| Tax Attorney VS CPA | | | | accountant differs from that of the tax attorney. They |
| Like it or not, each of us really have to pay our taxes. | | | | can provide essential advice concerning financial |
| But there is so much trouble understanding taxation | | | | planning, and they help clients file or correct tax returns. |
| even to a genius mind. Albert Einstein admitted, "The | | | | Which helps avoid particular tax problems. However, |
| hardest thing in the world to understand is the income | | | | they are not well versed with the law. In some case, |
| tax." On the other hand, you can hire an IRS Enrolled | | | | like tax bankruptcy, they cannot provide legal advice or |
| Agent, to represent in behalf of the taxpayer, before | | | | even help their clients have for themselves of any |
| the Internal Revenue Service. Enrolled agents are like | | | | available options. During court proceedings only the |
| tax attorneys or certified public accountants (CPA). | | | | attorney can handle the case in your behalf since he |
| These agents are unrestricted as to which taxpayers | | | | she is qualified to properly analyze legal issues and |
| they could represent, as to what type of tax matter | | | | advice clients of their rights. |
| they could handle and which IRS office they could put | | | | But either way, CPA's and Tax Attorney's undergo |
| into practice. | | | | two tracks of becoming an IRS Enrolled agent. |
| But, which is which? Who is to be chosen? Tax | | | | According to regulations contained in the pamphlet of |
| Attorneys vs. CPA. Before choosing, you should yet | | | | Treasury Department Circular 230 states: Regulations |
| consider the roles of each Tax professional. | | | | Governing the Practice of Attorneys, Certified Public |
| Tax attorneys. An attorney observes the legal principle | | | | Accountants, Enrolled Agents, Enrolled Actuaries, and |
| that protects the confidentiality of the information of | | | | Appraisers Before the Internal Revenue Service. The |
| their clients. The legal principle practiced is the so-called | | | | two tracks are as follows: |
| "Attorney Client Privilege". This privilege highlights that | | | | - Written examination- Demonstrating special |
| the information between the personas involved cannot | | | | competence in tax matters by taking a written |
| be given to third parties, even to the Internal Revenue | | | | examination. |
| Service (IRS). The line of information is exclusively | | | | - IRS Experience- virtue of past service and technical |
| between the tax attorney and the taxpayer only. Thus, | | | | experience with the IRS that qualifies you for |
| only attorneys are exempted to be forced to provide | | | | enrollment |
| essential information to other people or even to testify | | | | Paying our taxes doesn't make us happy. But not |
| against their clients. | | | | paying our taxes would even make us miserable. The |
| Certified Public Accountants. The role of an | | | | choice is up to you! |