California Tax Education Council

Reminder— More Registration Changes Ahead

CTEC Registered Tax Preparers (CRTPs) are facing a lot of new changes before the end of this year on both state and federal levels.

Above all else, don’t forget….

• All CTEC registrations (new and renewing) must now be completed online.
• The IRS is requiring unenrolled tax preparers (anyone who is not an attorney, CPA or EA) to complete continuing education requirements each year and take a competency exam by December 31, 2012. Despite the new IRS rules, please remember the deadline to renew with CTEC is still October 31^st of each year.
• CTEC has revised its continuing education requirements to 15 hours federal (the same as the new IRS requirement) and five hours state. 
• Effective November 1, 2012, the CTEC late fee will increase from $15 to $55.
• Starting November 1, 2012, CRTPs now have until January 15^th of each year to renew late. For example, if a CRTP misses the October 31^st deadline and does not renew by January 15, 2013, his/her CTEC registration will expire and the CRTP will have to start over— which includes retaking the 60-hour qualifying education course and registering as a new CRTP.

For more updates on the new IRS tax preparer initiative, visit www.irs.gov/taxpros.

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