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To
da
y’s
To
pic
:
All
A
bo
ut
the
EA
Ex
am
Welc
om
e t
o T
axM
am
a’s
®
Pla
ce
-H
om
e o
f th
e
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Ta
ble
of
Co
nte
nts
1.
Who q
ualif
ies to s
it fo
r th
e e
xam
and P
re-r
equis
ites n
eeded
to p
ass the e
xam
2.
Reg
iste
ring
3.
2015 S
essio
n d
ate
s, lo
catio
ns, costs
4.
Scorin
g, passin
g, re
-testing
and r
ete
ntion
5.
Conte
nt an
d m
ake-u
p o
f th
e e
xam
6.
Ho
w th
e E
xam
looks a
nd w
ork
s
7.
What N
OT
to u
se -
and w
hy
8.
Dis
pute
s a
nd c
ha
lleng
ing y
our
score
.
9.
Stu
dyi
ng w
ith B
ud
die
s
10.
Your
Questions
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Wh
o Q
ual
ifie
s fo
r th
e ex
am?
•E
ducatio
n
•A
ge
•C
itiz
ensh
ip/R
esid
ence
•C
om
plia
nce
•P
TIN
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TIN
Reg
istr
atio
n
•M
an
da
tory
fo
r A
LL
pa
id t
ax
pre
pa
rers
•Y
ou
mu
st g
et a
PT
IN
•Y
ou
ca
nn
ot
sche
du
le a
n e
xam
da
te w
ith
ou
t it
•S
ign
up
on
line
http://w
ww
.irs
.go
v/T
ax-P
rofe
ssio
nals
/PT
IN-
Requ
irem
ents
-for-
Tax-R
etu
rn-P
repare
rs
•O
rigin
al F
ee
$6
4.2
5 –
pe
r ye
ar!
•R
en
ew
al F
ee
$6
3.0
0 p
er
yea
r
•N
ote
: T
he
PT
IN d
ata
ba
se
no
w a
llow
s y
ou
to
se
e y
ou
r co
mp
lete
d (
an
d p
oste
d)
CE
fro
m a
ll p
rovi
de
rs.
Sim
ply
lo
g in
an
d fo
llow
in
str
uctio
ns.
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TR
Ps
and
AF
SP
•T
he m
andato
ry R
TR
P (
Reg
iste
red T
ax R
etu
rn P
repare
rs)
desig
nation
has e
nd
ed.
The IR
S lost th
e la
wsu
it a
nd w
ill n
ot be a
ppe
alin
g (
Lo
vin
g v
IR
Shttp://w
ww
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dc.u
scourt
s.g
ov/
inte
rnet/op
inio
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file
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431.p
df
).
•T
he IR
S is
no long
er
off
erin
g the e
xam
.
•In
ste
ad,
we h
ave
a V
OLU
NT
AR
Y p
rogra
m c
alle
d the A
nnua
l Fili
ng
Seaso
n P
rogra
m (
AF
SP
) w
hic
h p
rovid
es a
Record
of
Com
ple
tion.
•http://w
ww
.irs
.go
v/T
ax-P
rofe
ssio
nals
/Ann
ua
l-F
iling-S
eason-P
rogra
m
•T
o q
ualif
y fo
r th
at, y
ou m
ust
take a
6 h
our
cours
e, pass a
2-h
our
exam
, P
LU
S take 1
2-1
5 u
nits
of
continu
ing e
ducation e
ach y
ear.
•F
rankly
, it’s
easie
r to
be a
n E
A. O
nce y
ou p
ass the 3
exam
s, yo
ud
on
’t have to take a
ny
more
exam
s –
just th
e c
ontin
uin
g e
ducatio
n.
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Tax
Mam
a’s®
EA
Exa
m R
evie
w
Re
gis
ter
By
Mid
nig
ht
Ap
ril 1
, 2
01
5 E
ST
!
•h
ttp://irs
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ms.c
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/regis
tra
tio
n/
•G
et E
arly_
Bird
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co
un
t
•F
am
ily M
em
be
rs g
et
an
ad
ditio
na
l 2
0%
dis
cou
nt
•2
or
mo
re p
eo
ple
pa
yin
g fo
r re
gis
tra
tio
n a
t th
e s
am
e
tim
e–
mo
re d
isco
un
ts a
re b
uilt
in
to th
e o
rde
r sys
tem
–u
p to
an
add
itio
na
l 30%
off
!
