If you thought “CPA” only stood for “Certified Public Accountant,” you can learn something from a recent U.S. District Court case decided in Des Moines. The government sued to bar an Iowa tax practice from continuing to prepare tax returns. The judge noted one of the practitioners had been in trouble with the IRS before for improperly claiming to be a CPA on a power of attorney form:
Schwartz-Musin appealed the District Director
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Meant to comment yesterday – welcome back from your vacation-imposed exile!
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I thought CPA referred to the exam and stood for “Can’t Pass Again.” Don’t be so cynical about the new IRS requirements. They will stop rogue preparers just like Sarbanes-Oxley stopped rogue corporate managers.