee Predicaments
Rules on fees can be found in numerous sections of Circular 230i as well as the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and various other regulations, so it is no surprise that the tangle of rules is full of inherent... Jennifer MacMillan, EA
Caught ‘Tween the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
“The devil and the deep blue sea…” The idiom harkens back to an era when wooden sailing vessels had a seam below the deck called the devil, which needed to be caulked regularly. Tasked with the job of sealing the devil, some unl... Jennifer MacMillan, EA