Reg
iste
r T
OD
AY
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l dis
count -
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giv
e y
ou the c
od
e a
t th
e e
nd
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orm
258
7 –
Ap
plic
atio
n
for
the
EA
Exa
m
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Reg
iste
rin
g
� ���easie
st
� ���easie
st
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Exa
m L
og
isti
cs
•W
hen
:Y
ou'll
be a
ble
to take e
ach
Part
of
the e
xam
FO
UR
tim
es
durin
g the 2
01
5 w
ind
ow
, fr
om
Ma
y 201
5 to F
ebru
ary
29
, 2015.
•L
ocati
on
s:
The e
xam
is o
ffere
d g
lob
ally
, pra
ctic
ally
wh
ere
ver
Pro
metr
ic h
as a
facili
ty. (M
ost are
ope
n S
atu
rda
ys, so
me o
n
Sun
da
ys.)
•E
xam
Tim
e: 3.5
hours
(4 h
ours
inclu
din
g tuto
ria
l and s
urv
ey)
•F
EE
S:
$1
09 (
up f
rom
$105
) fo
r each p
art
of
the e
xam
ination =
$32
7
for
all
thre
e p
art
s (
There
is a
$35 f
ee to r
esched
ule
5-2
9 d
ays
befo
re
exam
. F
ull
price if
5 d
ays
befo
re e
xam
. N
o f
ee if
more
than 3
0 d
ays
befo
re the e
xam
.) If
you m
iss the e
xam
–no r
efu
nd.
•P
rom
etr
ic P
ho
ne N
um
be
rs:
Main
-800.3
06.3
926
Pro
ble
ms -
800-8
53-6
769
•R
eg
iste
r at P
rom
etr
ic -
ww
w.p
rom
etr
ic.c
om
/see
•C
and
idate
Info
rmatio
n B
ulle
tin -
http://irs
exam
s.c
om
/ea-e
xam
-part
1-
ind
ivid
uals
/(s
cro
ll to
botto
m o
f th
e p
age.
•T
ax
Mam
a®
Sch
ed
ulin
g S
trate
gy
New
bu
lle
tin
is n
ot
ou
t yet.
Bu
t d
on
’t e
xp
ect
an
in
cre
ase
New
bu
lle
tin
is n
ot
ou
t yet.
Bu
t d
on
’t e
xp
ect
an
in
cre
ase
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Sc
ori
ng
, P
as
sin
g,
Re
-te
sti
ng
, R
ete
nti
on
•Pro
metr
icconducte
d a
surv
ey o
f enro
lled a
gents
to d
ete
rmin
e
the t
asks t
hat
they p
erf
orm
and t
he k
now
ledge n
eeded t
o
perf
orm
those t
asks.
Based o
n t
he s
urv
ey,
a t
est
blu
eprint
was d
evelo
ped a
s w
ell a
s t
est
questions.
•E
xam
questio
ns a
nd s
core
s b
ased o
n q
uantita
tive a
naly
sis
.
•E
xam
questio
ns n
o lo
nger
have a
bso
lute
score
s –
like 1
po
int fo
r T
/F,
2 p
oin
ts f
or
multi
ple
cho
ice,
3 p
oin
ts f
or
pro
ble
ms.
•S
corin
g d
eve
lope
d inte
ractive
ly w
ith
in the s
oft
ware
based o
n p
rior
testin
g r
esu
lts a
nd r
efined w
ith t
his
year’
s e
xam
inatio
ns.
•T
est in
clu
des e
xp
erim
enta
l questions that
won
’t b
e s
core
d
•P
assin
g =
105 (
rang
e 4
0-1
30)
•F
aili
ng m
essages, coded 1
, 2, or
3
•R
e-t
ake e
ach ‘P
art
’ up to 4
tim
es d
uring testing w
indo
w
•R
ete
ntio
n –
up to t
wo y
ears
fro
m p
assin
g d
ate
•T
axM
am
a®
(R
e)sch
ed
uli
ng
Str
ate
gy i
f yo
u m
iss
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Sco
re R
epo
rt
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Pa
ssin
g R
ate
s
Score
s h
ave im
pro
ved d
ram
atically s
ince 2
006.
How
ever,
the 2
013-2
014 (
2013)
score
s a
re low
er
than t
hey w
ere
befo
re.
•Avera
ge p
assage r
ate
s for
folk
s t
akin
g P
art
1 in
2014 is a
bout
75%
(dow
n f
rom
80%
in 2
013).
