Last week I suggested the creation of an independent “National Institute of Certified Tax Return Preparers” to administer a voluntary Form 1040 (and 1040-SR) tax preparation credential. Click hereto read that post. Here is another option for a voluntary credential program, this one administered by the Internal Revenue Service
While I would support a two-tiered voluntary IRS-administered credentialing program, my preference is the independent program I outlined last week.