Please share this information with your members ASAP. One quarter of all tax preparers who have participated in the AFSP program have NOT completed the AFSP process. They have NOT signed their Circular 230 consent. As such they will not be granted the AFSP designation for 2018 if they fail to sign the Circular 230 consent by Aril 17
th.
To date the IRS has 60,100 participants in the 2018 Annual Filing Season Program. These preparers have fulfilled all of the AFSP requirements which include:
- Renewing their preparer tax identification number (PTIN)
- Obtaining 18 hours of continuing education
- Including a six hour federal tax law refresher course
- Passing the AFSP test (If required)
- Signing their Circular 230 consent
However, there are 21,600 more non-credentialed return preparers who have fulfilled all of the AFSP requirements
except sign the Circular 230 consent. These tax preparers need to log into their online PTIN accounts and sign the to the Circular 230 consent to receive their AFSP Record of Completion. The deadline this year to participate is April 17. For information on how to sign the Circular 230 consent see the video at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=l6n_dAnQCn8
Don’t do all that work and fail to get your AFSP designation. Take the extra 5 minutes and sign the Circular 230 consent!
CT NATP Spring Conference
Friday, June 8, 2018
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100 Berlin Road, Cromwell, CT 06416
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