•Avera
ge p
assage for
folk
s t
akin
g P
art
2 w
as c
lose
to 6
0%
in 2
013.
This
has g
one d
ow
n t
o a
little
belo
w t
hat
in 2
014.
•Avera
ge p
assage r
ate
s o
f fo
lks t
akin
g P
art
3 is a
litt
le a
bove 8
5%
in 2
014 (
the h
ighest
ever)
.
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Co
nte
nt
of
the
Exa
m?
•T
eam
of
EA
sfr
om
the N
ationa
l Associa
tion o
f E
nro
lled A
gents
(N
AE
A)
and th
e N
atio
na
l Associa
tio
n o
f T
ax
Pro
fessio
nals
(N
AT
P)
revi
ew
and
update
pri
or
year
questions.
•E
As
cre
ate
ne
w q
uestions.
Pro
vid
e the 4
answ
er
choic
es. P
rovid
e the
leg
al s
ourc
e f
or
the a
nsw
er
–i.e
. C
od
e S
ectio
n, R
eg, R
ev.
Rulin
g, etc
.
•(T
he s
yste
m h
as c
hanged t
o p
ay
these E
A to c
reate
questio
ns, ra
ther
than u
sin
g v
olu
nte
ers
.)
•IR
S a
nd E
As r
evi
ew
th
e n
ew
questions a
nd o
vera
ll exam
•P
eo
ple
who teach the e
xa
m o
r deve
lop m
ate
ria
ls m
ay
not part
icip
ate
•T
he q
uestio
ns w
ere
inte
nde
d to b
e d
esig
ne
d to test fo
r th
e s
kill
s a
n E
A
with
tw
o y
ears
experi
ence s
hou
ld h
ave.
•F
rankly
, th
e q
uestions c
ove
r fa
r m
ore
com
ple
x is
sues than E
As
with
5 o
r 10 y
ears
experien
ce o
ften e
ncounte
r.
•T
oo b
road a
base o
f data
to
learn
easily
–so y
ou h
ave
to s
tud
y a lot!
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Lis
t o
f T
op
ics
and
th
eir
Wei
gh
t in
ove
rall
exam
IRS t
opic
and p
ublication lis
t s
epara
te b
y e
xam
The n
ew
lis
t fr
om
Pro
metr
ic is n
ot
out
yet
for
the 2
015 e
xam
.
Pro
metr
ic T
opic
Lis
t fo
r each e
xam
:
•Part
1 –
Indiv
iduals
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p:/
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exam
s.c
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a-e
xam
-part
1-i
ndiv
iduals
/
•Part
2 –
Busin
esses,
Entities a
nd S
pecia
lized R
etu
rns
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p:/
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usin
esses/
•Part
3 –
Repre
senta
tion a
nd P
rocedure
s
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p:/
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rocedure
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Par
t 1
-In
div
idu
als
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p:/
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-part
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nd
ivid
uals
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No
ch
an
ges t
o t
he p
ercen
tag
e b
reakd
ow
ns.
•S
ection 1
: P
relim
inary
Work
and T
ax
Paye
r D
ata
(15 ite
ms)
•S
ection 2
; In
com
e a
nd A
ssets
(25 ite
ms)
•S
ection 3
: D
eductions a
nd C
redits (
25 ite
ms)
•S
ection 4
: T
axa
tion a
nd A
dvi
ce (
20 ite
ms)
•S
ection 5
. S
pecia
lized R
etu
rns for
Indiv
iduals
(15 ite
ms)
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Par
t 2
-B
usi
nes
ses
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-part
2-b
usin
esses/
No c
hanges t
o t
he p
erc
enta
ge b
reakdow
ns.
•Section 1
: Busin
esses (
45 ite
ms)
•Section 2
: Busin
ess F
inancia
l In
form
ation (
40 ite
ms)
•Section 3
: Specia
lized R
etu
rns a
nd T
ax P
ayers
(15
item
s)
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Par
t 3
-E
thic
s
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-part
3-r
epre
senta
tion-
pra
ctices-a
nd-p
rocedure
s/
•Section 1
: Pra
ctices a
nd P
rocedure
s (
35 ite
ms)
(was
33)
•Section 2
: Repre
senta
tion b
efo
re t
he I
RS (
30 ite
ms)
(was 2
5)
•Section 3
: Specific
Types o
f Repre
senta
tion (
30
item
s)
(was 2
5)
•Section 4
: Com
ple
tion o
f th
e F
ilin
g P
rocess (
5 ite
ms)
(was 1
7!)
