Enrolled Agent (EA)
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About EA

An Enrolled Agent (EA) is a person who has earned the privilege of representing taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which is the U.S. federal agency that oversees the collection of taxes and enforcement of tax laws. As an enrolled agent you will be able to prepare tax returns, represent clients before IRS, have unlimited representation rights, appeal for clients in front of IRS and advice clients on tax implications based on their business transactions.



Eligibility

No prior qualification in tax is required to pursue EA. To become Enrolled agent student has to either:

  1.  Clear three-part comprehensive IRS examination
    •  PART 1 : Individuals
    •  PART 2 : Businesses
    •  PART 3 : Representation, Practices, and Procedures

    Candidates can appear for exam in any order and each exam has 100 multiple-choice questions.

  2. OR
  3.  IRS Experience

    Candidates worked at the IRS for five consecutive years in a position that regularly engages in applying and interpreting the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations.

EA Programme highlights




Verification of US Tax Expertise and boost in creditability.


Three-part exam testing on 100 MCQ questions for each paper. Candidates could choose to take exams in any order.

Job opportunities with Big 4, Shared Service Centres, and Multi-National Corporations with increased earning potential.

Career Prospects

- Deloitte
- PwC
- EY
- KPMG
- BDO
- Grant Thornton
- Genpact
- American Express