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Wh
at is
th
e ex
am li
ke?
•C
om
pute
rize
d e
xam
, in
a te
stin
g f
acili
ty f
ull
of
com
pute
rs, w
ithpeop
le takin
g o
ther
exam
s.
•T
he
y pro
vid
e p
encil
and p
aper.
Bri
ng n
oth
ing in w
ith y
ou –
not
eve
n w
ate
r.
•T
he
y w
ill m
ake s
pecia
l A
DA
arr
ang
em
ents
, if n
eeded.
•C
alc
ula
tor
on c
om
pute
r scre
en –
request a p
hys
ica
l ca
lcu
lato
r
•S
am
ple
of
the s
oft
ware
run
nin
g o
n t
he P
rom
etr
ic s
ite if
you w
ant to
see it
. (I
t’s c
alle
d S
EE
Tuto
rial –
not
intu
itiv
e…
) https://w
ww
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Se
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Exa
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amp
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Nav
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Mar
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Qu
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Rev
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Rev
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Scr
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Wh
at N
OT
to
use
Do
n’t u
se
IR
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exa
ms
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m p
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r ye
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Why? �
Qu
estio
ns
and
AN
SW
ER
S a
re b
ase
d o
n o
ld ta
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w a
nd
ha
ve n
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Dis
pu
tes
and
Ch
alle
ng
es
Alth
ou
gh
th
e fo
rma
l cha
llen
ge
pro
ce
ss w
e h
ad
with
IR
S n
o
lon
ge
r e
xists
, yo
u C
AN
still
ch
alle
nge
yo
ur
exa
m if
yo
u
just fa
il b
y a
fe
w p
oin
ts•
Subm
it challe
ng
e n
ote
s in 1
5 m
inute
win
do
w a
fter
exam
com
ple
tion
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r w
rite
to P
rom
etr
ic –
Pro
metr
ic –
inclu
de y
our
PT
IN a
nd test date
AT
TN
: IR
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trate
gy
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axM
am
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fig
hts
fo
r yo
u
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ot q
uestions r
evi
ew
ed a
nd r
em
ove
d f
rom
exa
m –
and
score
s a
dju
ste
d
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eg
istr
ation p
roble
ms
–g
ot P
rom
etr
ic t
o h
elp
out.
•S
yste
mic
pro
ble
ms –
I am
a thorn
in t
he s
ide o
f IR
S
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Do
Wh
at W
hen
Yo
u P
ass
•W
hen y
ou p
ass, file
Form
23, th
e a
pplic
ation t
o b
ecom
e
and E
A w
ith I
RS
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30
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r vi
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aper
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you a
lso f
ile t
he
applic
ation.
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S w
ill d
o a
backgro
und c
heck
, prim
arily
focusin
g o
n
your
tax
filin
g a
nd p
aym
ent
his
tory
.
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bout
2-5
month
s late
r, y
ou w
ill g
et yo
ur
T-c
ard
(T
reasury
Card
…old
sla
ng
).
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am
a®
EA
Ap
plicati
on
Str
ate
gy
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Fo
rm 2
3
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Fo
rm 2
3 p
age
2
Do
yo
u n
otic
e w
ha
t th
ey
do
n’t
ask a
bou
t?
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Ho
w L
on
g?
You n
eed to a
ddre
ss t
hat
to g
et
a P
TIN
–so t
hat should
be r
esolv
ed b
y now
.Y
ou n
eed to a
ddre
ss t
hat
to g
et
a P
TIN
–so t
hat should
be r
esolv
ed b
y now
.
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Tax
Mam
a’s®
EA
Exa
m
Rev
iew
Un
iqu
enes
s
If y
ou
alre
ad
y kn
ow
ta
x a
nd o
nly
wa
nt
a r
evi
ew
–a
ny
co
urs
e
will
do
. T
he
y a
re A
LL
go
od
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nd
mu
ch c
he
ape
r.
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arn
ta
x, c
lien
t m
an
age
me
nt,
ta
x str
ate
gy a
nd
ho
w t
o
pa
ss th
e e
xam
s –
AN
D h
ow
to
ma
ke a
liv
ing
…
Th
is is
th
e o
nly
co
urs
e f
or
yo
u .
When y
ou
nee
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me
nto
r, c
he
erle
ad
er
an
d a
dvi
so
r –
Ta
xMa
ma®
is th
ere
fo
r yo
u.
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Tax
Mam
a’s®
EA
Exa
m
Rev
iew
Co
urs
es
•L
ive C
lass
–M
ay
thro
ug
h O
cto
ber
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ues a
nd T
hurs
–Learn
Tax –
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lvin
g the T
ax P
uzzl
e
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atu
rda
y –
4 h
ours
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sua
lly E
A E
xam
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w•
Th
ere
are
so
me
Sa
turd
ays
wh
en
we
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arn
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x
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he T
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rary
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line w
ith 3
years
’ data
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sta
nt G
ratif
icatio
n –
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nsw
ers
durin
g c
lass
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ide
o a
nd a
udio
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ing
s o
f th
e li
ve s
essio
ns (
i.e. th
e c
ours
edata
is
upd
ate
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nly
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er
the li
ve c
lass)
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elf
Stu
dy
–Y
ear-
round
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ide
o a
nd a
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ing
s o
f th
e li
ve s
essio
ns (
i.e. th
e c
ours
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ate
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nly
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er
the li
ve c
lass)
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vite
d t
o 2
liv
e s
essio
ns p
er
month
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et answ
ers
by
em
ail
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ll s
tud
en
tsget a
ll oth
er
mate
rials
, books a
nd G
leim
and F
ast
Fo
rward
Ac
ad
em
ysoft
ware
and s
upport
, stu
dy
bu
dd
ies, D
ropbox
access w
hic
h c
onta
ins s
pecia
l resourc
es just fo
r yo
u.
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Tax
Mam
a’s®
EA
Exa
m R
evie
w
Lib
rary
(th
e B
oar
d)
We r
ecord
each c
lass. If y
ou m
iss a
cla
ss –
don
’t w
orr
y.
Befo
re e
ach c
lass,
you w
ill f
ind a
PD
F f
ile o
f th
e L
ectu
re –
to p
rint an
d
take n
ote
s o
n.
With
in 4
8 h
ours
or
less,
you w
ill h
ave
1.
The P
DF
of
the lectu
re P
ow
erP
oin
t
2.
A r
ep
lay
of
the c
lass –
you c
an s
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lass a
s if
you h
ad b
een t
here
–
but
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an s
kip
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und,
directly
to th
ose top
ics im
port
ant to
yo
u.
3.
An a
ud
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ecord
ing o
f th
e c
lass
4.
MP
3 a
ud
io v
ers
ion, so y
ou c
an a
lso d
ow
nlo
ad s
essio
ns a
nd lis
ten o
n
your
port
ab
le p
laye
rs w
hile
yo
u w
ork
out or
do la
undry
.
The c
lasses s
tart
at 5 m
inute
s a
fter
each h
our,
SH
AR
P. W
e m
ight ta
ke a
5-m
inute
bre
ak a
t th
e e
nd o
f each h
our.
Or
not, u
sually
-N
OT
. D
urin
g the 4
-hour
Satu
rda
y sessio
ns,
we d
ota
ke b
rea
ks.
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CE
Cre
dit
s
•T
he liv
e S
olv
ing
the T
ax
Puzzl
e (
learn
ing
) cla
sses
will
pro
vide
2 h
ours
of
CE
per
sess
ion f
or
EA
s, C
PA
s a
nd t
hose w
anting
vo
lunta
ry C
PE
(yo
u m
ust
answ
er
polli
ng
questions d
uring
cla
ss t
o g
et cre
dit)
•F
ree t
o s
tudents
reg
iste
ring
and p
ayi
ng
for
the c
ours
e
during
the c
urr
ent ye
ar.
•$10 p
er
CE
hour
for
prior
year
stu
dents
and those a
uditin
g
the c
lasses.
(N
ote
: prior
year
stu
dents
can a
udit
for
free)
•T
he F
inal R
evi
ew
cla
sses –
NO
CE
cre
dit
s p
erm
itte
d b
y t
he
IRS
or
NA
SB
A.
•T
he S
elf-
Stu
dy
cla
sses? N
o C
E c
redits
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Stu
dy
Tip
s
•E
ach
pe
rso
n h
as d
iffe
ren
t le
arn
ing s
tyle
s
•T
axM
am
a®
pro
vides t
ools
to h
elp
you identify
your
ow
n
optim
al le
arn
ing s
tyle
•T
axM
am
a p
rovi
des t
ools
to h
elp
you c
apitaliz
e o
n y
our
learn
ing
sty
le
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tud
yin
g w
ith
oth
ers
he
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ee
p y
ou
ta
rge
t
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axM
am
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pro
vides S
tudy
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nd s
tudy
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es
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axM
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pro
vides o
nlin
e s
tudy
hall
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an u
se
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om
e e
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llow
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o r
ecord
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sess
ions.
•T
axM
am
a®
pro
vides t
ips o
n h
ow
to s
tudy
tog
eth
er
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Arm
and
D’A
losa
id
It w
as w
ort
h e
very
penn
y.
You r
eally
get
com
fort
able
that yo
u c
an d
o this
.
I had a
bout 20 y
ears
of exp
erience a
nd I h
ate
ta
kin
g t
ests
.
She a
lso g
ives a
LO
T o
f pra
ctice a
ids.
TO
NS
OF
SU
PP
OR
T a
nd lots
of H
ugs.
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An
yasa
id
•T
ax M
am
a E
nro
lle
d A
ge
nt
IRS
Exa
ms
Re
vie
w C
ou
rse
is
ev
en
mo
re
tha
n j
ust
a h
igh
-qu
ali
ty r
ev
iew
co
urs
e.F
irst
of
all
, it
in
clu
de
s th
e m
ost
curr
en
t co
nte
nt
cov
ere
d o
n t
he
SE
E e
xa
m,
an
d t
he
ma
teri
als
are
inte
gra
ted
so
th
at
all
le
ctu
res,
pre
sen
tati
on
s a
nd
ho
me
-ta
sks
wo
rk
tog
eth
er
to h
elp
yo
u p
rep
are
in
th
e m
ost
eff
ect
ive
wa
y.
Se
con
dly
,
on
ce y
ou
sig
n u
p f
or
this
co
urs
e y
ou
ge
t a
FA
MIL
Y a
nd
yo
u b
eco
me
an
imp
ort
an
t F
AM
ILY
ME
MB
ER
, w
he
re p
eo
ple
aro
un
d y
ou
ha
ve
th
e
sam
e g
oa
l a
s y
ou
do
.
•I
pa
sse
d a
ll t
hre
e p
art
s o
n m
y f
irst
try
. I
acc
om
pli
she
d t
his
wit
h t
he
kn
ow
led
ge
an
d s
up
po
rt I
re
ceiv
ed
fro
m t
he
Ta
x M
am
a E
nro
lle
d A
ge
nt
IRS
Exa
m R
ev
iew
. I
am
pro
ud
to
be
a m
em
be
r o
f th
e T
ax M
am
a
fam
ily
.
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Tim
Sai
d
Ju
st
a n
ote
to
sa
y I
really
en
joye
d y
ou
r R
evi
ew
co
urs
e.
It
wa
s a
hu
ge
he
lp to
me t
o r
ele
arn
ta
x sin
ce
passin
g t
he
C
PA
exa
m b
ack in
20
00
an
d th
en
win
din
g u
p d
oin
g
valu
atio
ns.
Aw
eso
me
, a
we
so
me
lectu
res, m
ate
ria
ls,
an
d r
eso
urc
es,
just
a w
ea
lth
of
gre
at m
ate
ria
l.
I p
asse
d a
ll th
ree
pa
rts
of
the E
A o
n f
irst a
ttem
pt o
ver
a 6
-w
k p
erio
d,
an
d I fo
und
th
e c
om
bo
of
you
r le
ctu
res/s
lide
s,
Fa
stT
ax,
and
Mik
e R
ee
d's
Exc
el re
vie
w s
he
ets
we
re
very
he
lpfu
l in
pa
ssin
g.
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Tax
Mam
a® G
uar
ante
e
If y
ou d
on’t p
ass, yo
u s
tay
in t
he c
lass…
Until yo
u d
o p
ass, n
o m
att
er
ho
w l
on
g i
t ta
kes.
You o
nly
pa
y fo
r update
d s
oft
ware
, if a
pplic
ab
le.
(at th
is tim
e I h
ave
neg
otiate
d f
ree r
ene
wa
ls f
or
last
year’s s
tudents
. E
arl
ier
stu
dents
will
ha
ve to
pa
y fo
r th
e s
oft
ware
.)
No
te:
we
do
re
se
rve
th
e r
igh
t to
eje
ct
an
yon
e,
at
an
y tim
e f
or
rud
en
ess a
nd
d
isru
ptive
ne
ss.
No
re
fun
ds,
no
sym
pa
thy.
We’v
e o
nly
eve
r d
on
e t
ha
t tw
ice
in
ou
r ve
ry lo
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